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July 16, 2003
General Wesley Clark on Iraq
On news of another American casualty and more attacks on American forces, CNN spoke with General Wesley Clark on the situation in Iraq. Excerpts:
"I think the president has to look at the overall requirements. He has got to listen to the commanders in the field. But in the broader sense, Paula, we have got to recognize the truth about this mission.
"We're in there without the kind of legitimacy we need. We need top cover. We need top cover from the U.N. And we need to get other international-based forces in with us to help carry the burden that we're shouldering almost alone in Iraq.
"I want the United States to be totally successful at home and abroad. I want the economy to improve. I want our soldiers safe. And I want this mission in Iraq to be successful. But from the beginning, I have had my doubts about this mission, Paula. And I have shared them previously on CNN. I never could connect the dots between the fact that Saddam Hussein was a bad guy and had aspirations for weapons of mass destruction with the urgency of putting U.S. troops in there in that mission
"There was a hunger in some quarters to go after this fight. It was as though using force was a reward in itself, that, by putting our forces in there and showing our power, we would somehow solve our problems in the international environment. And I think the opposite is the truth. I think you should use force only as a last resort."
Posted by glyphic at July 16, 2003 10:11 PM