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Wesley Kanne Clark é um general reformado do Exército dos Estados Unidos. Foi Comandante Supremo da Organização do Tratado do Atlântico Norte durante a Guerra do Kosovo, onde dirigiu as acções de paz dos exércitos aliados para permitir o retorno de 1,5 milhões de albaneses. Em 2003 avançou como pré-candidato do Partido Democrata à presidência dos Estados Unidos.

O seu pai, Benjamin Kanne, era veterano da Primeira Guerra Mundial e faleceu quando Clark era ainda uma criança. Depois da morte do pai, a sua mãe Veneta levou-o a viver em Little Rock, Arkansas, e aí contraiu segundas núpcias com Victor Clark, um ex-banqueiro que se converteria em padrasto de Wesley e lhe daria o apelido com que actualmente é conhecido. Clark só ficou sabendo que possuía ascendência judaica após se tornar adulto, pois sua mãe omitiu este fato para protegê-lo da Ku Klux Klan.Em 1962 foi aceite na academia militar de West Point para assim dar início a 38 anos de serviço militar. Durante a estadia na academia conheceu Gertrude Kingston num baile oferecido aos membros de escola naval, e casou com ela. Terminou em primeiro lugar do seu ano e ganhou uma bolsa de estudo para cursar Política, Filosofia e Economia na Universidade de Oxford em Inglaterra. Aos 25 anos e com a patente de capitão comandou uma companhia de infantaria mecanizada na guerra do Vietname, sendo ferido com 4 projécteis em combate. O seu desempenho no sudeste asiático fê-lo ser agraciado com a medalha de prata do exército dos EUA.

Durante a sua carreira militar o general Clark comandou batalhões nos Estados Unidos e na Alemanha, especializando-se naqueles batalhões com problemas de disciplina ou péssimas avaliações e convertendo-os em unidades exemplares. Ao iniciar-se a Guerra do Golfo Pérsico Clark já era general e tinha à sua responsabilidade o Centro Nacional de Treino do Exército dos E.U.A. Em 1997 foi nomeado Comandante Supremo da OTAN e dirigiu desse posto as acções militares dos E.U.A. na guerra do Kosovo, a mais sangrenta na Europa desde a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Clark ordenou um ataque aos 200 soldados russos estacionados na região. O general Sir Michael Jackson, então comandante das Forças Armadas Britânicas, se recusou a levar o ataque adiante e disse que não deixaria seus soldados darem início à Terceira Guerra Mundial.No Inverno de 2003 Wesley Clark avançou como pré-candidato do Partido Democrata à presidência dos Estados Unidos. Entre os que o apoiaram publicamente destaca-se o realizador Michael Moore. Acabou por desistir, sendo o candidato escolhido pelo seu partido John Kerry.

Ele foi o primeiro a listar países que seriam submetidos a tentativas mudança de regime. Wikipedia  

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Wesley Clark: Frases em inglês

“George W. Bush has helped those who have most, hurt those who have least and ignored everyone in between.”

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Response to State of the Union speech (20 January 2004) http://www.clark04.com/press/release/197/

“We live in a liberal democracy…. That’s what we created in this country. I think we should be very clear on this. You know, this country was founded on the principles of the Enlightenment… It was the idea that people could talk, reason, have dialogue, discuss the issues. It wasn't founded on the idea that someone would get struck by a divine inspiration and know everything right from wrong. I mean, people who founded this country had religion, they had strong beliefs, but they believed in reason, in dialogue, in civil discourse. We can’t lose that in this country. We've got to get it back.”

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Interview with Bill Maher, on Real Time with Bill Maher (5 September 2003) http://www.safesearching.com/billmaher/print/t_hbo_realtime_090503.htm

“If Karl Rove is watching today, Karl, I want you to hear me loud and clear: I am going to provide tax cuts to ease the burdens for 31 million American families — and lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty — by raising the taxes on 0.1 percent of families — those who make more than $1,000,000 a year. You don't have to read my lips, I'm saying it. And if that makes me an 'old-style' Democrat, then I accept that label with pride and I dare you to come after me for it.”

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Families First tax plan speech (5 January 2004), reported in Clark unveils tax plan" — CNN (5 January 2004) http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/05/elec04.prez.clark.taxes/

“I think the United States military was as humane and careful as it possibly could have been in the Kosovo campaign. But still, civilians died. And I’ll always regret that.”

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Interview with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now (2 March 2007)

“Unfortunately, the president’s first reaction was not, “How can I protect the troops?” It was, “How can I protect myself?””

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He issued a Twitter denial that he knew about the bounties, then proceeded to launch irrelevant attacks at former President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. As is so often the case with President Trump, the welfare of the nation and of our troops did not come up.
This is not what leadership looks like. These are not the actions of someone who serves — or even cares about — the troops to whom he has a duty. These are the actions of a man concerned with self-preservation and little else.
President Trump receives well-deserved criticism for failing to serve his country in Vietnam. Yet, given the lack of loyalty to the troops he has displayed in recent months, that might have been for the best.
President Trump's weak support of troops amid Russian bounty to Taliban shows lack of leadership (2020)

“I think we should have international, legal community studies of cybersecurity and necessary laws, and countries should be encouraged to adopt these laws through the United Nations just like they adopt laws to prevent the abuse of children and protect human rights.
There needs to be a multidimensional, multilayered and multi-azimuth defense. That is, defense has to look in all directions. When you're talking about cybersecurity, you're talking about being able to protect your points. It's not directed against a country, but to secure your points of access or specific end points or network access. It's not as though you're arming yourself against a specific threat — you're simply undertaking all aspects of protection.”

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"Civilization's High Stakes Cyber-Struggle: Q&A With Gen. Wesley Clark (ret.)" by Richard Adhikari, TechNewsWorld (2 December 2009) https://www.technewsworld.com/story/68787.html