Bernie Quigley has a beautifully written first hand account of Clark's recent visit to New Hampshire, in support of Carol Shea-Porter.

....He said he admired Carol’s voice in Congress and called her “one in a hundred” in bringing issues to focus. He encouraged those present to give generously to her reelection.

From the Portsmouth Herald

Warning on Iran

By Dave R. Choate

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"This administration's foreign policy, in my mind, has not been adept," Clark said. "I've been saying for years now that the Iraq war was one we did not have to fight, and with Iran the military option should be the last resort, after this country uses diplomacy and economic leverage."

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Join Carol Shea-Porter and host Bernie Quigley Live at Dailykos: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/10/29/125827/40

ANNOUNCEMENT: This diary is a new departure for Fighting Dems. Carol Shea-Porter is not a vet, but we are expanding our horizons to include the immediate relatives of military families ?parents, spouses, children. Those candidates who have been in service families as army brats, spouses or who have children who serve or have served in the military. See the list at the end of the Diary.

Carol will be our first non-vet military family Fighting Dem to be spotlighted by Fighting-Dems.com. Carol will be live blogging with us today. A special essay on General Clark and Carol was written especially for this occasion by the noted writer, Bernie Quigley, who will be the Guest Host for our live blogging today.