An Overview of General Clark's Policies

Restore American Leadership Abroad

  • Lay out a concrete success strategy for Iraq; win the war on terror.

  • Combat global threats by fostering global cooperation and maintaining
    moral stature abroad.


Create Jobs in America

  • Invest in strenghtening America's homeland security, provide relief
    for state and local governments, and provide targeted tax credits for
    job creation.

  • Revitalize America's manufacturing and technology sector by bringing jobs back to the United States.

  • Repeal Bush's tax giveaways for the wealthy and use the money to
    create jobs.



Promote Long-Term Growth

  • Reduce the deficit so that we are not passing an enormous debt on to our children.

  • Cut government waste, end corporate welfare, internationalize the Iraq
    effort, and repeal Bush's tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans -- those
    making more than $200,000 annually.


Universal Access to Health Insurance

  • All Americans deserve excellent, affordable health care.

  • Provide tax credits for health insurance premiums.

  • Increase the value of health spending by employing the latest research
    and technology to increase quality while reducing costs.


Invest in Education

  • Establish universal preschool for all 4-year-olds so that all children
    enter kindergarten prepared to learn.

  • Invest more in our schools and our teachers; provide Universal College
    Grants that allow most students to attend their first two years of college.


Protect Civil Liberties

  • Strive to protect ourselves from terrorism without compromising the
    liberties that define our nation.

  • Review the Patriot Act and eliminate provisions that compromise the
    rights of law-abiding Americans.


Protect Civil Rights

  • Support affirmative action.

  • Defend a woman's right to choose.

  • Strengthen the rights of workers to unionize.


Promote a Healthy Environment and Energy Security

  • Reverse the Bush Administration's gutting of the Clean Air and Clean
    Water Act.

  • Promote energy policies that make us less reliant on foreign oil;
    conservation and the use of clean renewable sources of energy.

  • Preserve our nation's wild places for future generations.

  • Confront the threat of global warming by reducing our greenhouse gas
    emissions.