General Wesley Clark on Obama's Foreign Policy Team

Apr 14 2009 | UCLA Newsroom

General Wesley Clark, senior fellow at the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, shares his thoughts on President Obama's foreign policy team and their approach to handling international affairs.

General Clark's remarks were part of the UCLA Burkle Center's annual conference held at UCLA's Covel Commons.

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January 13, 2009
transcript by RegNYC

Ed Schultz: Thank you for being right here on The Ed Schultz Show. Daily listeners, love all of you. 1-877-934-6833. On the Hill right now, Senator Clinton is taking questions about whether she's ready to rock-n-roll as the Secretary of State in the Obama administration. She is vowing to renew U.S. leadership through a smart power mix of diplomacy and defense. For a professional take on this, General Wesley Clark, friend of mine and the program, right here on The Ed Schultz Show. General, great to have you back with us.

GENERAL WESLEY CLARK: Ed, thanks so much. It's great to be with you.

Ed Schultz: Happy New Year. It's a little late, but here we go. (chuckles)

GENERAL WESLEY CLARK: Same to you. Stay warm up there.

Ed Schultz: You bet. L-let's talk about Senator Clinton. Is this a good choice, and from what you know of interaction between Secretary of State and the military, is, is, is this, is this a good move by President-Elect Obama?

GENERAL WESLEY CLARK: I think it's absolutely an inspired choice. I think that she's going to be a great Secretary of State. She has the respect of the military. She has an enormous command of the subject matter, personal relationships, knowledge of programs, understanding of how the government works, the ability to, to bring together Congress and the Executive Branch. Ed, she's going to be phenomenal.