General Wesley Clark with Nicole Sandler on AM 940 WINZ, Miami

November 9, 2007
transcript by Reg NYC

Nicole Sandler Many Americans were introduced to him in the last Presidential election when he ran for the office of the Presidency. This time he opted not to run, although there are some who are throwing his name around as a possible Vice Presidential candidate for the Hillary Clinton ticket, should she get the nomination. Right now though he is promoting his new book. It's called A Time To Lead: For Duty, Honor and Country. General Clark will be in town tomorrow appearing at the Miami Book Fair International, 11AM at the Chapman Auditorium, and I'm thrilled to welcome him right now to 940 WINZ. Good morning, General Clark.

GENERAL WESLEY CLARK: Good morning. It's nice to be with you.

Nicole Sandler Well I-I appreciate you taking the time out to talk to us this morning. Now this has turned out to be a jam-packed hour so we don't have a lot of time with you. But some say that your book sounds like, A Time To Lead, like you are ready to lead, that, and, and when it was first published, it often, it sounded a bit like you were going to run again. What made you decide not to?

General Wesley Clark on MSNBC News Live

October 30, 2007
transcript by Reg NYC

Andrea Mitchell: Tonight's Democratic debate will likely highlight a shift in discussion from Iraq to Iran. Senator Clinton is the only Democratic candidate to vote for a non-binding Senate resolution declaring the Iranian Revolutionary Guard - a wing of the party, a wing of the government - a terrorist organization. Retired General Wesley Clark is an MSNBC analyst. We should also point out that he has endorsed Hillary Clinton. General, good to see you. Thanks for joining us.

GENERAL WESLEY CLARK: Thank you. It's great to be with you, Andrea.

Andrea Mitchell: Is it fair to say that, well, is it fair to say that this conversation is shifting more to Iran then Iraq? We seem to see more focus on Iran and a real fear among some Democrats that the President and the Vice-President's rhetoric is really aimed toward eventually a military conflict with Iran.

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Yesterday, the AP reported that the Bush-Cheney Administration has instituted "sweeping new sanctions against Iran Thursday -- the harshest since the takeover of the U.S. Embassy in 1979 -- charging anew that Tehran supports terrorism in the Middle East, exports missiles and is engaging in a nuclear build up."

There are 3 choices in dealing with Iran. You can engage them. You can isolate them. Or you can attack them.

These sanctions could be part of any of the 3 strategies. The sanctions themselves can only be evaluated within the context of the overall policy. Currently, the administration has chosen a path of isolation with the threat of an attack.

This is the wrong strategy. The Bush-Cheney Administration's failure to use diplomacy in conjunction with these sanctions is unlikely to change Iran's behavior.

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The AP reported that Condoleezza Rice says Washington remains committed to "a diplomatic solution" and open to negotiations with Iran. Yet the Bush Administration refuses to speak with Iran unless the Iranians pre-emptively surrender their interests. This is not likely to happen, and the Administration will be left with two options: a nuclear Iran or war.

Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) stated yesterday:

"Unilateral sanctions rarely, ever work...I just don't think the unilateral approach and giving war speeches helps the situation. It will just drive the Iranians closer together...It escalates the danger of a military confrontation."

Diplomacy is about carrots and sticks. Unfortunately, the Administration seems to believe it only has sticks. They have continued their saber-rattling, and without diplomacy, the announced sanctions only serve to escalate the tensions between the U.S. and Iran.

Tell President Bush it is time to begin direct dialogue without conditions. War with Iran is not the answer. Send a letter to President Bush today.

Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,

Wes Clark

General Wesley Clark on KPFK 90.7 FM

October 14, 2007
transcript by Reg NYC

Ian Masters: This is KPFK, Los Angeles and I'm Ian Masters. And I'm speaking with General Wesley Clark who is a retired Four-Star General of the United States Army, a former candidate for President of the United States, an author and activist. He spent 35- 34 years in the Army and in the Department of Defense, receiving many military decorations, several honorary knighthoods and a Presidential Medal of Freedom. Wesley Clark commanded Operation- Operation Allied Force in the Kosovo War during his term as the Supreme Allied Commander of Europe of, of, in other words the SACEUR, the head of NATO from 1997 to 2000. General Clark is also the author of several books including Waging Modern Warfare (sic), his latest just out A Time To Lead: For Duty, Honor and Country. And General Clark of course, this, this book is an extraordinary addition to the, essentially the, the lid being pried off a very secret regime. I've spoken in the past with Colonel Wilkerson who was Chief of Staff to Colin Powell. He help, he helped pry the lid off a little, and in your book, your, you, you tell of an extraordinary meeting that you had shortly after 9/11 at the Pentagon. Could you fill us in a little on that?

GENERAL WESLEY CLARK: Well, I had, I had come into the Pentagon about maybe two weeks after 9/11, ten days to two weeks, and I had gone in to see the Secretary of Defense because I was just a little uncomfortable. I was on television every day. I was talking about Al Qaeda. I wasn't getting any intelligence. It was just my own knowledge from when I-

Ian Masters: And, and this was on CNN, right, that you were their-

GENERAL WESLEY CLARK: It was on CNN.