
politician
General do Exército dos Estados Unidos e candidato presidencial do Partido Democrata em 2004
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Join the roomWesley Kanne Clark, SSM, BVO, KBE é um oficial aposentado do Exército dos Estados Unidos. Ele se formou como orador da turma de 1966 em West Point e recebeu uma Bolsa Rhodes para a Universidade de Oxford, onde obteve um diploma em Filosofia, Política e Economia. Mais tarde, graduou-se no Command and General Staff College com mestrado em ciências militares. Ele comandou uma companhia de infantaria na Guerra do Vietnã, onde foi baleado quatro vezes e recebeu uma Silver Star por bravura em combate. Clark serviu como Comandante Supremo Aliado da Europa da OTAN de 1997 a 2000, comandando a Operação Força Aliada durante a Guerra do Kosovo. Ele passou 34 anos no Exército dos EUA, recebendo muitas condecorações militares, vários títulos honorários de cavaleiro e a Medalha Presidencial da Liberdade.
“I have grown up with guns all my life, but people who like assault weapons they should join the United States Army, we have them.”
“War creates its own intensity of hatred... You don't want to use force except as an absolute last resort.”
“The time has passed in America when this party can be the party of compassion and let the executive branch run foreign policy. It won't work. We have to be the party that can stand toe to toe with George W. Bush on national security, as well as the party of compassion.”
“Well, last I checked, there was no 'if' in the 15th Amendment. One person one vote isn't just a slogan — it's the highest law of this land. As president, I will not rest until every single American can cast their vote, and every single one of those votes is counted. We shouldn't have to wait for another Florida to fully fund election reform.”
“I believe in open, honest government, where we hold our leaders accountable. I believe in putting the national interests over the special interests. I believe in putting principle above politics. The bottom line: I believe we can do better. I believe we must do better. And if the system's broke — fix it.”
“Mr. Trump may know something about buildings and real estate — but he has a lot to learn about how the world really works.”
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