Quotes by Wesley Clark

Veterans have had a long record of leaning towards the Republican Party. I think that’s changing. I think that President Obama has the strongest record with veterans among any president in my lifetime.

I like Hilary Clinton. I think she’s – she’s a fantastic leader.

I think we’re at risk with our democracy. I think we’re dealing with the most closed, imperialistic, nastiest administration in living memory. They even put Richard Nixon to shame.

I’ve forgotten more about national security than George W. Bush will ever learn.

Maybe it’s because I’ve never been in politics, but I don’t believe that America is run by politicians in Washington. I believe it’s run by people like us, in places like this.

As president of the United States, my top priority will be to keep America safe. We’re going to go after the terrorist networks. We’re going to go after Osama bin Laden. We are not going to live in fear in this country.

I don’t think you can solve what’s going on in Iraq unless you can deal effectively with the region and you can’t deal effectively with the region if you start with the premise that you can’t talk to people who disagree with you.

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.

I’m pro-choice, pro-affirmative action, pro-environment and pro-labor. I was either going to be the loneliest Republican in America or I was going to be a happy Democrat.

Everybody in the military has a reputation, and usually it doesn’t come out to the public.