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Anyone who tells you that one political party has a monopoly on the best defense of our nation is committing a fraud on the American people.

Wesley Clark

political party people

I'm spiritual. I'm religious. I'm a strong Christian and I'm a Catholic but I go to a Presbyterian Church. Occasionally I go to the Catholic church too. I take communion. I haven't transferred my membership or anything.

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religious spiritual christian

There are only two kinds of plans. Plans that might work and plans that won't work... you have to take a plan that might work and make it work.

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kind might two

I tremendously admire, and I think we all should, the great work done by our commander in chief, our president George Bush...

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done president thinking

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.

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choices action america

One of the principles that we operate on in this country is that leaders are held accountable. The simple truth is that we went into Iraq on the basis of some intuition, some fear, and some exaggerated rhetoric and some very, very scanty evidence.

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iraq simple country

Actually when I was wounded and recovering in Japan. I went to church there and I remember on the air base where their hospital was, I remember coming out of that church and feeling like I had been - at that point I just felt very, very close to God and that I'd done the right thing with my life. And I knew I wasn't going back to Vietnam. I just knew I wasn't going back.

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japan air feelings

This is kind of hard to articulate, but in broad outline, the United States is going to do what the United States has to do.

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broads united-states kind

I like Hemingway and I like a lot Jewish writers (such as) Saul Bellow.

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Already the scent of victory is in the air.

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scent victory air

The campaign in Iraq illustrates the continuing progress of military technology and tactics, but if there is a single overriding lesson it must be this: American military power, especially when buttressed by Britain's, is virtually unchallengeable today. Take us on? Don't try! And that's not hubris, it's just plain fact.

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iraq technology military

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

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reputation military

I like Hilary Clinton. I think she's - she's a fantastic leader.

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fantastic leader thinking

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.

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party long thinking

What I learned in the military is that gossip starts early and it stays forever.

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gossip military forever

We've proven to be quite flexible and adept in the way that we've changed what was the original pattern of air activities into something that's now very focused on the battlefield.

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patterns air way

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.

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running believe america

The safety of our country demands an end to the doctrinaire, ineffective policies that currently grip Washington. Enough is enough! A safe America - a just America - that's what we want, that's what we need.

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safety country america

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.

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I want to make one thing clear: I'm pro-choice, I'm pro-affirmative action, I'm pro- environment, pro-health care, and pro-labor. And if that ain't a Democrat, then I must be at the wrong meeting.

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You need people with the courage to stand up and voice their opposition without being labeled unpatriotic.