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title: "2 Held Quotes By Wesley Clark"
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> [Our men and women fighting in Iraq are held accountable for their performance and their conduct. On duty and off, twenty-four hours a day. They're fighting for us, for our safety, our rights, and our freedoms.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-clark/our-men-and-women-fighting-in-iraq-are-held-accountable-for-their/)

[Wesley Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-clark/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c5/wesley-clark-7521_accountable_our-men-and-women-fighting-in-iraq-are-h_1548666.jpg)

> [For the United States to be a global leader, we have to have a very tight relationship with Europe. And we've held that relationship since 1949 when we established the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO. NATO is the bond. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-clark/for-the-united-states-to-be-a-global-leader-we-have-to-have-a-very/)

[Wesley Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-clark/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4d/wesley-clark-7521_atlantic_for-the-united-states-to-be-a-global-lea_1822569.jpg)

## More by Wesley Clark

> [I like Hilary Clinton. I think she's - she's a fantastic leader.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-clark/i-like-hilary-clinton-i-think-she-s-she-s-a-fantastic-leader/)

[Wesley Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-clark/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-clark/maybe-it-s-because-i-ve-never-been-in-politics-but-i-don-t-believe/)

[Wesley Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-clark/)

> [When we started after Osama bin Laden, we really decided to go after the Taliban. And we seemed to be content to kick the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-clark/when-we-started-after-osama-bin-laden-we-really-decided-to-go-after/)

[Wesley Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-clark/)

> [There's no question that Saddam Hussein is a threat Yes, he has chemical and biological weapons. He's had those for a long time. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-clark/there-s-no-question-that-saddam-hussein-is-a-threat-yes-he-has/)

[Wesley Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-clark/)

> [I always said I would vote for a resolution that gave the president the leverage to go to the United Nations, and then come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-clark/i-always-said-i-would-vote-for-a-resolution-that-gave-the-president/)

[Wesley Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-clark/)

> [The campaign in Iraq illustrates the continuing progress of military technology and tactics, but if there is a single overriding lesson it must be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-clark/the-campaign-in-iraq-illustrates-the-continuing-progress-of-military/)

[Wesley Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-clark/)

> [Turkey's a NATO member. If Turkey gets attacked, we have to help defend Turkey.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-clark/turkey-s-a-nato-member-if-turkey-gets-attacked-we-have-to-help-defend/)

[Wesley Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-clark/)

> [What I did warn about when I testified in front of Congress in 2002, I said if you want to worry about a state,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-clark/what-i-did-warn-about-when-i-testified-in-front-of-congress-in-2002-i/)

[Wesley Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-clark/)

> [It's important. One of the principles in the United States is civilian control of the military.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-clark/it-s-important-one-of-the-principles-in-the-united-states-is-civilian/)

[Wesley Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-clark/)

> [President George Bush had the courage and the vision and we will always be grateful to President George Bush for that tremendous leadership and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-clark/president-george-bush-had-the-courage-and-the-vision-and-we-will/)

[Wesley Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-clark/)

> [Once I started first grade, I started going to Emmanuel Baptist Church regularly. I went to Sunday school. We had Bible readings and things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-clark/once-i-started-first-grade-i-started-going-to-emmanuel-baptist-church/)

[Wesley Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-clark/)

> [I think there are some mass destruction capabilities that are still inside Iraq. I think there's some weapons that have been shipped over the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-clark/i-think-there-are-some-mass-destruction-capabilities-that-are-still/)

[Wesley Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-clark/)

> [Well we always need brave, capable young men and women who can run a tactical operation and take risks on the battlefield but you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-clark/well-we-always-need-brave-capable-young-men-and-women-who-can-run-a/)

[Wesley Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-clark/)

> [In my experience, in bringing coercive diplomacy to bear against Slobodan Milosevic, no bomb strike was more important than maintaining NATO's cohesion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-clark/in-my-experience-in-bringing-coercive-diplomacy-to-bear-against/)

[Wesley Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-clark/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-clark/as-president-of-the-united-states-my-top-priority-will-be-to-keep/)

[Wesley Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-clark/)

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