--- title: "17 States Quotes By Wesley Clark" description: "17 States quotes by Wesley Clark. Plus more from Wesley Clark and more States sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd9/wesley-clark-7521_america_this-is-kind-of-hard-to-articulate-but-i_3179777.jpg" --- > [This is kind of hard to articulate, but in broad outline, the United States is going to do what the United States…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-clark/this-is-kind-of-hard-to-articulate-but-in-broad-outline-the-united/) [Wesley Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-clark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd9/wesley-clark-7521_america_this-is-kind-of-hard-to-articulate-but-i_3179777.jpg) > [I have grown up with guns all my life, but people who like assault weapons they should join the United States Army,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-clark/i-have-grown-up-with-guns-all-my-life-but-people-who-like-assault/) [Wesley Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-clark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/139/wesley-clark-7521_army_i-have-grown-up-with-guns-all-my-life-bu_1085933.jpg) > [People make mistakes. And one of the mistakes that the United States consistently made was that it could intervene and somehow adjust…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-clark/people-make-mistakes-and-one-of-the-mistakes-that-the-united-states/) [Wesley Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-clark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/757/wesley-clark-7521_adjust_people-make-mistakes-and-one-of-the-mist_2064661.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad8/wesley-clark-7521_civilian_it-s-important-one-of-the-principles-in_437320.jpg) > [Next to upholding the Constitution of the United States, the president's highest duty is to protect the security of this country -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-clark/next-to-upholding-the-constitution-of-the-united-states-the-president/) [Wesley Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-clark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6e/wesley-clark-7521_constitution_next-to-upholding-the-constitution-of-th_2467554.jpg) > [In the 1950s, Pakistan allied with the United States in something called the Central Treaty Organization. We were lined up with, at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-clark/in-the-1950s-pakistan-allied-with-the-united-states-in-something/) [Wesley Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-clark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/494/wesley-clark-7521_against_in-the-1950s-pakistan-allied-with-the-un_1246558.jpg) > [For the United States to be a global leader, we have to have a very tight relationship with Europe. And we've held…](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) > [Well, it came from the White House, it came from people around the White House. It came from all over. I got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-clark/well-it-came-from-the-white-house-it-came-from-people-around-the/) [Wesley Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-clark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4a/wesley-clark-7521_cnn_well-it-came-from-the-white-house-it-cam_1550890.jpg) > [Working together, we can build a world in which the rule of law — not the rule of force — governs relations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-clark/working-together-we-can-build-a-world-in-which-the-rule-of-law-not/) [Wesley Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-clark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e8/wesley-clark-7521_destruction_working-together-we-can-build-a-world-in_1980110.jpg) > [I don't think it's patriotic to put on a flight suit and prance around on the deck of an aircraft carrier looking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-clark/i-don-t-think-it-s-patriotic-to-put-on-a-flight-suit-and-prance/) [Wesley Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-clark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51a/wesley-clark-7521_aircraft_i-don-t-think-it-s-patriotic-to-put-on-a_2680882.jpg) > [As president of the United States, my top priority will be to keep America safe. We're going to go after the terrorist…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/705/wesley-clark-7521_america_as-president-of-the-united-states-my-top_628514.jpg) > [Let's not forget what the origin of the problem is. There is no place in modern Europe for ethnically pure states. That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-clark/let-s-not-forget-what-the-origin-of-the-problem-is-there-is-no-place/) [Wesley Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-clark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/550/wesley-clark-7521_19th-century_let-s-not-forget-what-the-origin-of-the_819645.jpg) > [Serious research and development efforts are required to produce technologies, strategies, organizations, and trained personnel who can go into failed states, work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-clark/serious-research-and-development-efforts-are-required-to-produce/) [Wesley Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-clark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91c/wesley-clark-7521_allies_serious-research-and-development-efforts_1229702.jpg) > [Once you take yourself off the pedestal, saying, "It's bad for you to torture, but for us, this is our national security,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-clark/once-you-take-yourself-off-the-pedestal-saying-it-s-bad-for-you-to/) [Wesley Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-clark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f5/wesley-clark-7521_administration_once-you-take-yourself-off-the-pedestal_2482537.jpg) > [There's no question that Saddam Hussein is a threat Yes, he has chemical and biological weapons. He's had those for a long…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0a/wesley-clark-7521_acquire_there-s-no-question-that-saddam-hussein_152519.jpg) > [I don't think it was a patriotic war. I think it was a mistake, a strategic mistake, and I think that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-clark/i-don-t-think-it-was-a-patriotic-war-i-think-it-was-a-mistake-a/) [Wesley Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-clark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d63/wesley-clark-7521_america_i-don-t-think-it-was-a-patriotic-war-i-t_2883868.jpg) > [I worked for the troops my entire time in the United States Armed Forces because we know in the United States Armed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-clark/i-worked-for-the-troops-my-entire-time-in-the-united-states-armed/) [Wesley Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-clark/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/037/wesley-clark-7521_armed_i-worked-for-the-troops-my-entire-time-i_2287594.jpg) ## Other authors on States ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/states/wesley-clark/#itemlist", "name": "17 States Quotes By Wesley Clark", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Wesley Clark" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-clark/this-is-kind-of-hard-to-articulate-but-in-broad-outline-the-united/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd9/wesley-clark-7521_america_this-is-kind-of-hard-to-articulate-but-i_3179777.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd9/wesley-clark-7521_america_this-is-kind-of-hard-to-articulate-but-i_3179777.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd9/wesley-clark-7521_america_this-is-kind-of-hard-to-articulate-but-i_3179777.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“This is kind of hard to articulate, but in broad outline, the United States is going to do what the United…” — Wesley Clark", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Wesley Clark" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-clark/i-have-grown-up-with-guns-all-my-life-but-people-who-like-assault/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/139/wesley-clark-7521_army_i-have-grown-up-with-guns-all-my-life-bu_1085933.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/139/wesley-clark-7521_army_i-have-grown-up-with-guns-all-my-life-bu_1085933.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/139/wesley-clark-7521_army_i-have-grown-up-with-guns-all-my-life-bu_1085933.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I have grown up with guns all my life, but people who like assault weapons they should join the United…” — Wesley Clark", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "People make mistakes. 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This has to be connected to Saddam Hussein.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Wesley Clark" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-clark/well-it-came-from-the-white-house-it-came-from-people-around-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4a/wesley-clark-7521_cnn_well-it-came-from-the-white-house-it-cam_1550890.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4a/wesley-clark-7521_cnn_well-it-came-from-the-white-house-it-cam_1550890.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4a/wesley-clark-7521_cnn_well-it-came-from-the-white-house-it-cam_1550890.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Well, it came from the White House, it came from people around the White House. It came from all over. 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You can't live that way and the United States doesn't need to do it, it shouldn't do it, and I think a Democratic administration, whoever the democratic president is, will repudiate that kind of conduct. I think it was an overreaction caused by a lot of different strains of thought in the administration. 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