To those who say that Wes Clark has never held political office: anyone who can command NATO, and keep all those forces together, and win that war without losing one American life, knows what it means to hold political office.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Clark argues that commanding NATO successfully demonstrates political office-level leadership.
- In plain terms
- Leading NATO and winning a war is like holding political office.
- What can you take from it?
- Leadership in large organizations counts as political experience.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does military leadership equal political experience?
- What defines holding political office?
Another view
Military command and elected office have different accountability structures.
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Wes Clark has the character and depth to be another Marshall or Eisenhower in time of war.
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