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Did you now -- the impact segment the foreign policy debate tonight how the candidates should handle Libya.
-- out above Raton Florida the former NATO supreme allied commander general Wesley Clark is -- -- national security advisor to the Obama campaign.
Have you -- they asked you for advice on Libya and how to handle it general.
Well I think the simple answer on Libya is this no president.
Has ever been able to prevent bad things from happening somewhere around the world for Americans.
Ronald Reagan.
Lost 280 Marines from marine birds in Beirut -- ball.
George H bush.
Who stood by while Kuwait was invaded by Saddam Hussein.
George W.
Bush had 9/11.
Happened on his watch.
Bad things happen.
To our country even when a good guy is present -- but I don't know that that -- Irsay or you know just a second well I don't wait let me get my point.
Way to -- and it's not.
The question is not did something bad -- questions.
What is the commander in chief do about what -- -- -- Obama's done about this number one.
He immediately strengthen diplomatic security everywhere.
There -- embassies could possibly be in -- number two we reinforced with military to back up the diplomatic security number three.
He call what heads of state of these countries and -- for -- bear responsibility ever for.
He put in motion a plan to go get the guys that did this and bring him to judge.
-- -- anybody would have done more complacent but not -- not change body what we honestly can't get it done that are -- -- it at a good later -- anybody -- -- -- we -- said this way general -- about before off bail and -- -- they call general -- not letting me finish my porn that's because your point is too long this is in a telephone on a Buchanan and Bob bodman wholesale rules and everybody else abides by you -- -- -- -- listen I felt here's the crux of the matter general it's not about protecting Americans.
You right.
It's impossible to do that all over the world and it's not about reaction after it's about an explanation straight forward.
About what happen president's not given it in a month and a half.
Would you advise the president to do with tonight when he has -- opportunity to tell the American people exactly what happened.
Well I think the president ought to go through the process and find out what happened let me give you example after nine elevenths.
The Democrats pull together with Republicans they did not take.
Or attempt to take partisan political advantage over one of the greatest disasters ever -- the United States they caught -- After all a Republican was a commander in chief he was on vacation.
During that time he didn't read -- but none of that came out at that time.
Duma has let it matter if you're in action in Tampa him in our case you didn't go after a partisan political -- always had a general your -- history you remember when the -- -- always in the classroom in Florida.
When he.
Got the word from Andrew Card and didn't immediately did he kept reading he got hammered by the left you remember that so come -- let's nose he didn't -- it is.
Statement he gave a -- and -- a joint statement to congress and Democrats and Republicans fully supported him.
And the investigation to find out what happened to -- four -- -- Four years well don't you think we -- have -- up progress report on why there was so much misinformation.
Coming from the White House and the UN ambassador what you think that's worthy.
I've maybe there should be back you know that's not maybe there should let me.
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I'll give us what we -- we hear the web page you're an advisor orange already advisor -- you're seen as this is hurting your -- the -- it's being my usual.
I think that -- that pres Obama has done a great job as commander in chief and I think when you lay it in the right frame the American people see it too.
What -- if you go back and look at the big picture getting out of Iraq take Osama bin Laden having a plan for Afghanistan rebuilding our alliances and compare it.
To what.
Pres Obama faced with when he came and offers.
And Mitt Romney hasn't given us a single plan not on Iraq not on Afghanistan not on terrorism.
Instead he's tried to take political partisan advantage of something.
That should have been used to bring the country together -- I -- that's a really sad response we appreciate your point of view is that.
