Ok, based on your post to Wizzing, you don't seem to know the dates of his service, and neither do I, though I do know that he served under Reagan, Bush I, Clinton, and Bush II. Successively, I presume, but perhaps not. That'd make only 8 years Dem, and 14 (Reagan plus 6 for the Bushes) Rep. Anyone have some facts for us?
To your next point, why is he coming out now. It's only been a couple of years since Sept 11 (we're going on 3 this fall). Based on the commissions findings* (not Clark's book), he spent a lot of that time trying to get a brand new admin's attention. Then it happened, and Bush and Co, along with the rest of us, HAD to pay attention. Then Iraq happens, and resources are diverted and allies alientated, and we're heading ino an election, and suddenly, now it matters more than ever. Doesn't seem to me like there was much time lapsed. Books don't happen that fast. LOL.
I notice, also that you've doged my central question: what does Clark, a life long Republican who is retiring after 30 years and who doesn't want any other position in Bush or any other's admin, have to gain? Not much. And he had quite a lot, reputation-wise, to lose.
Cheers,
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