Letters to the Editor
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The good news and the bad news
First the Good News:
I first heard General Clark describing PNAC (Seven countries in five years) on Meet the Press in May or June in 2003. I remember the moment well because I was well aware of the PNAC document which had been sent to Pres. Clinton. In fact, it was that interview that convinced me to sign onto the Draft Clark site.
Since then I've heard General Clark talk about his Pentagon encounter many times including during a conference at the Kennedy Library to a room full of historians, reporters, and others gathered for the "Vietnam and Presidency" forum, I know his told us. I wondered why John Burns of the NYT didn't report this, he was there along with Brian Williams the moderator. It's their silence that you should question.
The Bad News:
That so many have not heard General Clark speak about the "seven countries" is a clear sign that important news isn't getting out no matter how qualified the messenger, and no matter that he has delivered the message over and over again for years. The fault lies not with Wes Clark but with those who have eyes and ears and refused to listen and/or to read.