An Overview of General Clark's Policies

Restore American Leadership Abroad

• Lay out a concrete success strategy for Iraq; win the war on terror.
• Combat global threats by fostering global cooperation and maintaining moral stature abroad.

Create Jobs in American

• Invest in strenghtening America's homeland security, provide relief for state and local governments, and provide targeted tax credits for job creation.
• Revitalize America's manufacturing and technology sector by bringing jobs back to the United States.
• Repeal Bush's tax giveaways for the wealthy and use the money to create jobs.

Promote Long-term Growth

• Reduce the deficit so that we are not passing an enormous debt on to our children.
• Cut government waste, end corporate welfare, internationalize the Iraq effort, and repeal Bush's tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans -- those making more than $200,000 annually.

Universal Access to Health Insurance

• All Americans deserve excellent, affordable health care.
• Provide tax credits for health insurance premiums.
• Increase the value of health spending by employing the latest research and technology to increase quality while reducing costs.

Invest in Education

• Establish universal preschool for all 4-year-olds so that all children enter kindergarten prepared to learn.
• Invest more in our schools and our teachers; provide Universal College Grants that allow most students to attend their first two years of college.

Protect Civil Liberties

• Strive to protect ourselves from terrorism without compromising the liberties that define our nation.
• Review the Patriot Act and eliminate provisions that compromise the rights of law-abiding Americans.

Protect Civil Rights

• Support affirmative action.
• Defend a woman's right to choose.
• Strengthen the rights of workers to unionize.

Promote a Healthy Environment and Energy Security

• Reverse the Bush Administration's gutting of the Clean Air and Clean Water Act.
• Promote energy policies that make us less reliant on foreign oil; conservation and the use of clean renewable sources of energy.
• Preserve our nation's wild places for future generations.
• Confront the threat of global warming by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions.

Clinton Global Initiative:

"Promoting Prosperity with Climate Change Policy"

Democrats Unveil Real Security Plan

Listen to General Clark's remarks

Council on Foreign Relations

"Iraq: The Way Forward - A Conversation with General Wesley Clark"

House Armed Services Committee Hearing

"Extemporaneous Remarks"