Conniff on Clark.

• Position: Letters to the Editor - Letter to the Editor

Ruth Conniff's "The General Jumps In" (November issue) hit the nail right on the head--not only on his turn-around approach on the Iraq war but also on economic issues. His answer to free trade--"we need resource adjustment mechanisms"--makes it abundantly clear that he doesn't have a clue.

Having a general for President who has made a life-long study of battlefield strategy makes about as much sense as having a general for Secretary of State. The two, like oil and water, don't mix.

You can take the general out of the Pentagon, but you can't take the Pentagon out of the general.

Clyde Mowrey

Sequim, Washington

It is disappointing, to say the least, that Ruth Conniff started her article on Wesley Clark with lacing criticisms of a potentially outstanding Presidential candidate. I would like to note some points she...