How soon they forget
Brian Kilmeade: I want to talk about- Yeah, and I do want to talk about Iran. But when you were, when you were running things over at NATO, when you were a General, were you ever called out by a U.S. Senator and used terms like "suspension of disbelief" to agree with you?
GENERAL WESLEY CLARK: Well, I don't remember that specific term, but when I was testifying during the Kosova campaign and when I had press releases, when I visited, when Congressional delegations visited me and so forth, there was a lot of skepticism about what we were doing in Kosova. And you may remember that Tom Delay led the House to vote against the support of American pilots during the time we were actually flying combat missions over Belgrade.
Brian Kilmeade: Did President Bill Clinton dismiss you when, when you were Supreme Allied Commander of NATO?
GENERAL WESLEY CLARK: Well, I was given, after the war was successfully concluded and all the agreements had been done, then I received a telephone call. And, and they, from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who said that I was going to retire a little early.
Brian Kilmeade: So, did that bother you that, that Bill Clinton could've stopped it, and that now you're endorsing Senator Hillary Clinton. So, I guess you're over it?
GENERAL WESLEY CLARK: Well, I think that it was actually a sort of a, a power play inside the Pentagon. I talked to President Clinton about it at the time, and it, it's worked out great. (laughs)
Brian Kilmeade: Right.
GENERAL WESLEY CLARK: I'm very happy. I won a war, and I was recognized for all kinds of service by the governments in Europe and by the American people. I'm very happy with my military career.
