Wesley Clark urges delagetes to become “National Security Democrats”

After the service project was complete, the group was addressed by General Wesley Clark.  The standing room only crowd greeted Clark with a rousing ovation. 

In his speech Gen. Clark said that the country is engaged in five wars; three of them hot and two of them cold.  The three hot wars he spoke of were Iraq, Afghanistan, and the War on Terrorism (not Terror as the President calls it).  The Cold Wars he was referring to were North Korea and Iran.  

Clark said that the military in Iraq needs more strategy rather than more troops. He suggests that part of that strategy should include "talking to people that you don't agree with," like Iran and Syria.  He directed the audience to a website he works with called StopIranWar.com

Clark ended his speech by challenging the Young Democrats to contact their elected officials to get them chart a new course for the War in Iraq.  He said they should be proud to be part of a party of Values, Freedom, and Security.