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  Wisconsin Rep. Dave Travis Endorses General Wesley Clark; Former Assembly Majority Leader Urges Clark to Enter Presidential Race
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News DateTuesday, August 26, 2003 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionMADISON, Wis., Aug. 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Wisconsin State Representative Dave Travis (D-Waunakee) is urging General Wesley Clark to enter the Democratic primary for president, as he believes that Clark is the best qualified Democratic candidate to challenge and defeat George Bush next November.

"General Clark is in the process of deciding whether to run for president. I'd like to add my voice to those many Americans asking him to run," said Travis. "DraftClark2004.com is helping to organize the first genuine national grassroots effort that I've ever seen to encourage a person to run for office. The nationwide citizen-led drive to recruit General Clark is amazing."

"The general's record of achievement differentiates him from all the candidates for president -- especially George Bush," said Travis. "General Clark is a genuine American hero. He is a highly decorated Vietnam veteran who was seriously wounded in combat. He reached the highest levels of service in the U.S. Army and has devoted his life to this country."

"Even as the top commander in the Balkans in the 1990's, ending the genocide there, he risked his life trying to save his fellow soldiers," said Travis. "As NATO Commander, he climbed down a cliff in hostile territory in an attempt to help soldiers whose vehicle went of the road-few people are brave enough to do something like that."

"General Clark is a very intelligent man. He is a Rhodes scholar who graduated from West Point at the top of his class," Travis said. "Clark understands our economic and domestic problems. He's an expert on the turmoil in the Middle East, and he recognizes President Bush's missteps there."
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