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Originally Posted by BishopMVP
by most accounts, (Wesley) Clark was a pompous, arrogant and condescending general who was disliked by most of his men and possibly was relieved of his command because he almost started a war with the Russians.
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Same story I heard about Pristina Airfield, although from an American SF point of view -
James Blunt 'stopped World War 3' after refusing to destroy Russian forces | Mail Online
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Blunt, a former cavalry officer in the British Army, was leading a NATO column under order to seize the Pristina airfield in Kosovo in 1999.
Facing a 200-strong Russian advance, the then- 25-year-old was given orders to 'destroy' the Russian troops by the Supreme Allied Commander of the NATO Forces in Europe.
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'The direct command came in from General Wesley Clark was to overpower them. Various words were used that seemed unusual to us. Words such as "destroy" came down the radio.'
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Thank god he never ended up near the Oval Office.