David Ignatius writes Gen. Clark's Critique - Via The Horse

What makes Clark such a good candidate:

It's the fact that, like Dwight Eisenhower talking about Korea in 1952, the retired general can argue that he's the man to get America honorably out of a war others created.

A final reason to pay attention to Clark's version of "I told you so" is that it's linked to a broader analysis. He will argue in a book to be published next month that the administration showed "a fundamental misunderstanding of modern war." By rushing into battle, it lost the biggest advantage of American power, which is "the incredible leverage to bring other allies on board to help us." Bush's mistake, he argues, was not in overestimating U.S. power but in underestimating it.

When will Clark decide? He'll have some catching up to do, no question, but we'd like to see him get in the race -- and the remaining debates. We think this is still anyone's ballgame.