WESLEY CLARK CRITICIZES BASE CLOSINGS

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Clark, a former NATO commander who unsuccessfully sought the Democratic presidential nomination last year, said it worried him to see the military planning to close national guard armories. He said shuttering bases and moving jobs from smaller cities shatters an important connection between the military and civilians.

"Small communities lose sight of the armed forces," he said. "I like for the Army and the armed forces to be representative of the people they protect, not an elite organization."

But of course that's what Rummy's been after all this time -- an elite squad of mindless robots he can play games with. Real people are too messy, and you have to think about their needs too much.