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In the military, strong opinions both ways on Wesley Clark.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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| October 01, 2003 | Galloway, Joseph L. | COPYRIGHT 2003 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Joseph L. Galloway

WASHINGTON _ Not many of those who served with the general who would be president are neutral about him. They either love Gen. Wesley Kanne Clark, or they hate him.

Clark, 59, who graduated first in his class of 579 at West Point in 1966, has shot toward the top of a field of 10 declared candidates for the Democratic nomination for president in just two weeks.

In an informal survey of active-duty and retired general officers, most of whom declined to be quoted by name, the most common descriptions of Clark were "very smart" and "very ambitious."

At least four said that Clark was the "Courtney Massengale" of their generation, a reference to the anti-hero in one of the most popular novels ...

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