Wesley Clark was Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), the top NATO general, and was in charge of the bombing campaign that led to the Serb withdrawal from Kosovo. I remember reading that he took some heat from top Clinton Administration people (incl. then-SecDef William Cohen) for showboating, but my understanding was that most everyone concerned thought he’d done a good job. Then he was transferred back to the U.S. sooner than had been expected, and not given a post of similar importance. I’ve never read a good explanation of why. Was he getting too big for his britches? Did he make too many enemies in Washington?
The odd thing is, when he ran for President last year, he had a lot of former Clintonistas in his campaign high command. There was even speculation that Bill and Hillary didn’t want John Kerry to get the nomination, so that the Democrats would lose the election (which they did anyway, alas) and Hillary would have a clear shot in '08.
Be that as it may… what’s the real story of why Clark left his NATO post as he did?