MikeK
Gold Member
Huggy,[...] Powell took his lumps in the way he was used by Bush and didn't whine about it. That took mondo class.
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You are ignoring the critically important factor of why Bush was able to use Powell. The simple fact is Powell allowed himself to be used in a most dishonorable and treacherous way. He not only performed like the archetypal political whore, he betrayed the Nation that trusted him.
Powell was Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff so there is no room for doubt that he knew damn well there were no "Weapons of Mass Destruction" in Iraq. He allowed himself to present a completely bogus case to the public and to the United Nations. He knew exactly what he was doing and he did it in exchange for promotion to Secretary of State!
Without Powell's bogus presentation it is extremely unlikely that Bush would have gotten permission to invade Iraq, so it may be said without exaggeration that Colin Powell is directly responsible for the deaths of 4,400+ American military personnel who trusted and respected him, the maiming of tens of thousands more, the utter waste of trillions of dollars of our Treasure, and an ugly, indelible stain on the reputation of our Country.
Contrary to what you believe, Powell certainly has not "taken his lumps." He has in fact been permitted to slink away into relative obscurity. The lumps Mr. Powell deserves for what he did would come out of the barrels of a firing squad or at least by spending the remainder of his days in the administrative segregation wing of a federal prison.
The only reason Powell isn't "whining" about his voluntary banishment is he doesn't dare call attention to himself. He knows what he did and he knows there are plenty of Americans who would like to see him tried for his disgraceful crime.
Because I consider you to be among the most well informed and clear-thinking participants in this forum I am frankly surprised by your lenient disposition toward this rather disgusting individual. If the facts were more commonly known Colin Powell would be recognized as one of the most reprehsensible political figures in American history.
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