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At this point, who cares? The time for principled resignation was long ago. Colin Powell threw away that opportunity to fix a fatally flawed approach to the invasion and occupation of Iraq, just as he discarded his own reputation. He also watched as top-ranking military chiefs, whose job it was to give candid advice, were pressured into public support for a strategy they knew would not work, or resignation for daring to voice their concerns.
Had Powell made his concerns public in 2003, his statements would have been Page One news. Either it could have swayed the Administration, or the White House was so determined to pursue its strategy that Powell was kidding himself to think he played a constructive role as Secretary of State. Now, this revelation, if it proves to be true, is buried in the back pages where it belongs, as a sad historical footnote.
i think Powell and many others, who wilinglingly drank the "kool aid", know that in the future there will be a "nuremberg" moment and now they just wanna "set the record straight" --- i.e. cover their asses
Posted by: theDdoubleSstandard | 05/01/2006 at 12:11
Lawrence Wilkson, it seems to me, had tested the waters for his ex boss before Powell ever spoke word one. It makes Colin's accountability moment seem a little...anemic, to me.
As you say, Kingdaddy, if he had come forward in 2003, this would have made page one. And then again, if he had stood beside Shinseki, he would have been a hero to me, and apparently, to a whole lot of ex generals.
Sadly for us, he chose otherwise.
May "if, if, if" occupy his days and nights.
Posted by: 1MaNLan | 05/01/2006 at 17:56