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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 11:08 AM Original message |
Powell tried to talk Bush out of war |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
1. If you look up "self serving" in the dictionary . . .n/t |
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Tellurian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 11:14 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Or recanting and backpedaling on statements.. |
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old guy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
2. Not buying it. |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 01:07 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. i'm not either |
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Jacobin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
3. This guy really will say just about anything, won't he? |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
5. Colin Powell could have resigned and gone public but instead |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 11:24 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. As a military man who was trained to keep quiet and follow orders, I don't think |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 01:59 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. Well then he violated those military principles by going before the UN |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
6. Out of all the people responsible for getting us into war, Powell was the most disappointing |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 11:26 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Per several things I have read, Bushco kept Powell out of the loop until the last minute. |
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Garbo 2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 02:35 PM Response to Reply #8 |
20. Yeah, that's why State Dept started the "Future of Iraq Project," planning for post Saddam Iraq |
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DearAbby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
9. Ah gee, that makes it all better.... |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
10. Is anyone more useless than Colin Powell? He can't stand up to anybody |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
11. lolol. Love me again! Please love me again! |
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Big Blue Marble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
12. Was that before or after he sold the war at the UN? n/t |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
13. Powell's almost a tragic figure |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
14. Wow 2 and a half full hours???? Damn Colin, I ain't buying that shit. |
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dkofos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
15. If he were truly honorable he would have quit and exposed the lies. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
16. I always liked and respected Powell-- |
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gulliver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 02:09 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Same here. Destroying Powell ... |
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Rydz777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 08:41 AM Response to Original message |
21. "Failure is an orphan." Powell continues to diminish himself. His |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
22. Did he try to talk his son out of allowing media consolidation too? |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
23. well mr powell, they;'ll be no respect shown to him from me |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
24. Can you believe that at one point people were talking about him as a possibility for President? |
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Liberal In Texas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
25. According to Greg Palast, Powell was for the war but against an occupation. |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 09:13 AM Response to Original message |
26. Occupiers? Occupiers? |
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