Powell 'expressed reticence on pre-war Iraq intelligence to senator'...

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Wed Nov-09-05 11:18 AM
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Powell 'expressed reticence on pre-war Iraq intelligence to senator'...

Powell 'expressed reticence on pre-war Iraq intelligence to senator'... Developing...

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Wed Nov-09-05 11:21 AM
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1. Yet...He Went To The UN

and lied his ass off!

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indepat

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Wed Nov-09-05 11:31 AM
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2. Powell wanted to do the right (correct) thing, but sold out his honor

Edited on Wed Nov-09-05 11:33 AM by indepat

and soul IMHO in aiding, abetting, and enabling.

Edited for context

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The_Mule

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Wed Nov-09-05 12:02 PM
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5. Are you speaking of the Iraq War or My Lai?

"The kill-or-be-killed nature of combat tends to dull fine perceptions of right and wrong."
Colin Powell - from his autobiography "My American Journey"

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indepat

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Wed Nov-09-05 12:07 PM
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6. Maybe his Iraq role should be viewed in context of My Lai: do the right

(correct) thing if expedient.

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The_Mule

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Wed Nov-09-05 12:45 PM
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8. The correct thing seems to be elusive for Mr. Powell.

Perhaps it has just never been expedient for him or his career.

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Wed Nov-09-05 11:44 AM
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3. Powell went to meeting with Dem Senators and said war wouldn't happen

unless Saddam had WMDs, but they needed the IWR to get weapons inspectors in.

He lied.....and he did it under the guise that he was sharing their concerns and KNOWING the Bushies were intent on war.

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AlCzervik

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Wed Nov-09-05 11:46 AM
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4. Powell the enabler now having regrets--BFD. He should have done the

right thing a long time ago and by right i mean correct.

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ChiciB1

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Wed Nov-09-05 12:11 PM
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7. SOOOOOO!!! What's His Excuse Now???

HE SHOULD be Front & Center.... telling the truth and NOTHING but the Truth!

I'm NOT seeing it!! He screwed us and this IS NOT the first time he's done something so despicable. I don't have a link but he was "on scene" with Calley & My Lai way back when!!!

I don't trust him and think he's just another MILITARY hack!!!

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DavidDvorkin

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Wed Nov-09-05 01:06 PM
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9. I assume they meant "skepticism"

Not "reticence".

Too bad he wasn't reticent.

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