Good riddance. Talk about an amazing disappointment. We all thought he was a good guy. But the UN speech blew his credibility to smithereens. WMD? Sheesssssh.
He had his chance for historical immortality. If he had resigned in protest during the run-up to the Iraq War, perhaps he could have derailed it. A chance like that only comes around once a lifetime.
..../V
Brrrrraaaaaappp! That's a fart, Uncle Vesster; and it's about all your posts deserve in the way of a reply. You don't deserve a serious reply to your nonsense.
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I agree. He was a wuss - I'll bet Condi has more balls...
resigned in protest
Maybe he can get his self-respect out of the blind trust now. Kim M
The best you can say about her is at least she isn't Paul Wolfowitz. Kim M
No, that's the best _you_ can say about Condi.
We could call her Bush's Shadow.
Bill Banaszak, MFE ;)
I wonder how many showers it'll take to feel clean again.
Bill Banaszak
This is exactly what we were delling about you Ves.
Now why did you LIE to the rest of us here about your plans about what you would do if Bush won reelection ??
You are now a WELL proven liar here..............................
Having had the occasion to be Gen. Powells pilot for two years, wuss is hardly the word I would use. He was one hell of a soldier and a personal gentleman. You need oly to see how these guys treat their drivers, pilots and aides to see what kind of guys they are. Powell was number one in my book as was Gen. Carl Vuono. I would go whereever he wanted me to go. Hard to see how a few of you can comment so harshly when you have never met him. I lived on the road with him and can't find anything bad to say. Not that I would if I could...but I can't. Hugh Mills
Is Powells's name the way HIS is pronounced the common way in the US?
Guess you all know in the UK was say COLLLLLLLLL-IN not CO-LIN. I remember many years ago when he was called it our way and kicked off, cant blame him.
Actually i respect him, not followed much of the recent US politics but he always seemed a man of his word, hate Bush of course, just like Blair although it seems in the UK i was the only one was not anti war and supported it.
both german and english airplane captains would whack their pilots with riding crops early in ww1. it didn't make for good pilots. i always thought powell a class act even though his politics are not mine.
I probably should have specified 'foreign policy' wuss. His credentials as a soldier and patriot are beyond reproach.
Hello Hugh. I haven't heard from you in quite a while; good to hear from you again. Words from one who is "in the know" are always so much better than all the "guessers." I only met GEN Powell a couple times but I found him to be exactly as you described. Thanks for your post.
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His pronunciation is very different than the norm even here. I'm not sure where it comes from.
Bill Banaszak, MFE
thanks Bill
AFAIK it is an affection his mum called him COLIN normal pronouncuation
Wasn't he from the Caribbean?
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