"It was a great concession when Powell
convinced the President to go to the UN"
Not when the White House was writing Powel's script for him.
Setting up Powell had to be one of the great political sucker punches of all time. As a result Colin Powell lost 100% of whatever credibility he ever had. He had been an "authority figure" and respected for his management of the First Gulf War. He could have been the first African-American to be elected president.
Now Mr. Powell will only be remembered as the White House's fool, sent to tell known lies to the UN, with an air of certainty that, up until then, only Mr. Powell had.
Colin Powel deserves every bit of derision he receives. he oculd have saved thousands of lives, had he stood up to Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld. He did not. And hundreds of thousands have died and millions have suffered.
Mr. Powell has made himself rich on the (Conservative) spekaers circuit. I'm sure he cries all the way to the bank at the things that are said about him.
The only thing Mr. Powell has as an item of concern is the possibility that Thomas Jefferson was right when he said, "I fear for my nation when I contemplate that God is just."
