Colin Powell, my new hero, even though I m a Dem!

He nailed it!

I'd actually consider giving him my vote. (and I've never voted for a Republican in my life.)

From the web:

"Dance Like No One is Watching, Email Like It May One Day Be Read Aloud in a Deposition"

All of the leaked emails benefit Trump. All of the leaked emails benefit Russia. None of them benefit Clinton.

I don't understand how Powell has been able to maintain this largely untarnished image in the public eye. He is just another war criminal. The idea that he was somehow tricked by the Cheyney wing of the Bush administration is utter rot. He bares all the responsibility for his careless, callous actions in the lead up to the Iraq War. Voting for Obama and not being a total asshole in public do not suddenly give you dignity. F*CK Colin Powell.

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Oh dear. I see my error. You're absolutely right.

That should read "he bears all the responsibility for his careless, callous actions in the lead up to the Iraq War."

I've always felt Powell was the main person to blame for the war. I still remember his presentation to the American people, trying to convince them that it was justified. All smoke, mirrors and paper thin crap. But he convinced enough people to get the support of the country. Totally despise the man.

artscallion said: "I've always felt Powell was the main person to blame for the war. I still remember his presentation to the American people, trying to convince them that it was justified. All smoke, mirrors and paper thin crap. But he convinced enough people to get the support of the country. Totally despise the man."



Not only that, but if you watch any of FRONTLINE's fantastic original reporting on the Iraq War and the birth of ISIS, you see that Colin Powell himself had a role in elevating the international stature and, thereby, power of Zarqawi when he was largely seen as a thug who had been rejected by Bin Laden. And, this was all well before Zarqawi founded ISIS. Powell mentioned Zarqawi 21 times in his infamous UN speech (though he now claims he doesn't even remember doing so - sure, Colin, sure). Doing that gave Zarqawi instant international fame and allowed him to quickly gain a following in the Norther Iraq camp he'd set up.



In fact, the Bush Administration had intelligence and and an exact location on Zarqawi in Northern Iraq before the US invasion and CIA intelligence strongly recommended taking him out right then and there, but the Bush administration, Powell included, willfully ignored that intelligence, because they had their eyes set on Saddam. And we all know how that worked out for Iraq and for ISIS. So, great work, Colin Powell, American hero.



Just read this and try not to despise this man. He's just as bad as Bush and Cheney. Don't be fooled.

Updated On: 9/17/16 at 09:00 PM