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2008-10-21 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-10-21 13:41|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Powell could have been the first black President but he chose not to run but if everyone remembers nobody was 100% certain he was a Republican back then. Odds are he straddled the line a lot.

I think he also feels dishonored by the WMD situation. Bad intel or cherry picked intel, either way he was the one that got stuck convincing the UN with data that turned out bad.

Lastly being labeled a war criminal for that same thing has got to be troubling and a desire to actually have a black president seems to have tremndous pull for African Americans.

I think those are the real reasons and the nonsense he spouted this weekends are the rationalizations he convinced himself to justify things.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-10-21 14:13|| 2008-10-21 14:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Zelig.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-10-21 14:26|| 2008-10-21 14:26|| Front Page Top

#3 The data was firmly believed by the intelligence agencies of Britain, France and Germany, as well as the CIA, and by the Clinton administration as well. General Powell wasn't keen on the work required to run for president, which is exhausting and involves seducing all those people who insist on voting.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-10-21 14:32|| 2008-10-21 14:32|| Front Page Top

#4 Interesting indeed. General Powell announces his endorsement of The One. The One smiles and announces a position for Powell in his administraition. A day later this is all swept away when Senator Biden announces a super crisis that will "test" The One as president within six months of his taking office. I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall in the Obama campaign inncer circle. Too late to throw Joe under the bus. Can't smear Joe like they did the plumber. Too late to link McCain to the pending "crisis." And to top this off, Brainache announces the need for yet another bailout package, "W" nods yes, and Barney Fags announces new taxes are needed, patriots step forward! Not looking good for The One.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-10-21 17:21|| 2008-10-21 17:21|| Front Page Top

#5 As I recall, the General's wife was especially unhappy with the thought of him running for President. That matters a lot in a political household.

Posted by Steve White 2008-10-21 17:28|| 2008-10-21 17:28|| Front Page Top

#6 Mrs. Bosoeker had the pleasure of meeting the General's wife years ago at an OWC luncheon at Fort Belvoir. Feel free to add painfully dull to the 'unhappy' descriptor.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-10-21 17:33|| 2008-10-21 17:33|| Front Page Top

#7 When I saw his interview, he seemed to be saying that he was endorsing Obama because electing a Black president would be a historic event for America. He also said that we needed a "generational change in leadership".

He never addressed why we need this black president, or this member of the new generation. Given that there are dozens of ethnic/religious/geographic groups in America that are still waiting their turn to be president, I fail to see why Barak should be elected unless he is spectacularly qualified.

To put it mildly, I am disappointed in Colin Powell.

Posted by Frozen Al 2008-10-21 17:57|| 2008-10-21 17:57|| Front Page Top

#8 The data was firmly believed by the intelligence agencies of Britain, France and Germany, as well as the CIA, and by the Clinton administration as well. Trailing Wife, that is all true, but there was a lot of hatred aimed at Powell by those that doubted reality. To make matters worse the administration did little to defend itself from some pretty crazy charges. All of which probably left Powell feeling as if he was left hanging.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-10-21 18:19|| 2008-10-21 18:19|| Front Page Top

#9 I could be wrong but If I remember correctly Armitrage worked for Powell and was the accidental source of the Valery Plame leak which caused a lot of pain to the Administration. A conspiracy minded person might think somehow that was intentional.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-10-21 18:20|| 2008-10-21 18:20|| Front Page Top

#10 #8 The data was firmly believed by the intelligence agencies of Britain, France and Germany, as well as the CIA, and by the Clinton administration as well.

The United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) destroyed a significant amount of WMD in Iraq and there was little doubt among Brits, Russians, Finns, Swedes, US, and even the French that Saddam had more of the stuff. I suspect Powell was, and remains butt-hurt over the Iraqi "WMD trailers" (one of which was found at the Al Kindi Research facility). Powell presented photographs of to the UN Security Council with the DCID sitting directly behind him. As everyone now knows, and some within the intelligence community actually knew THEN....., the trailers turned out NOT to be a mobile WMD bio labs. Secretaries of State and former General officers don't enjoying being fed bad intelligence.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-10-21 18:54|| 2008-10-21 18:54|| Front Page Top

#11 According to Belmont Club, Powell---who's a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caulfield and Byers has a very good reason to promote Obama.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-10-21 19:10|| 2008-10-21 19:10|| Front Page Top

#12 Didn't we watch tractor-trailor trucks hauling money and ... stuff... from Iraq to the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon just before the 2003 invasion?

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2008-10-21 19:45|| 2008-10-21 19:45|| Front Page Top

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