posted on July 31, 2002 09:52:58 AM new
What the heck is he doing? After the Gulf War, he showed real promise. A fine statesman, a great leader and a possible Presidential Candidate.
SO WHY THE HELL IS HE LETTING THE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP JERK HIM AROUND AND MAKING HIM LOOK LIKE AN A$$.
Every time he makes a statement of policy or intention supposedly given to him by the party, they deny him. When he went on the Middle East Peace Mission, they dropped him off in Morrocco, WITHOUT A MISSION OR ITINERARY! When reporters asked what's next all he answer was "they haven't told me yet"
Yet he continues to support those backstabbing bastards
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Reality is a serious condition brought on by a lack of alcohol in the system
[ edited by mlecher on Jul 31, 2002 09:53 AM ]
posted on July 31, 2002 11:05:30 AM newA fine statesman, a great leader and a possible Presidential Candidate.
Nope. He was never that. Although the media went to great lengths to promote that view and put him forward as the "Great Black Hope". Daddy Bush made a big mistake in heeding Powell's advice as opposed to Schwarzkopf's at the end of the Gulf War. Junior is salivating at the opportunity to finish what his daddy started, (and should have finished). Powell, unfortunately, sees everything colored by his experiences in Viet Nam. The Middle East is no Viet Nam.
Powell may have been a brilliant general (I think adequate is better descriptive) but he is a lousy diplomat. He would have fit in better in Clinton's administration rather than the Junior Bush's.
posted on July 31, 2002 11:07:30 AM new
Good question! I've wondered that from the get-go. Maybe the intention was to discredit him in the first place. (??) There were also rumours about him running for President... what if he decided to in 2004?.. Bush might have been planning ahead.
He just never seemed to fit into the whole Bush thing imo.
posted on July 31, 2002 11:58:52 AM new
KatyD - I've often thought that too. He would have fit in better in Clinton's administration rather than the Junior Bush's.
Sometimes I think maybe he accepted the position in order to have some [at least a little] influence/input in this administration decision making process.
posted on July 31, 2002 03:02:35 PM new
What is not to understand?
I think "liberals" look at Powell, see he's black, and then "invent" his beliefs. After they invent what he believes in they have to figure out why these beliefs do not manifest themselves. Hence another big conspiracy, fall guy, etc.
Instead of invention, it's easier to stick to facts. He is a Republican. He is an ex-general. As a general he was an organizer not a warrior.
From this you can discern: he is not on the left side of the scale, he does what he's told, and he is a team player. So far as I can see, he's doing an excellent job.
posted on August 1, 2002 01:40:30 AM new
The Ground War Ends
" Bush too had been moved by the sight of the Highway of Death. He too was of the opinion that U.S. forces did not kill wantonly -- soldiers or civilians. He asked General Powell, his military advisor, "Why not end it now?" Powell called Schwartzkopf and asked his opinion, and Schwartzkopf is reported by Powell to have said something to the effect that it was probably the right thing to do but that first he wanted first to have a look around. Bush and Cheney also spoke to Schwartzkopf, and they all agreed that it was time to end the fighting. They agreed to end the war 100 hours after the ground war had begun -- at 8 a.m., Saudi time, on the 28th."
posted on August 1, 2002 07:50:38 AM new
Bush and Powell let them off too easy. It's too bad the Iraqis REALLY surrendered before Schwartzkopf could smash the 2 Republican Guard divisions he had pinned against the river. Hussein later used them to massacre the Kurds.
posted on August 1, 2002 08:04:58 AM new
I think it comes down to the fact that they can defeat Iraq on the battlefield with out any doubt but they don't want to have to OCCUPY the place after.
[ edited by mlecher on Jul 31, 2002 09:53 AM ]