Colin Powell has died

Re:Colin Powell has died by michaelt on Monday October 18, 2021 @09:24AM (#28905181)

I guess the war was nobody's doing, huh? Powell just jumped on the bandwagon when was was already inevitable. Blair thought the US was implacable, and wanted to bring the UN along so the UN didn't look powerless. GWB was a lovable idiot, whose only mistake was having too much faith in his advisers.

It's true what they say - success has many fathers, but failure is an orphan.

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Re:Colin Powell has died by afavour on Monday October 18, 2021 @09:28AM (#28905225)

That’s a pretty big leap in logic. GWB, Rumsfeld, Cheney et al we’re all very clearly responsible for the mess that unfolded. I was simply pointing out that Powell had a peripheral role in the events. Not absolving him, but I feel like Powell gets an outsize level of attention because his actions were public and broadcast. It gives those scheming behind the scenes (even before 9/11) a free pass.

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