Powell: Iraq war not a mistake

[PfcHammer]

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Powell: Iraq war not a mistake

WASHINGTON, June 27 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell Sunday disagreed with the notion that sending troops to Iraq was a mistake.

In a Face The Nation interview on CBS, Powell acknowledged it is still difficult to say whether more U.S. troops would be needed in Iraq.

Asked to comment on opinion polls indicating a majroty of Americans bow believe invading Iraq was a mistake, Powell replied: "I'd say it wasn't a mistake. Saddam Hussein is gone. We don't have to debate any longer as to whether or not there are or will be or were weapons of mass destruction. They are gone."

He said Iraqi militants were now killing their own people and once the Iraqis realize this, they will "do everything they can to help their government defeat this insurgency."

[Poiuyt]

1. Gee, there's a surprize!

Far be it for Powell to disagree with his Massa.

And did we invade Iraq to settle a debate?????

[Cha]

2. bowell is a Liar so when he

says Iraq was not a mistake then I take it to mean...it was a BIG MISTAKE!

[Malva Zebrina]

3. Oh man, the guy is getting worse

here we see in all it's nakedness the way Powell has navigated himself through out his career. This spin is completely sober sounding to anyone who is willing to believe that Powell is the one with the head on the shoulders in the Bush regime.

This proves he is a master of the spin and as despicable as the rest of them. Pathetic little man pretending to be a diplomat of some sort.

We don't have to debate any longer because "they are gone"

Jeesus Cheerist--if anything is said to connect this war with Bush getting rid of the WMD that were never there, but that Powell now tries to imply were actually there, this spin is totally despicable.

and no one calls them or him on it.

[Judi Lynn]

4. He seems pitiful. Thanks for the article, KeverKittie. n/t

[grytpype]

5. "We don't have to debate any longer..."

Jeebus, look at what they are reduced to. "Now we know FOR SURE that Saddam had no WMD whereas before, we didn't know that for sure." And all that cost was tens of thousands of lives and tens of billions of dollars.

[Kagemusha]

6. Iraqis killing Iraqis? The script says foreign militants.

Guess his minder's slacking off.

[daleo]

7. He says it wasn't a mistake because "Saddam Hussein is gone"

That is the new justification for the war. They just didn't like a country's leader, so they decided to break international law, shred the international reputation of the U.S., and kill tens of thousands of innocent people.

"We don't have to debate any longer as to whether or not there are or will be or were weapons of mass destruction. They are gone."

So now something that was never there "is gone". Anyone that was bothered by Clinton's word splitting over consensual sex ought to be apoplectic at this bit of sophistry in the name of aggressive war.

This recent focus on Saddam's "goneness" may mean a show trial is in the works.

[fdr_hst_fan]

8. Poor Colin:

he's now lost every shred of dignity he ever had; hopefully, Shrub WILL lose fair and square this year, so Colin can go home, shrivel up and die of shame because he ever got entangled with the BFEE!

[Malva Zebrina]

14. It was his choice

he is not "poor Colin"

He is an opportunist without much intelligence

[Fridays Child]

9. I often find myself wondering just exactly what it is that bushco...

...has on Colin Powell. Remember when the Flying Monkey Right insisted that President Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky constituted a threat to national security because of the spectre of blackmail? Well, they probably have firsthand experience in the world of blackmail, and I'm thinking that they've got something really big on Powell.

[stilpist]

10. I think that I agree with Colin.

It wasn't a mistake, they did it on purpose.

A mistake would have been like: "Oh my goodness, we meant to unite the governments of the world behind a noble U.S. foreign policy, and we just realized that instead we've somehow invaded Iraq!! What a mistake!"

So it wasn't a mistake. However, it sure was one giant fuckup of a bad decision.

- stil

[glitch]

11. Of course not - they've made billions on it and it's not even over yet. nt

[TheFarseer]

12. If I wanted Colin Powell's opinion

I'd beat it out of Dick Chaney. And this guy is the credible one in the administration. He's lost every bit of credibility, not to mention dignity, he's ever had. Where oh where can I find a job where I have to come up with and repeat over and over again increasingly ridiculous excuses to cover up other people's lies. He should have resigned and kept his soul when this Iraq thing was just getting off the ground.

[sniffa]

20. hey coLin, go fuck yourseLf

dick f'ing cheney

[Just Me]

13. Blah, blah, blah *cough*, bullshit, blah, ,*$$$*, blah, blah,*crap*, blah!

Powell and the BFEE-backed neocons will NEVER fess up that they f'd up.

I hate them.

[fujiyama]

15. Repeat the lie

Saddam=9/11
America is safer with Saddam gone
Saddam=9/11
America is safer with Saddam gone
Saddam=9/11
America is safer with Saddam gone
Saddam=9/11
America is safer with Saddam gone
Saddam=9/11
America is safer with Saddam gone
Saddam=9/11

[SoCalDem]

16. So the "new" rationale is that "Saddam's Gone"..everything okey-dokey)?

Gee.. I wonder what would have happened if * had gone on tv or to congress and said.."Hey y'all, I want to start a war..We need to invade Iraq, to get rid of Saddam...the world will be a better place for it.."

I bet the telegrams and phone calls of support..would have poured in...NOT..


They are doing what teenagers and adolescents all over the world have always done.. They do something they KNOW is wrong.. THEN they have to keep changing the reason to support the outcome..

Some ask Mom, but not Dad...some don't ask at all.. They are impulsive, they lie...they do what it takes to do what THEY want to do, and damn the end result...they will "deal with it" later, or get someone to "fix" it for them..

Poor ole Colin is the "fixer"... What a shame.. I really admired the guy a few years back.

[Cpt Spaulding]

17. Kerry: Iraq war not a mistake

Democratic Party: Iraq war not a mistake

[dad]

25. -

And Colin Powell's opinion on the Iraq War is different from John Kerry's how?? I am as disgusted with JFK as the rest of you are with Powell. And I always knew Powell was a piece of shit. Kerry is surprising me with his "Al Gore 2000"-ness. Except instead of running against Clinton as Al Gore did, JFK is running against liberals.

[Solly Mack]

18. Tsk Tsk, Colonoscopy..have to probe deep for that bit of bullshit logic?

Live in shit. Spout shit.

"We don't have to debate any longer as to whether or not there are or will be or were weapons of mass destruction. They are gone."

Powell, you pathetic liar.

[Disturbed]

19. Colon fooled a lot of people for years.

He has been a Right Wing bootlicker ever since he tried to cover up My Lai. He has no integrity and never did.

[Solly Mack]

21. Yeah, I never "got" why people thought Powell was anything but

just another Bushie.

Integrity? None. Honor? None. Character? None.

All people had to do was ask themselves a simple question: "would a person of honor and integrity work for a Bush?"

The answer is a resounding NO!

[Geo55]

22. Well FINALLY !

I so glad we don't have to discuss WMD anymore...GREAT !...all taken care of.

What a huge load of shit stinkin' spin !

[w4rma]

23. It's like Powell is reading from a script.... (nt)

[gatlingforme]

24. They should muzzle him. He has turned into a moron