I guess we all knew this was coming. I think it was time , too. Powell did his absolute best, most of the time, to serve the President and hold onto his principles as well. The probelem was that those principles were forged by a military career which taught him that no soldier ever got criticized for avoiding casualties. Powell's worldview was forged by by Vietnam, when after all the blood and smoke were cleared, Hollywood, the media and academia turned on the military with savage libels and blatant dishonesty. Though there is plenty of blame to go around, Powell's excessive caution in Gulf War was the biggest factor in leaving in leaving Saddam Hussein in power the first time.
Bring on Condi rice.
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The biggest factor for leaving Saddam in power the first time is that the UN mandate for the war did not provide for toppling the Iraqi government. Hardly an hour went by when some Democrat in Congress didn't stand up and accuse Bush Sr. of using the UN mandate as an excuse to topple Saddam. And hardly an hour went by when Bush didn't have to go on TV and say he would operate within the parameters of the mandate and go no further. Of course, the Dems have very short memories and don't seem to recall now that they were Saddam's staunchest defenders.
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