80% of America is wrong about Colin Powell
Colin Powell has an 80% favorability rating. I approve of his presidential choice this year, but I certainly don't approve of the man's history.
Has everyone forgotten his role in the foisting of an unnecessary war upon us?
Powell was probably the single person with the most power to stop us from going to Iraq. But he didn't say anything publicly, didn't resign over the war, didn't improve the war planning efforts (had he forgotten the Powell doctrine?)
Not only did he not do any of those things, in fact he put his own reputation and integrity behind the war and flat out lied and misrepresented facts at the United Nations -- the single most important speech leading up to the war.
Powell doesn't deserve our respect and his endorsement shouldn't count for anything. He should be sent to obscurity in shame.
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