(October 18, 2021 at 3:04 pm)Brian37 Wrote:(October 18, 2021 at 2:15 pm)Nomad Wrote: Good riddance to bad rubbish, honestly.
My take on him, is that he got suckered by Bush Jr and Cheney. . Is it lost on you that he went on to support both Biden and Obama?
I'll be the first to say for decades, I have never been a fan of GOP economics, or right wing theocracy. But Powell never came across to me as a fascist or bully, like the former guy. Please keep in mind, he served under multiple presidents in his career and not all Republicans.
I was floored when he said he was going to support Biden. Now, you don't have to like Biden, but it said a lot to me he did, considering he was putting his foot down to Trump's authoritarian scapegoating bent.
Was Powell perfect? No, but name me one human who is. But the fact that he stood up to Trump, that means a lot to me.
When Powell stood before the UN he knew he was spouting a pack of lies. He'd been told by CIA staff that the "intelligence" was useless. This is a matter of public record.
What's worse is that even after it was made public that Powell lied to the world he still tried to maintain that he was speaking in good faith. He blamed the staff for not telling him, even though records showed they did.
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