[AmeriBrit]

They were pi@@ed off at having their noses pushed out.

You really need to read the whole thing but about 2/3 down it gets into it.

Powell thought he was going to be kingpin and be in charge of the Pentagon and State Dept. GWB showed him otherwise and he ended up on the outside.

[Howlin]

Okay, what am I missing? I read the Condi thing and that was about Iraq.

I read the Kurtz thing and I didn't see anything in there about Powell or Armitage.

What article are you talking about?

[OldFriend]

I suspect that the President learned that it was Armitage who was behind the leak and shoved him and his rat fink boss out the door.

The ultimate insult was putting that uppity black woman in his place. That boiled Powell no end.

During the first administration the President wanted to make Dr. Rice in the cabinet and Powell strongly objected. He didn't want her to have a position as high as his.