"At a minimum, there appears to be a serious question of disloyalty here. By keeping silent, Messrs. Powell and Armitage let the President take political heat for the case, while also letting Mr. Rove, Mr. Libby and other White House officials twist in the wind for more than two years. We also know that it was the folks in Mr. Powell's shop--including his former chief of staff Lawrence Wilkerson and intelligence officer Carl Ford Jr.--who did so much to trash John Bolton's nomination to be Ambassador to the U.N. in 2005. The State Department clique that Mr. Bush tolerated for so long did tremendous damage to his Administration."
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110008872
AND FOR YOU JOHN MCCAIN FANS, THESE PEOPLE "Messrs. Powell and Armitage" ET AL HAVE JOINED HIS 2008 PRESIDENTAIL CAMPAIGN. ALSO, IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT SOME OF THESE PEOPLE TESTIFIED DURING THE SHAM "9/11 COMMISSION HEARINGS" AND THAT POWELL WAS ONE OF THE LEADING OPPONENTS TO FINISHING OFF SADDAM IN '91 ...RTO
That puts it in perspective nicely, thanks.