[Paladin2]

"...maybe they should start weeding out duplicitous, phony, hypocritical senior leaders (both enlisted and officer)."

So, where does Colon Bowel fit on that axis?

[Future Snake Eater]

I honestly don’t know. I’m not exactly privy to the high-level goings-on, so for all I know Powell is either 100% persona-non-grata or the toast of the Pentagon elite. The former would surprise me, though, since we’ve been burdened with the likes of Mullen, Casey, Dempsey, and their ilk for so long. There’s obviously a lack of character involved in reaching those career high points. You don’t tend to see many Peter Pace or Hugh Shelton types these days.