Colin Powell: Planning for an Exit

Time ^ | 9/1/02 | MASSIMO CALABRESI

[cardinal4]

re#16 Good post. Powell is a good man.

[The Iguana]

Gaffney is at the "far right of the political spectrum?"

Who wrote this stuff?

[lowbridge]

[WellsFargo94]

I'll bet a nickel his son goes first.

Years ago, his son (a lieutenant? in the Army) was injured in a humvee accident in Germany and was medically discharged or retired. Later he graduated from Georgetown Law School.

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

Powell is the most overrated military officer in modern times. Take a close look at his military record - not the four-star stuff. This man is no Grant.

[WellsFargo94]

The picture of the Saudi in the turban is the "Mole"!

[SBeck]

Does it matter? The point of the excerpt is Richard Perle was defending Powell. Do you need any more validation than that?

[Thebaddog]

There's something more going on. Is someone pushing him?

[AmishDude]

Michael Powell is currently head of the FCC.

[AmishDude]

I wish I had time to do a search but I remember an identical article about Powell coming out some time ago. The media was in a frenzy over it. It was heavily discussed on FR. It was a dud.

[Born to be Wild]

I stand by my earlier comment.

[Neophyte]

State Department is supposed to resolve disputes without throwing punches

Agree with your analysis. Just let me add: and the State Department is the nest of the same viper-commies you're talking about, so Powell has also to perform a difficult and thankless role of a snake-charmer.

[SBeck]

Powell is the most overrated military officer in modern times. Take a close look at his military record - not the four-star stuff. This man is no Grant.

Let's see:

MILITARY AWARDS
General Powell is the recipient of numerous U.S. military awards and decorations including the Defense Distinguished Service Medal (with three Oak Leaf Clusters), the Army Distinguished Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Soldier's Medal, Bronze Star Medal, and the Purple Heart.

Now, the one medal that stands out to me is the Soldier's Medal which is probably one of the least conferred medals for heroism awarded. Also comparing Powell to Grant is kind of silly as Grant never had to deal with things like, um, a Soviet Union that had massive numbers of troops in Europe and intercontinental nuclear capability.

Regards.

[SBeck]

Then, sir, you stand in the minority.

Regards.

[Tuco-bad]

I've met General Powell and you cannot ask for a finer example of a man or American in this country

If it wasn't for all the A grades Powell received in ROTC at City College, he would have flunked out of college.

Collin graduated at the BOTTOM of his City College class with a 2.0 average.

[dansangel]

"sources close to Powell tell Time"

This MUST be the absolute truth! /sarcasm

Time has less reliability than the "The Star" or "The Globe."

[jslade]

Ass............Door!

[SBeck]

General Eisenhower was also at the bottom of his class. Would you deny his greatness too?

[Diogenesis]

Don't know why. Do you?

[demlosers]

Time fabricating news. I don't remember a story like this about a Clinton appointed official who was so upset about Billy boys policies and leaked to the world he/she would resign over them. The press again trying to sow dissension.