Today, Gen. Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama's candidacy. This is big.
Big. Big. Big.
While I am happy for the endorsement, I think it is big for the reasons that he lays out why Barack Obama and not John McCain. MOST importantly, he articulates what I have said before: it is not a crime to be Muslim.
Damn, it makes me feel proud to be on the same team as Powell.
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Made Me Think
12 years ago
Point well taken. I remember thinking at the time, "well, if Powell says they have the WMD, they must have the WMD." I was pissed...no LIVID...when I found out that it was all horseshit.
ReplyDeleteHe gained back some of my confidence when he quit the Bush administration. This helps me reconcile what he did as well. I would not begin to put Powell and Kissinger in the same category. Kissinger did it all with the intent to screw the public. Did Powell? Did he know his information was smack? I'm not sure.
If you know, fill me in.
Oh, and the answer to your question about which country with a female leader I'd be most willing to move to....
Ireland is awesome, yes, but the lack of any strong economic base would give me pause. If I have to go somewhere with only a limited economic base, I'm going to New Zealand.
Hnh. What an effete liberal I am -- I didn't even give a moment's consideration to economic base.
ReplyDeleteOh, and of course Powell & Kissinger are in different categories, and I don't think Powell did it with the intent to screw the public. But I do think he convinced himself it was good enough because he is, above all else, a good soldier. He could've stopped the conflagration in any number of ways, including resigning BEFORE the end of Bush's 1st term, or even before the war, but he stayed on for appearance's sake, it seems -- and was hardly a vocal critic afterwards, he's too "loyal."
ReplyDeleteLoyalty to the Emperor is definitely not as bad as BEING the Emperor, or even Darth Vader, but it's still pretty bad.