Interesting, if a little redundant at times. This quote is worth the price of admission - when asked by Tim Russert about mismanagement of the war in Iraq, Sec'y of State Colin Powell answer started: "Well, it's succeeded in its principal objective of eliminating this regime... "
I agree with the author - it's refreshing to see a government official stating the war was about regime change rather than some kind of neocon morality at work. With this admission, can we now count on the impeachment of Geo. W. Bush? Doubt it, but knowing this was the mindset of the administration, it slants anything else he says.
Colin Powell's Vanishing Credibility by Jude Wanniski
Remembering General James Johnston Pettigrew: A Life Cut Far Too Short
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There are historical figures whose lives, it seems, are cut far too short,
figures who offered hints of significant future contributions to society,
whic...
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