Powell Prediction

a_unique_person · 6th May 2004, 03:45 PM

He's had enough.

'Tired' Powell ready to go

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/20...635276895.html

Quote:

US Secretary of State Colin Powell is weary and would not want to serve another whole four-year term under US President George Bush, a close aide says.

"He's tired. Mentally and physically," Mr Powell's chief of staff, Larry Wilkerson, who has known the retired general for 15 years, is quoted as telling GQ Magazine. "If the President is re-elected and the President were to ask him to stay on, he might for a transitional period, but I don't think he'd want to do another four years."

Mr Wilkerson also describes US sanctions policy against countries such as Pakistan and Cuba as "the dumbest policy on the face of the earth".

The article, which includes an interview with Mr Powell, is illuminating for the comments made by his close friends and colleagues, who are explicit about his distrust and disdain for the hawks in the Administration.

Mr Powell's deputy, Richard Armitage, remarks on his boss' anguish at the damage to his credibility after his speech to the UN last year making the case for war and insisting there were weapons of mass destruction.

"It's a source of great distress for the secretary," he says.

And he thinks the sanctions on Cuba are dumb.

subgenius · 6th May 2004, 04:15 PM

Before he came "aboard" no one even knew what his party affiliation was. I'm sure he's tired of beating his brain against the wall, and being made a fool.
Kerry-Powell '04. Unbeatable.

subgenius · 6th May 2004, 04:17 PM

And if he thinks the sanctions on Cuba are dumb (other than to court a segment of the Fla. vote), he would be a master of understatement.

Zep · 6th May 2004, 05:06 PM

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Originally posted by subgenius
Kerry-Powell '04. Unbeatable.

Has Powell the will to make that switch? Hope so - Bush can pack his bags if he does...

Mycroft · 6th May 2004, 05:55 PM

Maybe you should talk Randi into putting a permanent link to theage.com in the politics forum. It sure would save you a lot of trouble.

a_unique_person · 6th May 2004, 06:01 PM

Fallacy of diversion.

toddjh · 6th May 2004, 06:22 PM

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Originally posted by Zep
Has Powell the will to make that switch? Hope so - Bush can pack his bags if he does...

And the vice presidency would give him plenty of time to rest up

Jeremy

6th May 2004, 03:45 PM	#1
a_unique_person Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Mt Disappointment Posts: 33,314	Powell Prediction He's had enough. 'Tired' Powell ready to go http://www.theage.com.au/articles/20...635276895.html Quote: US Secretary of State Colin Powell is weary and would not want to serve another whole four-year term under US President George Bush, a close aide says. "He's tired. Mentally and physically," Mr Powell's chief of staff, Larry Wilkerson, who has known the retired general for 15 years, is quoted as telling GQ Magazine. "If the President is re-elected and the President were to ask him to stay on, he might for a transitional period, but I don't think he'd want to do another four years." Mr Wilkerson also describes US sanctions policy against countries such as Pakistan and Cuba as "the dumbest policy on the face of the earth". The article, which includes an interview with Mr Powell, is illuminating for the comments made by his close friends and colleagues, who are explicit about his distrust and disdain for the hawks in the Administration. Mr Powell's deputy, Richard Armitage, remarks on his boss' anguish at the damage to his credibility after his speech to the UN last year making the case for war and insisting there were weapons of mass destruction. "It's a source of great distress for the secretary," he says. And he thinks the sanctions on Cuba are dumb.
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6th May 2004, 04:15 PM	#2
subgenius Illuminator Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,788	Before he came "aboard" no one even knew what his party affiliation was. I'm sure he's tired of beating his brain against the wall, and being made a fool. Kerry-Powell '04. Unbeatable.
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6th May 2004, 04:17 PM	#3
subgenius Illuminator Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,788	And if he thinks the sanctions on Cuba are dumb (other than to court a segment of the Fla. vote), he would be a master of understatement.
subgenius Illuminator Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,788	__________________ "The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is Fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any controlling private power."---Franklin D. Roosevelt Proud to be Liberal

6th May 2004, 05:06 PM	#4
Zep Banned Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 26,985	Quote: Originally posted by subgenius Kerry-Powell '04. Unbeatable. Has Powell the will to make that switch? Hope so - Bush can pack his bags if he does...
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6th May 2004, 05:55 PM	#5
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6th May 2004, 06:01 PM	#6
a_unique_person Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Mt Disappointment Posts: 33,314	Fallacy of diversion.
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6th May 2004, 06:22 PM	#7
toddjh Illuminator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,252	Quote: Originally posted by Zep Has Powell the will to make that switch? Hope so - Bush can pack his bags if he does... And the vice presidency would give him plenty of time to rest up Jeremy