You might recall in 1995 when the talk of Powell running against Bill Clinton started one person after another that had served under Powell came forward with claims Powell simply did not like whites.
I was duly UNimpressed with his military leadership in the gulf war.
IMO, any success we had was in spite of his leadership, not because of it. He seemed more like a political animal than a military one. At least based on what I learned from my father, a 3 war Marine. He was rarely less than 100% correct on his analysis of military matters.
And Powell’s racist side which came into full view after leaving the service was not appealing, to say the least.