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In a racially blind world, Colin Powell’s career would have stopped at Lieutenant Colonel.


9 posted on 10/19/2008 7:42:32 AM PDT by Pelagius of Asturias
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To: Pelagius of Asturias

He just “ cut and run”.

Wonder what Petraeus thinks about this?


11 posted on 10/19/2008 7:44:12 AM PDT by patriotspride
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To: Pelagius of Asturias

Ain’t that the truth. The Attack of the Quota People.

Notice that the only woman in the mix that isn’t a Quota-babe is Palin. This includes all the media fems. No wonder they hate Palin. She’s everything they are not. They try to be men.


18 posted on 10/19/2008 7:47:23 AM PDT by Seruzawa
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To: Pelagius of Asturias

That’s pretty much what everyone who served under him at Fort Carson said.


19 posted on 10/19/2008 7:47:45 AM PDT by OCCASparky (Steely-Eyed Killer of the Deep)
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To: Pelagius of Asturias
In a racially blind world, Colin Powell’s career would have stopped at Lieutenant Colonel.

Bingo. Another case of a man who was promoted beyond his competence due to political correctness.

21 posted on 10/19/2008 7:48:29 AM PDT by IndyTiger
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To: Pelagius of Asturias

Roger that. He was the Defense Department’s “Magic [you know what]”


22 posted on 10/19/2008 7:48:29 AM PDT by Gaffer ("Arguing with a Liberal is like not wiping yourself after taking a dump" Scatological, but true.)
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To: Pelagius of Asturias

You’re wrong. He was a good enough politician to get ahead on merit...political merit.

Generals are a club, and they get to select who joins their club. The most important question is, “Is he one of us?”

That is why the vast majority of Generals I’ve met were politicians first. You have to be to join the Club.


54 posted on 10/19/2008 8:16:46 AM PDT by Mr Rogers (It's Joe the Plumber vs. Bill the Bomber!)
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