[FroggyTheGremlim]

"We should never have throttled back in '91. "

Thank Colon Powell for that one.

Yes, I spelled it "Colon."

[kitchen]

If it had been left to Powell, we’d still be stockpiling material in Kuwait for the initial entry into Iraq.

[uncommonsense]

"Thank Colon Powell for that one."

If you believe Powell's book, Bush had a UN mandate to expel Saddam from Kuwait and cripple his ability to overrun his neighbors. But, they needed a counterbalance to Iran's belligerence and they needed functioning oil production.

To Powell's credit, he didn't believe in nation building without the political support of the American people and resources on the ground to finish the job.

He said he was willing to follow the president's orders to extend the mission, but he would have been forthright in communicating the cost in lives and treasure.