If the definition of secretary of state is pussy then powell is the right man for the job.
If what he says and does is what the president wants him to say and do then Bush is a pussy too.
He was against killing Sadam the first time around and spoke vocally about how that was the right choice. He is one of the fools that still says that that was a right decision.
He was against using the numbers of US ground troops that were necissary to get the job done in Afgamistan. We let 90% of the enemy go ( including Bin Laden ) as a result. Have you heard him say that that was a mistake ? That was a huge screw up , even worse than leaving Sadam in power.
He is against killing Bin Laden now. He is the only one in the administartion that I've heard express such a short sighted opinion.
He's a consumate politician that is consitently wrong and can't learn from his mistakes.
You made six statements that are blatently wrong. Statesmen do not advocate killing. They play the good guy role.
Powell had nothing at all to do with troop deployments in Afganistan.
We did not use a large number because the Afgan locals would have viewed it as a invasion and not a liberation. They would have fought us. A nice PR stunt that would have been.
We were after Alqada, not the Taliban. Binn laden is dead. 50% of the names we were looking for are dead or captured. More every week.
Saddam was left in power because Bush #1 did not think it was necessary to take him out. He was wrong! Not this Bush! This time around, even Powell is on board.
Powell will always appear to be more of a pacifist when on the national stage. That is what a Statesman does. Henry Kissinger got the same rap, as have others like Halfbright and the rest.