It was not Powell's plan to cause Bush to fail. Powell has a reputation of being fiercely loyal to the United States and to the Commander-in-Chief.
It is true that Powell did want more troops and stated this in 2002. How hard is that to comprehend? He was wounded in Vietnam for Christ's sake.
Why discredit an American who served with honor? What're you a bunch of liberal wanks? Go rub Michael Moore's belly or something.
Powell's portfolio was the State Department and he failed in that mission. If we are looking to fix blame, he was on his advise to go to the UN and to put ourselves into the hands of the French, who with their usual perfidy were more interested in sticking it in our eye than in doing anything about Saddam. Furthermore, it was owing to failed diplomacy in Turkey that we were unable to invade Iraq from the north. Everyone is agreed that that would have made a big difference, but State blew that. What about them apples, General Powell!
Paul Bremer worked for Colin Powell, not SecDef!
“Powell has a reputation of being fiercely loyal to the United States and to the Commander-in-Chief.”
If that’s true, he just trashed it. I would bet this “reputation” has been inaccurate all along.
“It is true that Powell did want more troops and stated this in 2002.”
And it’s true that Powell was wrong in 2002. We have never been outmanned in Iraq.
“He was wounded in Vietnam for Christ's sake.”
Then he should cut out the unpatriotic talk.
“Why discredit an American who served with honor?”
Serving with honor in the past is not a free ticket for unrestrained traitorous behavior in the future.