I never liked Powell anyway, so regaining my respect doesn't take much. I don't have much for the State Department in today's world either. between the UN and State, they are the cause of most of our problems...
these organizations give the enemy hope that we are all terminally stupid.
Can't argue against that.
This fiasco could work out to be a plus if it would trigger a complete purging and overhaul of State but there's no way that'll happen.