Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

‘Foreign Policy is in Shambles’: Colin Powell Unloads on Trump and the Republican Party
M ^ | Oct 6th, 2019 | Charlie Nash

Posted on 10/07/2019 9:17:51 AM PDT by conservative98

Former Secretary of State and retired four-star U.S. Army General Colin Powell described foreign policy under President Donald Trump as “in shambles,” in an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria Sunday.

“I was a Republican who was Ronald Reagan’s National Security Advisor. I was a Republican who worked for George Herbert Walker Bush, and worked for George W. Bush. I’m a moderate Republican who believes that we should have strong foreign policy, strong defense policy, that we have to look out for our people, and we ought to work hard to making sure we’re one country and one team,” Powell declared. “And so, on that basis, I call myself a Republican.”

After characterizing himself, Powell moved on to condemn the Republican party for enabling Trump.

“The Republican Party has got to get a grip on itself. Right now, Republican leaders and members of the Congress, in both the Senate and in the House, are holding back because they’re terrified of what will happen to any one of them if they speak out,” he said. “Will they lose a primary? I don’t know why that’s such a disaster, but will they lose a primary?

(Excerpt) Read more at mediaite.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Syria; US: Maryland; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: bush; callurselfapos; chrisvanhollen; clintonnonnews; cnn; colinpowell; colonbowel; erdogan; fareedzakaria; iran; kurdistan; maryland; nato; nikkihaley; receptayyiperdogan; rino; russia; southcarolina; syria; trump; trumpforeignpolicy; turkey
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 101-104 next last

1 posted on 10/07/2019 9:17:51 AM PDT by conservative98
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: conservative98

Thank you for your service, Mr. Powell, but you've become absurd. Surely you can't be this ignorant. http://t.co/FHwMuvdmEG— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) December 9, 2013


2 posted on 10/07/2019 9:18:31 AM PDT by conservative98
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: conservative98

The swamp speaks.....


3 posted on 10/07/2019 9:18:39 AM PDT by Founding Father (The Pedophile moHAMmudd [PBUH---Pigblood be upon him]; Charles Martel for President)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: conservative98
FLASHBACK:

Colin Powell endorses Obama: predictable, irrelevant, and pathetic... http://t.co/lVHCCg4j— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) October 25, 2012


4 posted on 10/07/2019 9:19:12 AM PDT by conservative98
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: conservative98

What do you get if you put colon powell and colon kraperknick in the same room? A backed up colon full of crap.


5 posted on 10/07/2019 9:19:43 AM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: conservative98
Says the guy who got us into the Iraq War.

No one cares what you think, Obama-Boy.
6 posted on 10/07/2019 9:19:45 AM PDT by Antoninus ("In Washington, swamp drain you.")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: conservative98

The first spy working for Bush who fed information to the DNC.
At least the first we know of.


7 posted on 10/07/2019 9:19:54 AM PDT by Zathras
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: conservative98

The guy that F’d up, listened to junk INTEL, and got us into Iraq is giving us advice? Oh....mmmkay....


8 posted on 10/07/2019 9:19:56 AM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: conservative98
"...I’m a moderate Republican..."

And there lies the problem. Moderate Republicans are toxic to the best interests of this country, as any Leftists are.

9 posted on 10/07/2019 9:20:55 AM PDT by rlmorel (Trump to China: This Capitalist Will Not Sell You the Rope with Which You Will Hang Us.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: conservative98

Tl:Dr version; “Trump isn’t a global socialist.”


10 posted on 10/07/2019 9:21:00 AM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: conservative98

The sun has set on this breed of Republican. There’s nothing much Reagan-esque about it, despite what he says.

They’re very angry that the voters they used to count on finally held them accountable for their approach and have rejected them.

It’s about time.


11 posted on 10/07/2019 9:21:17 AM PDT by Ted Grant
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: conservative98

What else could we expect from an affirmative action quisling?


12 posted on 10/07/2019 9:21:20 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: conservative98

First step in to the “Republican” primary waters to challenge our President?


13 posted on 10/07/2019 9:21:51 AM PDT by capydick (“Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: conservative98

Knock me over with a feather


14 posted on 10/07/2019 9:22:07 AM PDT by BRL
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: conservative98

Colon Bowel sucks.


15 posted on 10/07/2019 9:22:40 AM PDT by jospehm20
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: conservative98

Mmmm. If Colon Pow’l doesn’t like the way things are going, Trump must be doing a really fine job. Excellent.


16 posted on 10/07/2019 9:23:26 AM PDT by RatRipper
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: conservative98

17 posted on 10/07/2019 9:24:01 AM PDT by Diogenesis ( WWG1WGA)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: conservative98

Says the undocumented Democrat.


18 posted on 10/07/2019 9:24:18 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: conservative98

Four star general of the Deep State.


19 posted on 10/07/2019 9:24:23 AM PDT by FreedomGuru (Islamic terrorism it's "science")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: conservative98

A political General. AA special.

Has there ever been anything more useless on Earth?


20 posted on 10/07/2019 9:25:22 AM PDT by Scott from the Left Coast (It's the corruption, stupid)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 101-104 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson