[eastforker]

Jimmy Carter may have made the call to Powell,being an ex president I can see powell taking the call.I know powell is a pacifist but I hope he will keep it to himself and follow GW's lead.

[eno_]

Never bought one of those Sauder pressboard crap kits. Guess I never will.

[Robert Drobot]

your words convey hopeful speculation cfr powell is not the same idiot who successfully protected saddam hussein's life. Now you suggest this perfect example of Murphy's Law is using our diplomatic corps to make certain our military corrects his stupid view of the world, by completing the job NOW.

My only concern is that bush's tough words before the commie congress were nothing more than bombast to lull American Citizens into believing he has been avenging the war against American men women and children.

Now we're being told there are British and American ground forces in Afghanistan doing what Carnivore and Echelon can do better.

More snake oil, more pabulum.

[Sueann]

"keep it to himself and follow GW's lead"

I am confident he will - mainly because he and the President have already gone head to head on some issues. Powell made some wild statements initially, and soon disappeared from view. Suddenly, he is visable again - I presume he has had his views thoroughly washed. He can think or believe whatever he wants; but his job is to reflect the POLICIES of the President - not his own. I'm quite confident the President has made that exceedingly clear by now.

And just think what an interesting book he can write later, about how he disagreed with the President on all sorts of stuff ... hehehehehe