[YaYa123]

"Robin Wright's reporting on Iraq has been execrable." and you think the Wash Post might regret hiring her? Well, I don't doubt it. Robin traveled the globe, joined at the hip, to Colin Powell. He leaked, she did more repeating than reporting. So I wouldn't doubt Robin's "expertise" has gone shabby now that she isn't ghosting for Colin Powell.

[gaspar]

What you claim is likely true. However, I'm not sure that Colin Powell was ever truly in the White House "loop". Strange though that may seem, he appears to have been brought into the decision-making process after decisions were reached. Historically, that is not so unusual as it was a strategy employed by FDR in dealing with Hull, Truman used with Byrnes, and Reagan with Haig.