Time to Go

GOPUSA ^ | January 28, 2002 | Timothy Rollins

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In what can only be described as time to go, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of State Colin Powell has shown that he is (a), too much a soldier, (b), not enough a diplomat or statesman, and (c), a liability when it comes to the handling of the 158 detainees that are currently being held at the United States Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Their current situation as to their being handled was well described my friend and colleague Robert Yoho in his column last Friday, which I would recommend highly for your reading.

In a four-page internal memo obtained by The Washington Times, Powell makes a request of the Bush White House that said detainees be classified as Prisoners of War under rules of the Geneva Convention. Sources within the administration have all but unanimously spiked the idea in what is a major rift within the ranks of the Bush team and for a player with a major portfolio such as foreign affairs that Powell holds, it does not take a brain surgeon to figure out that he is sucking up to the Europeans, who are more interested in saving their own hide from possible reprisals than anything else.

Read the complete column at http://www.gopusa.com/opinion/tr_0128.shtml

[newgeezer]

Here's an interesting, possible explanation:

Good Powell, Bad Powell - The truth behind the Powell play

National Review | 1/28/02 | Michael Ledeen

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I don't really agree with Powell, but I think he's doing his job. As SoS, he needs to bring the perspective of our allies to the table, and it's up to the President to weigh them, along with others, and set policy. Once set, it's Powell's job to implement it, which so far, I would say he's doing well.