Throw Off The Muzzle. Mr. Secretary

[UCLA Dem]

I have a dream.

In my dream, Secretary of State Colin Powell comes out from hiding and somehow skews up the courage to serve his country in the best way possible: He resigns.

After he resigns, he talks.

Even without a book to push, he talks. He tells all. He tells how the Bush administration used him as a front man, a token, while ignoring his experience and wisdom.

In my dream, Powell -- once the most popular politician in America -- repeats his famous "Powell Doctrine."

The key elements:

* Go to war only when the national interest is at stake.

* Use overwhelming force.

* Have an exit strategy.

* After victory, leave. Do not stay around as peacekeepers.

That, in abbreviated form, is the Powell Doctrine. When President George W. Bush sent American troops off to conquer Iraq, he violated every part of it.

In my dream, Powell anticipates how historians will treat the sordid little chapter of history known as the Second Bush Administration.

http://www.commondreams.org/views04/1019-20.htm

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1. It Will Never Happen

Nice thought, but Uncle Colin dosen't have that much courage.

[Demeter]

2. Dream On.

The can has been co-opted from the start, and his kid got a real cushy job with the FCC. He's not going to spoil junior's chances.