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In reply to the discussion: Colin Powell, military leader and first Black US secretary of state, dies [View all]BooScout
(10,406 posts)16. I have no nice words...
He lied and a completely unnecessary war ensued where a lot of innocent civilians died.
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Colin Powell, military leader and first Black US secretary of state, dies [View all]
brooklynite
Oct 2021
OP
He died from Covid complications and was fully vaccinated according to Bloomberg. Very sad
JohnSJ
Oct 2021
#2
Yes, but more than that. Did he have autoimmune conditions or other issues that would
JohnSJ
Oct 2021
#7
I think he was duped as many Democrats in Congress were, but regardless, he did own up
JohnSJ
Oct 2021
#25
"Misrepresentation"???? Outright lies. DU knew that the whole yellowcake thing was
niyad
Oct 2021
#57
No I am not confusing anything, and we agree. All I am saying is there were a lot of actors
JohnSJ
Oct 2021
#73
You can have several conditions and the death will still be considered Covid if you have Covid.
LeftInTX
Oct 2021
#119
Every time we seem to experience a decline in cases/deaths, there are many
bullwinkle428
Oct 2021
#29
I think it's unclear whether he purposefully lied or was duped by phony intelligence
AdamGG
Oct 2021
#107
"What we're giving you are facts and conclusions based on solid intelligence."
dalton99a
Oct 2021
#9
He allowed himself to be used. People can only use you if you allow them, and he did.
Escurumbele
Oct 2021
#22
Well think of it this way, that distrust is one of the foundations of the distrust of vaccines, lack
LT Barclay
Oct 2021
#154
Yes. He acknowledged that error, something much of the MSM did not do, especially the
JohnSJ
Oct 2021
#31
and most of the media and Congress shared that blame. Knight Ridder was one of the only voices
JohnSJ
Oct 2021
#54
Yes, and, unlike someone like Robert McNamara, didn't wait 30 years to do so.
whathehell
Oct 2021
#140
By the time held up his vile of faux anthrax we had already I.D.ed the source of the real anthrax ..
Botany
Oct 2021
#49
Colin Powell, former secretary of state, dies from COVID complications at 84
riversedge
Oct 2021
#13
We don't have enough information if he had any autoimmune conditions, or if he was
JohnSJ
Oct 2021
#35
If everyone was vaccinated, then ALL hospitalizations would be "breakthroughs"
oldsoftie
Oct 2021
#70
Two points IMHO. 1.HE could have stop the invasion of Iraq. 2. He could have been elected POTUS.
usaf-vet
Oct 2021
#26
I do not believe he could have stopped the second invasion of Iraq, even if he came out and refuted
JohnSJ
Oct 2021
#45
Of course, but as I said, in spite of all that, Knight Ridder got it right, and their reporing
JohnSJ
Oct 2021
#65
With a connection to My Lai. Lt Calley and Capt Medina were directly under Col Powell ...
marble falls
Oct 2021
#38
So massacres are alright as long as it was driven by being scared shitless. Got it.
marble falls
Oct 2021
#150
+++. Some believe the Iraq war could have been avoided if only General Powell had pushed back.
JohnSJ
Oct 2021
#63
They might not have gotten that war if Powell had declared it "bullshit!" publicly
ZZenith
Oct 2021
#132