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Rest in Peace. NurseJackie Oct 2021 #1
He died from Covid complications and was fully vaccinated according to Bloomberg. Very sad JohnSJ Oct 2021 #2
I wonder which vaccine he received. NurseJackie Oct 2021 #4
Yes, but more than that. Did he have autoimmune conditions or other issues that would JohnSJ Oct 2021 #7
And did he receive a booster shot? NurseJackie Oct 2021 #18
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
That's the thing - he owned up to it. PatrickforB Oct 2021 #61
he was one of the leaders of the 'duplicity'. Voltaire2 Oct 2021 #66
No I am not confusing anything, and we agree. All I am saying is there were a lot of actors JohnSJ Oct 2021 #73
yes he was samsingh Oct 2021 #122
He should of spoke up! samplegirl Oct 2021 #83
I've always liked and respected him, minus the support of the Iraq war. NH Ethylene Oct 2021 #101
Well, Bush and Cheney didn't fool me, or millions of others. HUAJIAO Oct 2021 #104
It wasn't a mistake, it was intentional. LT Barclay Oct 2021 #114
Why would Powell go along with such a scam? NH Ethylene Oct 2021 #135
Ambition. LT Barclay Oct 2021 #153
True. He was not a member of the PNAC, he was their unwitting tool. CaptainTruth Oct 2021 #133
He was undergoing cancer treatment AdamGG Oct 2021 #105
Thanks for the information JohnSJ Oct 2021 #112
You can have several conditions and the death will still be considered Covid if you have Covid. LeftInTX Oct 2021 #119
multiple myeloma n/t Lulu KC Oct 2021 #141
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine OneCrazyDiamond Oct 2021 #143
Thank you for the info. That's the one that I received too... NurseJackie Oct 2021 #145
Just started seeing reports BumRushDaShow Oct 2021 #3
This disease keeps on wreaking havoc. Rest in peace Colin Powell. FailureToCommunicate Oct 2021 #5
Every time we seem to experience a decline in cases/deaths, there are many bullwinkle428 Oct 2021 #29
He helped shape US foreign policy by lying amcgrath Oct 2021 #6
Yeah underpants Oct 2021 #8
I agree. I'm sorry he died. I don't want to see people die, aggiesal Oct 2021 #67
I respected him before the lies, wnylib Oct 2021 #106
I think it's unclear whether he purposefully lied or was duped by phony intelligence AdamGG Oct 2021 #107
+1 Lulu KC Oct 2021 #142
Many believe he himself was lied to.. whathehell Oct 2021 #139
"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
MyLai. niyad Oct 2021 #58
Bingo!!!!!!!!! nc DENVERPOPS Oct 2021 #90
+1 Martin Eden Oct 2021 #111
Yes, he fell for it hook, line and sinker TexasBushwhacker Oct 2021 #41
That's very sad. yardwork Oct 2021 #10
He actively helped lie the U.S. into a disastrous war PJMcK Oct 2021 #11
Sadly, my only thoughts too n/t hibbing Oct 2021 #84
That lie contributed to so much distrust of government Backseat Driver Oct 2021 #128
Well think of it this way, that distrust is one of the foundations of the distrust of vaccines, lack LT Barclay Oct 2021 #154
His legacy Botany Oct 2021 #12
Powell called it a "blot" on his record dalton99a Oct 2021 #15
Yes. He acknowledged that error, something much of the MSM did not do, especially the JohnSJ Oct 2021 #31
And that did not bring back the dead, or heal the wounded, or restore what was niyad Oct 2021 #44
and most of the media and Congress shared that blame. Knight Ridder was one of the only voices JohnSJ Oct 2021 #54
I do not exclude any of the complicit. niyad Oct 2021 #59
This message was self-deleted by its author JohnSJ Oct 2021 #51
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
I'll never forget justgamma Oct 2021 #109
Colin Powell, former secretary of state, dies from COVID complications at 84 riversedge Oct 2021 #13
Holy cow, he was 84?? I thought he was more like 64 LeftInTX Oct 2021 #118
Yet Another Perfect Example WHITT Oct 2021 #14
It is nowhere near 25% obamanut2012 Oct 2021 #17
If By "It" You Mean Nationally WHITT Oct 2021 #96
We don't have enough information if he had any autoimmune conditions, or if he was JohnSJ Oct 2021 #35
CDC just released data Elessar Zappa Oct 2021 #37
I keep reading less than 5% KS Toronado Oct 2021 #42
It is elss than 5% obamanut2012 Oct 2021 #71
If everyone was vaccinated, then ALL hospitalizations would be "breakthroughs" oldsoftie Oct 2021 #70
Exactly WHITT Oct 2021 #120
He had cancer and was being treated for that berni_mccoy Oct 2021 #74
And he was 84 MyMission Oct 2021 #81
He had Parkinson's Disease. n/t whathehell Oct 2021 #138
Whoever was reporting that was lying mcar Oct 2021 #78
Doubtful WHITT Oct 2021 #121
Even Faux News disagrees mcar Oct 2021 #123
I Already Posted Upthread WHITT Oct 2021 #127
I'm keeping up just fine, thanks mcar Oct 2021 #129
Not An "Anecdote" WHITT Oct 2021 #131
Not an example at all. former9thward Oct 2021 #115
I have no nice words... BooScout Oct 2021 #16
From MyLai to yellowcake, he lied, covered up, caused harm. He was no hero. niyad Oct 2021 #19
+1. He was a careerist dalton99a Oct 2021 #20
Well, he obeyed bad orders Auggie Oct 2021 #32
So disappointing. He had the ability to do great things, but you are right. Scrivener7 Oct 2021 #24
+1 2naSalit Oct 2021 #34
Include publicly defying Clinton about DADT. sarge43 Oct 2021 #36
Yes, thank you. niyad Oct 2021 #46
Yes DENVERPOPS Oct 2021 #82
He was raised on the (DEM) social safety net. When he got in position NCjack Oct 2021 #86
Powell lied himself to death CountAllVotes Oct 2021 #85
Sorry, but the facts, (and Joe Biden) disagree with you.. whathehell Oct 2021 #152
R.I.P. I didn't think he was that old. sinkingfeeling Oct 2021 #21
I hope that he is haunted by all the dead from MyLai and Iraq on all sides. niyad Oct 2021 #23
Sorry, but I don't hold your view of death. sinkingfeeling Oct 2021 #27
I don't share "nil nisi bonum". niyad Oct 2021 #40
I didn't say anything 'nice. Just believe the dead are dead. sinkingfeeling Oct 2021 #48
I'm sure he wont be, as none of them were his fault. oldsoftie Oct 2021 #64
Fascinating. niyad Oct 2021 #76
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 you could very well be right. But we will never know for sure. usaf-vet Oct 2021 #62
Of course, but as I said, in spite of all that, Knight Ridder got it right, and their reporing JohnSJ Oct 2021 #65
He could have been elected POTUS in '96 AdamGG Oct 2021 #110
once again I invoke the Thumper edict NewHendoLib Oct 2021 #28
David Swanson on Powell's lies... RobertDevereaux Oct 2021 #30
He was and is part of this Legacy..... turbinetree Oct 2021 #33
I am confused DENVERPOPS Oct 2021 #94
Ah yes lets bring this memory back ..... turbinetree Oct 2021 #97
Must be the example that made MF45 FoxNewsSucks Oct 2021 #100
With a connection to My Lai. Lt Calley and Capt Medina were directly under Col Powell ... marble falls Oct 2021 #38
General Powell was not even in Vietnam when My Lai occurred.. whathehell Oct 2021 #146
I don't hate Collin Powell. But I recognize his feet of clay ... marble falls Oct 2021 #147
I read the same passage, and it was not a "partial justification" whathehell Oct 2021 #149
So massacres are alright as long as it was driven by being scared shitless. Got it. marble falls Oct 2021 #150
Not what he said, not what I said.. whathehell Oct 2021 #151
His tombstone should read: milestogo Oct 2021 #39
I can't forgive him for the lies. 3Hotdogs Oct 2021 #43
I served under him, and had the highest respect James48 Oct 2021 #47
Me too. I actually met him at a UN function (before W) Farmer-Rick Oct 2021 #52
I think he actually believed his UN speech. RIP Calista241 Oct 2021 #56
Me too. He seems like the type who wouldnt have given it otherwise. oldsoftie Oct 2021 #79
+++. Some believe the Iraq war could have been avoided if only General Powell had pushed back. JohnSJ Oct 2021 #63
I very much doubt that he could have changed anything Hav Oct 2021 #72
I agree JohnSJ Oct 2021 #75
They might not have gotten that war if Powell had declared it "bullshit!" publicly ZZenith Oct 2021 #132
I had great respect for him hamsterjill Oct 2021 #50
His water carrying for george w moron* and chaney Javaman Oct 2021 #53
Yes DoBotherMe Oct 2021 #113
Sad Snackshack Oct 2021 #55
Rest in peace, Colin, and in the eternal light of Divine love. PatrickforB Oct 2021 #60
GOD, I hope trump doesnt release a statement! oldsoftie Oct 2021 #68
He was a great man, not matter what period Naio Oct 2021 #69
He grew old and died. jaxexpat Oct 2021 #77
RIP, General Powell. Elessar Zappa Oct 2021 #80
Condolences to the Powell family. sarchasm Oct 2021 #87
Well, you know what's going to happen jmowreader Oct 2021 #88
It's already started MustLoveBeagles Oct 2021 #137
That's a shame. He made mistakes, but was a patriot. Wingus Dingus Oct 2021 #89
Yes for sure FakeNoose Oct 2021 #98
I agree. I think honorable people don't always have good radar Wingus Dingus Oct 2021 #99
Rest In Peace. onecaliberal Oct 2021 #91
So sad bdamomma Oct 2021 #92
He's the only one who could have stopped the Iraq War. cab67 Oct 2021 #93
Not necessarily, cab DENVERPOPS Oct 2021 #95
It's actually somewhat murky. cab67 Oct 2021 #102
Hugh Thompson was an honorable man. DENVERPOPS Oct 2021 #126
He was one of the few Republicans I never really hated. ananda Oct 2021 #103
I'm sorry to hear this. Rest in Peace. nt chowder66 Oct 2021 #108
Great man? No way. fizzix137 Oct 2021 #116
+1 CountAllVotes Oct 2021 #117
President Joe.Biden strongly disagrees with you.. whathehell Oct 2021 #148
The willfully unvaccinated killed him. roamer65 Oct 2021 #124
This is sad, I really liked him, and was hoping some day YoshidaYui Oct 2021 #125
RIP. He gave one of the best endorsements I've ecstatic Oct 2021 #130
100% agree. oasis Oct 2021 #134
Twitter response: Rhiannon12866 Oct 2021 #136
His life will always have an asterisk beside it Deminpenn Oct 2021 #144
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