Reply #5: Powell as a "Great" Soldier....

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I had either forgotten about that editorial or was not aware of it. Thanks for pointing this out. It certainly alters my view. Here is the editorial:

http://articles.latimes.com/2003/mar/11/opinion/oe-wiesel11 .

He justified his support on Colin Powell's status as a great soldier:

(See the top of the second page of the editorial.)
"Powell is a great soldier and one who does not like war. It was he who prevailed upon then-President Bush in 1991 not to enter Baghdad. It was he who advised the current president not to bypass the U.N. system. If he says that he has proof of Hussein's criminal disregard of the U.N. resolutions, I believe him. I believe that a man of his standing would not jeopardize his name, his career, his prestige, his past and his honor."