Powell 'never told' of doubts

[kpete]

Powell 'never told' of doubts
From correspondents in London
December 18, 2005


Mr Powell, who argued the case for military action against Saddam Hussein in the UN in 2003, told BBC News 24 television he was "deeply disappointed in what the intelligence community had presented to me and to the rest of us."

"What really upset me more than anything else was that there were people in the intelligence community that had doubts about some of this sourcing, but those doubts never surfaced to us," he said.

In the interview, Mr Powell confirmed that White House "hawks" US Vice-President Dick Cheney and Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld had bypassed him and other colleagues on occasions.

Discussions with Rumsfeld about dealing with the aftermath of the Iraq invasion were "not pleasant", Mr Powell admitted in the interview.


http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17603142%255E1702,00.html

[bridgit]

1. from what i've seen, powell wasn't told much of anything he barely...

had time to get in, "you break it you own it!!"

[dennis4868]

2. This is a lie.....

if you watched 60 Minutes a couple years back, Gary Thielman warned Powell over and over and Powell ignored him.

Sorry General you are as guilty as the others...GO TO HELL!

[rosesaylavee]

3. That's NOT what he told Biden

Intel was 'thin' -

"...according to individuals familiar with Powell’s conversations in the days leading up to his UN presentation, an exchange between Powell and the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Joseph Biden (D-DE), indicates that the Secretary may have already had issue with the evidence presented for going to war with Iraq."


http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Powell_expressed_reticence_on_prewar_intelligence_1109.html


Different day - new twist on old lie. What else is surprising about this sockpuppet?

[LibDemAlways]

4. Powell sold his soul long ago.

He could have politely declined chimp's offer to be Secretary of State. He chose instead to lie with thieves, liars, and murderers. He made a UN presentation he knew was suspect. And instead of calling out the PNACers and their evil plans in the time since he quit, he's still whining about faulty "intelligence." Allowed himself to be a tool and now doesn't like it? Tough shit.

[malaise]

5. The video is here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=5625303&mesg_id=5625303

[leesa]

6. Save it for your war crimes trial, buddy

[SushiFan]

7. It's called "Lying to save your OWN ESS"! eom