Powell: "I think it is unlikely that we will find any stockpiles"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

Powell doubts Iraqi weapons will be found - Tells Congress stockpile discovery now 'unlikely'
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6000809/

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is apparently ready to abandon a major reason it gave the world for going to war with Iraq: Saddam Hussein’s purported storehouses of chemical and biological weapons the administration said he was prepared to use against the United States.

Secretary of State Colin Powell, who made the claim in a dramatic prewar presentation to a skeptical United Nations in 2003, virtually withdrew it Monday during testimony before the Senate Government Affairs Committee.

“There was every reason to believe there were stockpiles,” Powell said. “There was a question about the size of stockpiles, but we all believed there were stockpiles.”

However, Powell said in response to questions from Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, “it turned out that we have not found any stockpiles.” Moreover, Powell said, “I think it is unlikely that we will find any stockpiles.”

[shaolinmonkey]

1. In other news, Vatican concedes that world is round.

Apologizes to Gallileo's corpse.

[Nimble_Idea]

2. umm duh? Powell just come out and impeach this criminal already

I think Powell will do it, if dems can protect him.

[fdr_hst_fan]

4. Powell sold his soul (and his balls!)

to Smirk the day he agreed to become Secretary of State!

[chelsea0011]

3. Powell is way off message lately

Me thinks he is about to announce his resignation.

[cthrumatrix]

5. too late... he sold out his country with that pathetic UN address

ask the 1000 families

[chelsea0011]

8. I agree that it is too late for him and any career beyond SOS

But it would be nice that anyone in this administration would come clean and admit they were wrong. This corrupt crowd admits nothing and still lies to the blind public. It took McNamara years. Maybe Powell can't sleep.

[beyurslf]

6. I think Powell has been feeling rhe guilt of selling his soul to this

Admin and is trying to get it back.

[Stew225]

7. I think my email to him has him engaged in some

serious pondering.

[LTR]

9. I think Powell's had enough of this shit

I truly think he's stayed on so long to be a somewhat sane voice in the administration. He's probably mortified by Rummy, Wolfie and Dickhead.

Powell gets trashed here alot, but things would probably be worse if he wasn't around. At least he has that going for him. Powell's not a saint, but he isn't that bad a guy.