Just Go Take Some More Ambien and Leave Us Alone

Has there been a more vastly overrated person in the past 50 years than Colin Powell?

  Charlie Pierce

In a word, No.

Remember that Cheney told Powell he should give the [UN Iraq-has-aluminum-tubes] speech because Powell could afford to lose a few points off his approval numbers and, instead of spitting in that vile old vampire's eye, Powell went out and... gave the speech.

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There are accounts of him literally tearing up intelligence reports and throwing them on the floor, and calling them "bullshit." So at that point, he knew he was being pushed to put his credibility on the line before the world on behalf of a case for war that he knew already was at least partly cooked.

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Hundreds of thousands of people died, or were wounded, or were displaced. An apology is in order.

Instead, we get another book wherein, apparently, he tries to whine his way past his responsibility.

The least we can do is spell his name correctly. Colon.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.