Colin Powell Resigns as Secretary of State

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  • Nickdfresh
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    • Oct 2004
    • 49563
    #76
    It had everything to do with the last two years.

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      • Warham
        DIAMOND STATUS
        • Mar 2004
        • 14589
        #77
        No...and don't make me go Googling.

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          • ELVIS
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            • Dec 2003
            • 44120
            #78
            Originally posted by Switch84
            NEWSFLASH EVERYONE!!! Ford Amendment # 86: Whosoever disagrees with my mantra and conspiracy theories shall be deemed immature infidels.
            Hahaha...:D

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              • Nickdfresh
                SUPER MODERATOR

                • Oct 2004
                • 49563
                #79
                Originally posted by Warham
                No...and don't make me go Googling.
                Google all you want. I'd be interested to see when Powell said that. He was in a power struggle with Rummy and Wolfoshitz right off the bat because of Scumfelds cavalier, dismissive micro-management style in the Pentagon. But his leaving still has everything to do with disgruntlement!


                Before 9/11, there was tension in the administration at many levels. Rumsfeld found the Pentagon hostile and its bureaucracy unwieldy. As for Powell at State, his appointment alone was enough to rile the neo-cons. But the 9/11 attacks threw the divisions between Bush's advisers into even sharper relief. As the war on terrorism began to play out, first in Afghanistan and then Iraq, a new national security doctrine emerged -- and a new era of foreign policy was born.
                Rumsfeld's War | FRONTLINE | PBS
                http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/pentagon/
                With the United States Army deployed in a dozen hot spots around the world, on constant alert in Afghanistan, and taking casualties every day in Iraq, some current and former officers now say the army is on the verge of being "broken." They charge that the army is overstretched, demoralized, and may be unable to fight where and when the nation desires. This fall, FRONTLINE and the Washington Post join forces for an in-depth assessment of the state of the American army and the nation"s military establishment. The program digs into the aggressive attempts to assert civilian control and remake the military by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and his allies.
                Last edited by Nickdfresh; 11-16-2004, 08:04 PM.

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