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4 hours ago, beefybake said:

You might revise your view of him when you read about his behaviour over the My Lai massacre in Vietnam.

Yes, he did speak well.   Teflon Colin.

I will do mate. That’s why I like these forums as you’ll always get an opinion that’s worth considering and looking up, whether you agree or not. 

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On 18/10/2021 at 14:47, deegee said:

I think 9/11 turned (understandably tbh) a lot of very well intentioned politicians, military folk and UN representatives more than a bit blood- thirsty and doo- lally. Up until that point, your man Colin Powell always came across as a fairly balanced heavyweight on the US political arena, who I tended to listen to as his voice appeared to carry the real- message and gravitas of government.   

You forget where the last 20 years have gone when you hear folk like him are in their mid- 80s and dropping like flies. 

 

 

On 18/10/2021 at 14:59, welshbairn said:

He was like Gandhi compared to Hillary Clinton and Pompeo. I doubt he could have stopped Afghanistan even if he'd wanted too, I thought for a while they might have nuked Kandahar where Bin Laden was holed up immediately after 9/11. He should have resigned over Iraq, not only his speech to the UN but also his warnings were ignored for the zero preparation for occupation and the idiocy of sacking the entire army and sending them home with their weapons, and all Baath party members from the civil service and schools etc, meaning basically everyone who knew what they were doing.

He spent the Vietnam War burning down villages and murdering civilians.

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