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Mon 15 Nov, 2004 08:41 am
Breaking News ( CNN, BBC)
U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell has submitted his resignation, a senior administration official said.
Nor next week he tried to visit West Bank. That will be now not happen.
So final round , who becomes the new Secretary of State? In all probability Condoleezza Rice.
Re: Powell,as expected,resigns
Thok wrote:Breaking News ( CNN, BBC)
U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell has submitted his resignation, a senior administration official said.
Nor next week he tried to visit West Bank. That will be now not happen.
So final round , who becomes the new Secretary of State?
I expect Bush to appoint another great American patriot, as is Powell.
And thank you Mr. Powell for your dedicated decades of service to your country...and Godspeed in whatever role you choose to continue that service.
Anyone else find it telling that the one man who had any sense is departing the admin?
Cycloptichorn
Yeah.
Oh, that's a less girly eye, Cycloptichorn. :-D
Not that there's anything wrong with long-lashed fellas -- quite partial to them, in fact.
Anyway, I've respected Colin a great deal, felt bad for him as he's gotten the short end of the stick over and over (having to do the sell job at the UN, being shut out of decision making by Rumsfeld and such), will be very curious about what he has to say once he's out, but suspect he'll be too loyal to do much but fade.
Too bad.
Cycloptichorn wrote:Anyone else find it telling that the one man who had any sense is departing the admin?
Cycloptichorn
kind of a left handed compliment isn't it? Sort of like being the whore with the least stinky cooch in the brothel ? He hauled water and whored out for bush just like the rest.....
You should see my lashes in real life Soz.
Been making my girlfriends jealous for years.
:wink:
Cycloptichorn
His not-so-private dissatisfaction with the administration is going to go undiscussed, eh?
They really left his ass hanging in the wind with the whole UN speech thing. Embarassing.
Cycloptichorn
So you agree he took one for the boss? That's cool.
It doesn't matter who replaces any of these cabinet members...they will be people more idealogically inclined to rubber stamp the bushco agenda...more zealous and with one goal and one goal only...to transform the United State from the country we grew up in to the new country that bushco envisions....we should go ahead and change the name of the country now........
I am not surprised by General Powels decision. Apparently, he has had enough of being the "whipping" post of the left who used every chance they had to demean the valuable service this man gave to his country.
A great, great Amercian will be missed. A true statesman and role model.
Godspeed General!
But his distaste was apparent many times. I too feel that he was the one who had to take to roughest shots, but he did sell out and now he appears to have become cynical--I hope he hasn't also become totally corrupted by that bunch he's been working with. I had the utmost respect for him before this administration and even hoped he would run for president.
Whipping post of the left??!!?
He was the only member of the admin that any of us liked!
Cycloptichorn
Diane wrote:But his distaste was apparent many times. I too feel that he was the one who had to take to roughest shots, but he did sell out and now he appears to have become cynical--I hope he hasn't also become totally corrupted by that bunch he's been working with. I had the utmost respect for him before this administration and even hoped he would run for president.
I did too Diane...although I never thought of him running for president.....but he was infected, as many in this country by the living virus known as bushco.....
I wonder why he announced that he was going to West Bank and then right after he resigns? Sort of like taking sleeping pills right before you kill yourself isn't it?
I agree that he did sell out in order to be a good soldier.
revel wrote:I wonder why he announced that he was going to West Bank and then right after he resigns? Sort of like taking sleeping pills right before you kill yourself isn't it?
I agree that he did sell out in order to be a good soldier.
that's what soldiers are trained for.....unthinking unquestioning loyalty to the boss....self esteem, moral values, conscience, reflection be damned....
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