I get the whole loyal soldier routine but I really think the public debate (if it really even deserves to be called that) needs a voice of experience and moderation and I wish Powell (who has at least some stature) would stand up and advocate for a viable solution in Iraq.
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Although I certainly understand his motivations, I am disappointed that Colin Powell has not been a more visible voice. With all of the talk of the “surge” (which makes less and less sense to me everytime I think about it) and the even more ridiculous anti-surge/withdrawal arguments, I wonder where Colin Powell is in all of this. I heard a passing refernce to him in a story on NPR the other day and he apparently thinks the surge plan is a bad idea. I get the whole loyal soldier routine but I really think the public debate (if it really even deserves to be called that) needs a voice of experience and moderation and I wish Powell (who has at least some stature) would stand up and advocate for a viable solution in Iraq. Quite frankly I get no comfort whatsoever from the decision making of our Commander-in-Chief and even less comfort from Nancy’s little visit to Afghanistan posing for the cameras and pretending to be a statesman. The small part of the public that is actually engaged in the political debate seems far more interested in Hillbillary’s bad jokes and the 2008 election in general than the increasingly chaotic failure of our foreign policy.
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