Colin Powell on Iraq: civil war
BREAKING: CNN is reporting that former Secretary of State Colin Powell is in Iraq, and said it is now acceptable to call the situation there a "civil war." Powell went on to say that were he still heading the State Department, he would RECOMMEND THAT WE REFER TO IT AS SUCH!!
Wow...
UPDATE: This just showed up on CNN's website:
Powell: Iraq violence meets the standard of 'civil war' Former Secretary of State Colin Powell on Wednesday said Iraq's violence meets the standard of a "civil war" and thinks the Bush administration needs to acknowledge that.
Powell said if he were heading the State Department now, he might recommend that the administration use that term.
Many journalists and observers in Iraq have decided to characterize the sectarian warfare in Iraq as a civil war.
Powell called this phase three of the conflict. He said phase one was the invasion, phase two was the insurgency.
He was speaking at the Leaders in Dubai Business Forum and was interviewed there by CNN's Hala Gorani. (Posted 11:11 a.m.)
UPDATE #2: Hmm, seems like the righty blogs are claiming this is coming from "unreliable sources." Hardly. The CNN reporter who BROKE THE STORY, says she spoke directly with Colin Powell in Dubai.
3 comments:
Hmmm...Has Colin Powell's muzzle come off?
Sounds like the leash broke.
It's about time....I lost alot of respect for the man when he put his loyalty to a spoiled rich boy ahead of his loyalty to his country. That's not my definition of a good soldier.
But there's still time (if Powell works hard) for him to redeem himself.
Buzz...Buzz....
Why does Powell hate the troops?
Colin Powell doesn't hate the troops. He hates Freedom.
Or else he's running for President, and running the opposite way of Opportunistic Sen. McCain.
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