Colin Powell Rips Trump on Immigration, NATO, Anti-Press Rhetoric: The World Can't Believe What's

[highplainsdem]

Source: Mediaite

Colin Powell Rips Trump on Immigration, NATO, Anti-Press Rhetoric: The World Can’t Believe What’s Happening

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell spoke out against President Donald Trump in an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria on Sunday, blasting his anti-press rhetoric, the retreat from the world stage, and his insults of U.S. allies.

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Powell, a Republican who has maintained a low profile during the Trump administration, called out “what we are not doing as the United States of America.”

“What are we doing? We’re walking away from agreements, we’re walking away from alliances,” Powell said. He noted that Trump insulted U.S. allies at the NATO summit.

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Powell said that his favorite three words in the Constitution are “we the people.” “Recently, it has become ‘me the president’ as opposed to ‘we the people,'” he said.

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Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/tv/colin-powell-rips-trump-on-immigration-nato-anti-press-rhetoric-the-world-cant-believe-whats-happening/

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Video at the link, and a lot more of this article.

There are two video clips at the link, with the second one a great clip mostly of Madeleine Albright (who was interviewed with Powell) talking about the risks of fascism.

[Socal31]

1. He is correct.

But what he did in Feb. 2003 also destroyed our credibility with our allies, probably even more so. Off topic, but I hope this stays with him the rest of his life. It sure didn't age well.



"Iraq's behavior demonstrates that (Iraqi President) Saddam Hussein and his regime have made no effort -- no effort -- to disarm as required by the international community," Powell told foreign ministers and ambassadors gathered at the United Nations in New York. His 90-minute audiovisual presentation included diagrams of biological mobile weapons labs, satellite photos of chemical weapons facilities and recordings of intercepted phone calls between senior Iraqi military officials.


Powell also gave new details of the alleged link between the Iraqi regime and the al Qaida Islamic terror network, and reiterated U.S. claims -- disputed by some experts -- that Iraq had sought materials to build uranium enrichment equipment to help make nuclear weapons."

https://www.upi.com/Powell-outlines-Iraqi-weapons-violations/83511044484490/

[in2herbs]

2. Did he get approval from Bush before saying this?

[dalton99a]

3. I don't think he keeps in touch with Bush/Cheney

In fact, he was asked that question in an interview and he said no

[olegramps]

8. A lot too little and a lot too late. Powell had his chance to stand for truth and failed.

[llmart]

4. He did W's bidding...

and helped to send many soldiers to their death and or maiming.

So he and Bush can both fuck off. I, for one, don't give a rat's ass what his opinion is on anything. He lost all credibility.

[totodeinhere]

5. After he lied his ass off at the UN I have no respect for him. He just needs to

shut his mouth and go hide under a rock.

[JI7]

7. nope. i welcome anyone to speak against trump

[JohnnyRingo]

11. I recall an interview he gave after that.

An administration aide attempted to stop the interview and Powell went ballistic. He was never in good graces with Bush again and never had a good word to say after realizing he was trotted out to pimp a lie for war (technically by Cheney).

He still has the independent pride of a general. He knows what he did.

[SummerSnow]

6. This is your Waterloo...

[cstanleytech]

9. Powell is just as much at fault as all the other Repugnants for allowing someone like Trump to rise

to power in our country and that means they are also responsible for every mistake and fuck up that Trump does.

[TomVilmer]

10. Denmark Rips Trump on NATO: He is Attacking the Order of the World

Front page today: Danish Secretary of Defense (Conservative Farmers Party) is in chock over Trump...

[Locrian]

12. that all you got Powell?

You sold you soul to the devil when you lied about Iraq.....
It's gonna take a lot more to buy it back than an op ed.