Colin Powell was no hero
The gushing tributes to Colin Powell are way over the top. Everyone in the political establishment apparently agrees that he was a hero.
On the other hand, he supported both the attack on/invasion of Vietnam and the attack on/invasion of Iraq, both wars of bipartisan consensus.
Both were also wars on third world countries waged by the world's greatest military power. Hard to detect any heroism in that.
Instead, Powell can be seen as a war criminal responsible for his part in the deaths of uncounted people in those countries, not to mention the US service members who died in those wars of aggression.
See also ‘He lied’: Iraqis still blame Powell for role in Iraq war and Colin Powell's legacy: How his WMDs lie led to Donald Trump's Big Lie.
Labels: Crime, Democratic Party, History, Iraq, The Repugnant Party, Vietnam
posted by Rob Anderson @ 2:47 PM
4 comments
4 Comments:
To be fair.
Powell was pushed Into that UN speech with limited intelligence Even called the neocons fucking crazy. He was used by Bush and Cheney. When they were done with him Bush forced him to resign a year later. In support for Bush’s invasion his support was of one supporting their president. Powell was actually in support of a diplomatic solution.
Allowing yourself to be "used" politically by poor leadership in a bad cause is not heroic. "Bush's invasion" became Powell's invasion after that UN speech. And what about Vietnam and that he opposed gays in the military under President Clinton?
Instead of going public, Powell's private doubts on bad policies is not only unheroic but it actually damaged the country and got a lot of people killed.
But that's what dedicating your career to the establshment requires, not heroism however defined.
“ Instead of going public”
It’s called executive privilege.
But I’m sure you supported Obama’s heroic bombing of Libya and Superman Biden’s Afghanistan mission.
Obama admits that bombing Libya was a failureand a mistake.
No one has ever likened Biden to a superman about Afghanistan or anything else. Not clear what you're referring to. The way the US pulled out of Afghanistan?
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