Former Secretary of State Colin Powell has joined the list of prominent figures speaking out bluntly against Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's handling of the war in Iraq.

Addressing the annual conference of the National School Board Association in Chicago on Saturday, Powell said: "We made some serious mistakes in the immediate aftermath of the fall of Baghdad.

"We didn't have enough troops on the ground. We didn't impose our will. And as a result, an insurgency got started and ... got out of control."

Powell was behind failed U.S. efforts to get the United Nations Security Council to endorse a resolution for the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

www.newsmax.com

Hog

Hey Hog,

Where I find the source to be slanted, just a little to the right, I do/did like Colin Powell. Definately has more integrity than anyone in this current administration. The Only Bush Administration member that I ever had any trust in. He was just too much of a straight shooter for the Bush administration. I would vote for Colin Powell for President, no matter what party. It's a pity he will not run.

Dave (A.K.A. Homebrew)

Homebrew

i have read the article three times looking for the slant to the right you mentioned.

please enlighten me.

Rick, I think he's talking about Newmax website?

Slant to the Right?

Hog

Powell was against the first Gulf War, but he had his orders, and planned it with 1)Overwhelming force, 2)a coalition of allies, 3)a declaration of war. After eight years of politicians pandering to give voters a "peace dividend" we no longer had the overwhelming force available that was available in 1990-91, and some of our allies were trading with the enemy under the table, that made coalition building damn near impossible! At this juncture a declaration of war would be ambiguous at best. WHO would we declare war against? Which faction(s) would we name?

Yep Russell, they are usually slanted to the right. But I must agree, they did a good job with this article. Even more fair and balenced than Fox. LOL

Dave (A.K.A. Homebrew)

P.S. Just because something is slanted to the right, or left, doesn't make it unworthy of reading. I read it all. Somewhere in the middle, lies the truth.