By Ben Cohen
Colin Powell is no hero, but he at least exists in an ideological plane somewhere close to reality. Having destroyed his international reputation by giving false evidence about Iraqi weapons in front of the U.N, Powell clearly feels guilt for his complicity in the U.S invasion and mishandling of the occupation. He has nothing good to say about his former boss. From The Vancouver Sun:
He was a four-star American general, the secretary of state during President George W. Bush's first term and remains a Republican.
But Colin Powell said Thursday in Vancouver that he is considering voting for Democrat Barack Obama in November -- and he took shots at the Bush administration's handling of the Iraq war and the holding of terrorism suspects in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Read more...
