A bit more on the Rohde and Sanger; this struck me as emblematic of Condi’s tenure as National Security Advisor: In a February 2002 meeting in the White House Situation Room, Mr. Powell proposed that American troops join the small international peacekeeping force patrolling Kabul and help Mr. Karzai extend his influence beyond the capital. […]
Category: Colin Powell
To follow up on my point from last week, I see that Colin Powell is trying to wipe some blood off his hands. It’s a futile and frankly disgraceful enterprise; when you’re arguably the most
It really does become harder to believe that Islamic fundamentalism is the dire existential threat of the day when it becomes clear that, just a few years ago, the people who cry the loudest about Isl
Hey, man . . . remember that time that Secretary of State dude showed up at the United Nations and was all, like, “Man, these cats in Iraq have, like, a shitload of stuff,” and then he was, like, “we got all this evidence that Saddam is lying and shit, and he’s a bad guy […]