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AFAIK Powell himself has been sceptical and deceived. That is why he eventually resigned after he realized he had been played.
by JanezStupar 10y ago
AFAIK Powell himself has been sceptical and deceived. That is why he eventually resigned after he realized he had been played.
- spriggan3 10y agoI know, I don't blame that guy, he is a soldier, not a politician, and that's why they sent him to the UN, because people trust him.
- JanezStupar 10y agoThen perhaps you could have phrased your statement a bit better. Powell was acting on good faith. His post-festum testimonials indicate that he was suspicious of the intel and had expressed his discomfort - to which he had been repeatedly re-assured by the people in charge of intel that intel was good. Thus your claim that "Bush government was looking for any excuse" is wrong - as Powell himself has been a major part of Bush government. Implying that Powell has been a victim of conspiracy is quite a bit of a conspiracy theory in itself. He might have been lied to due to corruption - or "just" due to incompetence. What I am trying to argue here is - that somebody, somewhere should start an inquiry on how it was possible that Powell has been fed bad information. If there was a conspiracy - the perpetrators should be indicted for treason. If the reason is incompetence (which is a worse option IMO) - then a major overhaul of the intelligence agencies would be in order. I do understand that the pragmatic option for numerous reasons has been to just "forget" about it - that may not be the best long term solution.