There was a quote from a documentary where they claimed that they picked Powell to deliver the theory about WMD specifically because his approval ratings were s

There was a quote from a documentary where they claimed that they picked Powell to deliver the theory about WMD specifically because his approval ratings were so high. Apparently, Powell didn't want to do it and Dick Cheney (or maybe Rumsfeld) said to him "Why? Worried you will look bad? Given your approval rating you can afford to lose a couple points."