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Leaders follow someone I suppose and in the military, breaking ranks isn't appreciated much. He was following his Commander in Chief's direction. Perhaps he wa
by fnid 17y ago
Leaders follow someone I suppose and in the military, breaking ranks isn't appreciated much. He was following his Commander in Chief's direction. Perhaps he was doing it as a sense of honor to his country. I don't disagree with what you are saying. I was one of those who believed they'd never find WMD's in Iraq and was very disappointed when I saw Powell towing the line.
I was disappointed precisely because I do believe he is a good man and wants to do what is best. I too thought he was destined to be president some day. He would have been a candidate I would want to vote for.
Many times we learn more from failure than success. I say in this instance, Powell has learned a great deal and could be a better leader because of it.
In the end, his mistake was following and not being a leader when he should have been.
- chris123 17y agoWell said :)
- baguasquirrel 17y agoThere is room for only one leader in the White House. A leadership team needs to iron its differences out and present a solid face in public, and this is something you will know to be true from experience. At the end of the day, it is important for the leadership team to display confidence and unity in order to get people to follow them. This doesn't mean you should groupthink or quash dissension. The failure of the Bush Administration was that Bush apparently did not do a good enough job of facilitating a real discussion and let certain folks steamroll Powell. That is not leadership either. In any case, it is wrong for people to fault Powell for what he said at the UN, from a leadership perspective.