The former American secretary of state Colin Powell has revealed that he spent 2 and a half hours vainly trying to persuade President George W Bush not to invade Iraq and believes today’s conflict cannot be resolved by US forces.
“I tried to avoid this war,” Powell said at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado. “I took him through the consequences of going into an Arab country and becoming the occupiers.”
From Mr. Sullivan but a better read on Powell by James Bennet.
 Hard Ons For Hypocrisy |  Do your kids work this hard? |  I Know It’s Hard But You’ve Gotta Deal With It | He ain’t stupid, you is |
Explore the PBH Network! More funny, faster.