Powell Disses Rice

Hah! It's about time someone out about what "really" happened leading up to Iraq. We like Colin Powell and were totally surprised and disappointed when he sold out to the Bushies way back when.

Powell, in an interview broadcast Sunday in London, said he gave the advice to now retired Gen. Tommy Franks, who developed and executed the Iraq invasion plan, and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld while the president was present. "I made the case to General Franks and Secretary Rumsfeld before the president that I was not sure we had enough troops," Powell said in an interview on Britain's ITV television. "The case was made, it was listened to, it was considered. ... A judgment was made by those responsible that the troop strength was adequate."

Pushing Rice off message is a good thing. Why? Because it forces her to speak and defend more openly what the hell GWB, Rummy, etc. are up to. We believe the next stop is Iran, kid you not. We're not happy about that at all. And you shouldn't be either. Can you believe that in your lifetime a sitting (practicing alcholoic) American President may use nuclear weapons in your name? Are you prepared to live with that?

We watched Rice today on the Sunday circuit...she's poised, strong, etc. but almost too AI (Artificial Intelligence) for our taste. The Powell pushback is a welcome change. Of course, there's some backstory here and we'll keep you posted on that one.