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brestugo 10/18/21 8:16:32 AM #1: |
https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/18/politics/colin-powell-dies/index.html
Colin Powell, the first Black US secretary of state whose leadership in several Republican administrations helped shape American foreign policy in the last years of the 20th century and the early years of the 21st, has died from complications from Covid-19, his family said on Facebook. He was 84. "General Colin L. Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, passed away this morning due to complications from Covid 19," the Powell family wrote on Facebook. "We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father, grandfather and a great American," they said, noting he was fully vaccinated. Powell was a distinguished and trailblazing professional soldier whose career took him from combat duty in Vietnam to becoming the first Black national security adviser during the end of Ronald Reagan's presidency and the youngest and first African American chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President George H.W. Bush. His national popularity soared in the aftermath of the US-led coalition victory during the Gulf War, and for a time in the mid-90s, he was considered a leading contender to become the first Black President of the United States. But his reputation would be forever stained when, as George W. Bush's first secretary of state, he pushed faulty intelligence before the United Nations to advocate for the Iraq War, which he would later call a "blot" on his record. --- Newsom 2022 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Citrik 10/18/21 8:19:17 AM #3: |
Damn, that one stings. We lost a good one. Rest in peace.
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Shotgunnova 10/18/21 8:19:19 AM #4: |
Damn.
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JuanCarlos1 10/18/21 8:20:54 AM #5: |
Holy crap, didnt know he was that old though. But yeah, regardless of his position of the iraq war (and frankly he's pretty much a war criminal) He did seem very professional and the adult in the room during the Bush admin
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Shablagoo 10/18/21 8:23:32 AM #7: |
brestugo posted...
he pushed faulty intelligence before the United Nations to advocate for the Iraq War, which he would later call a "blot" on his record. hundreds of thousands of people died --- "If you wanna grow your business you need to exploit more." ~Austin_Era_II "Out of those two? Racist for me... easily." ~Vicious_Dios ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Turtlebread 10/18/21 8:25:56 AM #10: |
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Santo3485 10/18/21 8:31:29 AM #11: |
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Zodd3224 10/18/21 8:49:33 AM #12: |
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SoggyBottomBoy 10/18/21 8:50:22 AM #13: |
Shithe was actually a good one.
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Shablagoo 10/18/21 8:51:43 AM #14: |
Santo3485 posted...
Cant tell if serious or not Speaking of movies, Tyler Perry played Colin Powell well in Vice. --- "If you wanna grow your business you need to exploit more." ~Austin_Era_II "Out of those two? Racist for me... easily." ~Vicious_Dios ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Garioshi 10/18/21 8:52:19 AM #15: |
Oh no
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Alucard188 10/18/21 8:52:52 AM #16: |
I don't know enough about him to have a real strong opinion, but RIP.
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itachi15243 10/18/21 8:53:55 AM #17: |
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ModLogic 10/18/21 8:54:05 AM #18: |
we're ya'll not around during the w bush war years or something?
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PC_Genjin 10/18/21 8:56:05 AM #19: |
ModLogic posted...
we're ya'll not around during the w bush war years or something? Lmfao --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Alucard188 10/18/21 8:58:29 AM #20: |
ModLogic posted...
we're ya'll not around during the w bush war years or something? Sure, and the majority of people demonize GW and Dick Cheney. Almost nobody talked about Colin Powell. --- Face it Cloud is a gaming icon and has appered in lots of games while mario has only appeared in 2 games sunshine and 64~xSlashbomBx ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Antifar 10/18/21 9:36:58 AM #21: |
Listen to the first season of Blowback
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Xavier_On_High 10/18/21 9:43:12 AM #23: |
Very, VERY generous to refer to the intelligence used to justify the invasion of Iraq as just "faulty".
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AzNDarkSamurai 10/18/21 9:46:02 AM #24: |
damn RIP
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Lorkhaj 10/18/21 9:53:29 AM #25: |
Of course the right is using this to say vaccines are useless, see!?
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CommonStar 10/18/21 10:19:23 AM #26: |
Fuck him. He played a role in covering up the My Lai massacre. He lied about WMDs in Iraq leading to the deaths of millions of people.
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Solid Snake07 10/18/21 10:26:03 AM #27: |
Great man, RIP
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Dat_Cracka_Jax 10/18/21 10:31:53 AM #28: |
Lorkhaj posted...
Of course the right is using this to say vaccines are useless, see!?Unless the deleted posts were saying that, your post is the first one saying this --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Questionmarktarius 10/18/21 10:35:21 AM #29: |
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UghWhoCares 10/18/21 10:37:35 AM #30: |
Lorkhaj posted...
Of course the right is using this to say vaccines are useless, see!?I just had a customer who wouldnt shut the fuck up and sounded like Powell dying dissuaded her from getting a booster. Of course it went off into some weird direction about Joe Biden --- Support local music ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Propane4Sale 10/18/21 10:38:43 AM #31: |
It's complicated to remember him because even though he was key contributor along with Rumsfeld to the incredibly mishandled and abhorrent "War on Terror" which cost thousands of lives American and foreign based on lies, he was also a black man who achieved alot to get to the position he was in while also respected by both political parties.
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Rapid99 10/18/21 10:38:55 AM #33: |
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ScazarMeltex 10/18/21 10:39:42 AM #34: |
Maybe he shouldn't have helped cover up the My Lai massacre.
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Lebronwon 10/18/21 10:41:35 AM #36: |
Dat_Cracka_Jax posted...
Unless the deleted posts were saying that, your post is the first one saying this That poster is probably talking about GOP twitter. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Ben Shapiro, and some others seem likely to comment on it when they get on twitter today. --- Not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5, not 6, not 7 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Solid Sonic 10/18/21 10:42:00 AM #37: |
Shit, that is sad to hear. Actually good, intelligent dude.
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KaZooo 10/18/21 10:44:04 AM #38: |
RIP
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Kain Highwind 10/18/21 10:44:49 AM #39: |
Solid Sonic posted...
Shit, that is sad to hear. Actually good, intelligent dude.Good dudes don't lie about WMDs --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TheMikh 10/18/21 10:51:29 AM #41: |
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Chad-Henne 10/18/21 10:56:41 AM #42: |
gone too late
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Super Saiyan 3 Goku 10/18/21 10:57:23 AM #43: |
Lost another titan. RIP.
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kingdrake2 10/18/21 11:00:05 AM #44: |
Propane4Sale posted...
Ehhhhhhhh not gonna get myself modded here. He's gone, that's it. such is the fate of us all. we're all going to be gone someday. especially if we see trump get the presidency and gives all the power to the anti-vaxxers. --- Explorers In The Further Regions Of Experience, demons to some, Angels To Others: Pinhead ... Copied to Clipboard!
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1337toothbrush 10/18/21 11:26:43 AM #45: |
A war criminal is dead.
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shironinja 10/18/21 11:27:38 AM #46: |
Goodnight sweet prince.
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brestugo 10/18/21 11:28:40 AM #47: |
Alucard188 posted...
I don't know enough about him to have a real strong opinion, but RIP. @Alucard188 Well, you can't say he didn't have an impact on history. Vietnam vet, shot down in a copter in the jungle. IIRC led the surivors to safety. Reagan's National Security Advisor who oversaw the dismantling/demise of the USSR. Moved to the Joint Chiefs and did three under appreciated things
Was probably the first serious black man non-liberal whites could envision as president. Reportedly his wife would not let him run out of fear of assassination. Clinton was pressured to name him Secretary of State but he hadn't been a civilian long enough to accept an appointed position. Clinton could have pushed for a Congressional exemption but didn't. Strongly critiqued the Republican party for anti-Muslim rhetoric after seeing many star and crescents on headstones in military graveyards, including Arlington. Was manipulated/used by the Bushies to present selective and false intelligence to justify the illegal Iraq war - which he said was a "spot" on his record. Like many military officers, they have little to no clue how treacherous politicians can be. Endorsed Obama in '08 and announced he no longer wanted anything more to do with the Republican party. --- Newsom 2022 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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brestugo 10/18/21 11:29:44 AM #48: |
Reportedly had multiple myeloma, a blood disease which suppresses the immune system.
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AmericaTheBrave 10/18/21 11:30:51 AM #49: |
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Garioshi 10/18/21 11:31:09 AM #50: |
brestugo posted...
Was manipulated/used by the Bushies to present selective and false intelligence to justify the illegal Iraq war - which he said was a "spot" on his record. Like many military officers, they have little to no clue how treacherous politicians can be.Where does the buck stop again --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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brestugo 10/18/21 11:34:17 AM #51: |
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Where does the buck stop againHe admitted and took the blame. He was the only member of the Bush admin with the almost universal credibility to make the presentation and they used him for it. --- Newsom 2022 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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g0ldie 10/18/21 11:48:19 AM #52: |
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Dat_Cracka_Jax 10/18/21 11:54:12 AM #53: |
Lebronwon posted...
That poster is probably talking about GOP twitter. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Ben Shapiro, and some others seem likely to comment on it when they get on twitter today.I only see that when people post them on CE --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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UghWhoCares 10/18/21 11:58:33 AM #54: |
Dat_Cracka_Jax posted...
I only see that when people post them on CEBut youre aware they exist regardless of whether you see them or not, right? --- Support local music ... Copied to Clipboard!
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