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Great American, despite the run-up to Iraq bullshit which he regretted. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 10/18/2021 2:37PM RIP. Good man, great leader, surprisingly funny when he wanted to be -- orangenblue 10/18/2021 1:30PM Big loss for his family and country ** -- WaxHoo 10/18/2021 09:15AM That really stinks :>( Should he lie in State at the Capitol?** -- Tuckahokie 10/18/2021 08:46AM Bipartisan honoring of a public servant would be a nice change. ** -- hokie in cville 10/18/2021 09:48AM Yes ** -- 06 Hoo 10/18/2021 09:06AM If only xe had been vaccinated... ** -- ResistHoo 10/18/2021 08:36AM You = asshole ** -- DTsBicep 10/18/2021 12:58PM Okay, internet tough guy. ** -- ResistHoo 10/18/2021 1:02PM Only shitbags like wax can make remarks like that ** -- HokieDan95 10/18/2021 10:11AM Then why not call out this one? -- DTsBicep 10/18/2021 1:04PM FFS ** -- Faz d. Hoo 10/18/2021 09:54AM Do you ever stop? The man died. RIP General Powell. ** -- Blah 10/18/2021 08:40AM Tampermonkey ** -- 81_Hokie 10/18/2021 09:02AM The poster poster for Tampermonkey ** -- Hoo TV 10/18/2021 09:16AM Yeah. Such an asshole. The vaccine is -- BocaHoo91 10/18/2021 08:58AM … and fighting cancer as well … ** -- WaxHoo 10/18/2021 09:14AM Didn’t know that. Well I guess his -- BocaHoo91 10/18/2021 09:19AM Stop wut?!? ** -- ResistHoo 10/18/2021 08:43AM Aren’t xu cute … ** -- WaxHoo 10/18/2021 08:54AM Unfortunately, no woman in her right mind would think so ** -- TomGlansAski 10/18/2021 09:29AM Throwing your lot in with Blah - sounds like a winning move. ** -- ResistHoo 10/18/2021 1:02PM An appropriate figure for our times -- Fuzzy Dunlop 10/18/2021 08:24AM He spent a lifetime respecting the chain of the command. -- hoolstoptheheels 10/18/2021 08:43AM That's one way of putting it -- Fuzzy Dunlop 10/18/2021 08:48AM As in a soldier obeying an ill-advised order. IMO, Powell was a soldier -- hoolstoptheheels 10/18/2021 09:08AM Perhaps without his strong leadership the ill-advised order may have -- Tuckahokie 10/18/2021 09:11AM Perhaps if he had resigned we would not have gone ** -- 81_Hokie 10/18/2021 09:15AM Not a chance. I used to argue that Bush would go right up to his deadline -- hoolstoptheheels 10/18/2021 09:33AM That sounds like a big stretch 81 ** -- Tuckahokie 10/18/2021 09:17AM I'm not sure how things would have been different with the execution of the -- 81_Hokie 10/18/2021 09:26AM That's the first war's vote count. 2nd war's authorization was 77-23 -- JohnHoo2 10/18/2021 10:16AM Yep, see below. damned old memory and work causing hurried googles. ** -- 81_Hokie 10/18/2021 10:37AM IMO, not a chance in hell. Not with the mood the country was in at that -- hoolstoptheheels 10/18/2021 09:37AM Just to be perfectly clear, I was talking about the more recent Iraq War ** -- Fuzzy Dunlop 10/18/2021 09:41AM That’s what we are talking about. ** -- hoolstoptheheels 10/18/2021 09:43AM You sure everyone is? 81 is talking about Stormin' Norman upthread ** -- Fuzzy Dunlop 10/18/2021 09:44AM Yep, my bad. I was remembering the UN presentation, etc. and conflated that -- 81_Hokie 10/18/2021 09:49AM Powell was the guy standing before the UN Sec Council talking about -- hoolstoptheheels 10/18/2021 09:56AM Yes, see below... right scenario but blew the Schwartzkopf reference ** -- 81_Hokie 10/18/2021 10:36AM I can actually help with that! -- Fuzzy Dunlop 10/18/2021 09:54AM So it's more or less as I recalled but I blew it with the Schwartzkopf -- 81_Hokie 10/18/2021 10:34AM Fair enough...I'll downgrade to a somewhat of a stretch :>) ** -- Tuckahokie 10/18/2021 09:30AM Can we trash him tomorrow? Jeez.... ** -- Tuckahokie 10/18/2021 08:51AM Fair - I'll hold off until tomorrow -- Fuzzy Dunlop 10/18/2021 09:00AM He wasn't perfect, but he tried to be the best he can be. ** -- Blah 10/18/2021 08:44AM We humans don’t get to be perfect. ** -- hoolstoptheheels 10/18/2021 08:46AM Yep, but he always tried to better himself. ** -- Blah 10/18/2021 08:50AM And in the world of politics, was refreshingly honest, including about his -- hoolstoptheheels 10/18/2021 09:09AM He would have had my vote had he run. A truly great American no matter -- graycalhoo 10/18/2021 08:21AM That stinks. -- fphoo 10/18/2021 08:17AM Very sad. He was a good man and great leader who stood on principles. -- CMUHoo 10/18/2021 08:15AM Dang. At one point, he was my favorite to run for President. ** -- HoosWillWin 10/18/2021 08:13AM Yup. Would’ve made a good one. ** -- SixerHoo 10/18/2021 08:15AM Yeah. After the WOMD issue, I became -- HoosWillWin 10/18/2021 08:17AM A good man compromised by a dishonest administration. ** -- SixerHoo 10/18/2021 08:18AM Yep. ** -- HoosWillWin 10/18/2021 08:30AM Oh crap. That’s terrible news. One of the last good Republicans. ** -- WahooRQ 10/18/2021 08:11AM Good man, RIP. ** -- Lupos 10/18/2021 08:05AM Sad. (Link) -- WahooMatt05 10/18/2021 08:03AM