Monday, November 15, 2004A Good Soldier DepartsI am pleased to have been part of a team that launched the global war against terror, liberated the Afghan and Iraqi people, brought the attention of the world to the problem of proliferation, reaffirmed our alliances, adjusted to the post-Cold War world and undertook major initiatives to deal with the problem of poverty and disease in the developing world. - Secretary of State Colin PowellEven after four years as Sec. of State, one thinks of him - or at least I do - as General Powell. While Powell had his differences with others in the administration, that summation of his legacy suggests he was singing from the same sheet of music as Bush, however much some fantasized otherwise. Indeed, Powell's differences with presidents from Bush to Clinton to Bush fils have usually been about how to get there, not where we wanted to go. This writer has had his thoughts about Powell over the years, some of them posted here. And I confess they weren't all charitable. Others whose opinions carried a lot more weight than mine have as well. But there's no doubting that Powell has put together an impressive record of service to his country. May private life treat him well. 
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