But Powell DIDN'T want war. So....you think he compromised his principles, his beliefs, his political future, his ethics, etc.....and allowed himself to testify to an analysis that he didn't believe in, or knew to be false?
I just can't imagine that to be true. When Powell speaks, I think he's speaking the truth as he sees it. Maybe I've been duped, but I just don't think he'd deceive intentionally. > > Brian wrote: > > But when Kerry changed his mind, it wasn't flip-flopping, it was a sign of > > applied learning.....i'd think the left would love a republican who can > > change positions on an issue. > > Mr Powell changed position based on no new information. On Meet The > Press has was shown his taped speeches and said that the "analysis" > was no different. The CIA director, however, testified to congress > that nothing new had been learned about Mr. Hussein for years. > > Had Mr. Powell changed his position due to new information, fine, but > all he said was that the analysis had changed. We now know that > basically means the President wanted war. > > To be clear - changing positions is fine, you just need to show people > why and, if it makes sense (by passing a global test), no problem. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:134074 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
