Re: [Vo]:Colin Powell's WMD speech and other colossal technical mistakes

In reply to OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson's message of Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:04:40 -0500: Hi, [snip] I suspect that is one of the reasons why I think he might make a decent president. I agree. I actually always rather liked Powell, but I felt that he caved in to pressure a little too easily (which

Re: [Vo]:Colin Powell's WMD speech and other colossal technical mistakes

I wrote: On February 5, 2003, Colin Powell made one of the most colossal technical mistakes in modern history. He delivered a speech making various claims about WMD intelligence in Iraq. He later called this the lowest point in my life. I got that wrong. It wasn't Powell who said that; it

Re: [Vo]:Colin Powell's WMD speech and other colossal technical mistakes

Anonymous Iraqi General: We need to make the Americans think we have WMD so they will come over and get rid of Sodamninsane.

Re: [Vo]:Colin Powell's WMD speech and other colossal technical mistakes

Terry sez: Anonymous Iraqi General:  We need to make the Americans think we have WMD so they will come over and get rid of Sodamninsane. Heh... there might be some truth to that premise. ;-) Actually, the most intelligent conclusion I heard about that whole fiasco was that Saddam