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He was one of the few moderate voices in the administration. Chances are, the stuff you don't like him for is when he is doing his job as the president's mouth piece. He was able to keep Bush from making completely stupid international mistakes rather then mostly stupid international mistakes. Powell was the reason Bush went to the UN at all before the invasion of Iraq. I doubt we'll get someone as moderate as him.
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I gotta agree totally with that!
I'd also rate Colin Powell as one of the very rare people around the Whitehouse that actually have some honor and character.
He is the *real thing* that did walk the walk and there is little doubt he has used that experience in his current post, - despite that it may have caused him to wince more than once.
Better judgement says he is better off out of the Whitehouse, but he tolerated it well and was a credit to the US.