About Colin Powell.

About Colin Powell.

Colin Powell is a former five-star general in the U.S. Army and CIA. He served as Secretary of State under President Bush until early 2001, when he announced his resignation from the State Department, after it became clear that Vice President Al Gore would not be able to win the November election. Powell was also the head of the CIA under President Clinton from 1993 to 2001, and again under President George W. Bush. He was CIA director from 2001 to 2009. After theAbout Colin Powell. In December 1996, Colin Powell was president of the Pentagon. The year before, he had given his verdict on the Afghan war.

“I can tell you why we went to war in Afghanistan,” he said, “to rid the world of the scourge of terrorism, and to bring peace and stability to a nation that had suffered a terrible civil war….

“I can tell you why we went to war in Iraq…. We want to bring peace and freedomAbout Colin Powell. It’s a long and winding road for a former Secretary of State.

I didn’t run for president to find out what my policies would be, what I’d say to the American people.

I ran for president to make it clear that this was a foreign policy that was going to be about the world and America’s role in it.

And it became increasingly clear that, in the end, foreign policy was not a matter of simply saying

title: About Colin Powell.

About Colin Powell.

Colin Powell is a former five-star general in the U.S. Army and CIA. He served as Secretary of State under President Bush until early 2001, when he announced his resignation from the State Department, after it became clear that Vice President Al Gore would not be able to win the November election. Powell was also the head of the CIA under President Clinton from 1993 to 2001, and again under President George W. Bush. He was CIA director from 2001 to 2009. After theAbout Colin Powell. In December 1996, Colin Powell was president of the Pentagon. The year before, he had given his verdict on the Afghan war.

“I can tell you why we went to war in Afghanistan,” he said, “to rid the world of the scourge of terrorism, and to bring peace and stability to a nation that had suffered a terrible civil war….

“I can tell you why we went to war in Iraq…. We want to bring peace and freedomAbout Colin Powell. It’s a long and winding road for a former Secretary of State.

I didn’t run for president to find out what my policies would be, what I’d say to the American people.

I ran for president to make it clear that this was a foreign policy that was going to be about the world and America’s role in it.

And it became increasingly clear that, in the end, foreign policy was not a matter of simply saying

title: About Colin Powell.

About Colin Powell. Photo: Getty Images

The most important person in the most important job in the most important war in the most important city in the United States in the most important state in the most important country in history has been, for the better part of a year now, Colin Powell. When the president says he has “no good options, no good solutions,” Powell and his team at the National Intelligence Council have been sitting in meetings, writing reports, and arguing with each other. In thisAbout Colin Powell. His rise from the ranks of a minor-league baseball team to the assistant director of the CIA has long been one of the most celebrated chapters in American history. We look at what he said about the Iran-Contra affair. And we talk about why he chose to resign after he learned that his wife was having an affair with his business partner.

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This episode was sponsored by the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress, using your gift of $75.00About Colin Powell.

The first African-American to serve as Secretary of State. The only U.S. cabinet member elected to the Senate, appointed to a cabinet-level position, and the only African-American U.S. ambassador to a foreign capital.

Colin Powell’s life has been a testament to the strength of family, education, and the power of the American dream. Powell’s story was written by an eloquent soul like his grandmother, who told her granddaughter

title: About Colin Powell.

About Colin Powell. Photo: Getty Images

The most important person in the most important job in the most important war in the most important city in the United States in the most important state in the most important country in history has been, for the better part of a year now, Colin Powell. When the president says he has “no good options, no good solutions,” Powell and his team at the National Intelligence Council have been sitting in meetings, writing reports, and arguing with each other. In thisAbout Colin Powell. His rise from the ranks of a minor-league baseball team to the assistant director of the CIA has long been one of the most celebrated chapters in American history. We look at what he said about the Iran-Contra affair. And we talk about why he chose to resign after he learned that his wife was having an affair with his business partner.

Transcript

This episode was sponsored by the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress, using your gift of $75.00About Colin Powell.

The first African-American to serve as Secretary of State. The only U.S. cabinet member elected to the Senate, appointed to a cabinet-level position, and the only African-American U.S. ambassador to a foreign capital.

Colin Powell’s life has been a testament to the strength of family, education, and the power of the American dream. Powell’s story was written by an eloquent soul like his grandmother, who told her granddaughter