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Did he do anything relevant (public interest-wise) the past decade?
you could say his entire life is a net negative. the only public-interest is the crimes against humanity he's committed.
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Compared to life under SH, yes.
Do you have any data on this?
Now internet is more or less available in Iraq.
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I'll read a hagiographical obit on colon powel and his ilk as soon as the NYT and CNN start publishing individual obits and special coverage of every single innocent child they killed in the middle east. otherwise i don't care about murderous trash like him, like at all.
That's exactly the point, putting aside your vitriol! If you don't care, then just don't open the thread or comment on it. Start another thread sometime based on the events you actually want everyone to discuss. Nobody is gaining anything from reading it, and many of us value life, and respect death, to a different degree.
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I have had discussion with people who I must credit with being sincere, who believed Mr Powell was a true American Hero whose accomplishments and achievements should be lauded and emulated. I didn't agree with or understand their arguments well enough to try repeating them. I think those arguing that way were praising a faithful servant to any master, with no morals or principle of his own. as if thats a good thing t…
The court cases allowing many of of the Vietnamese atrocities to go unpunished allowed people to claim they were "just following orders." You might not be wrong...
I'll have you know that William Calley Jr served three-and-a-half years under house arrest.
Imagine if he had resigned in protest at the decision to push for the invasion of Iraq. He would now be hailed as a hero around the world. Instead, he didn’t. What a waste of an exceptional career.
No one who was against the Iraq War from the onset is doing particularly well. When was the last time you heard anything from Phil Donahue?
but that's only because Powell lead the charge with the false narrative.