BBC News: Reports " Tributes are being paid to former US Secretary of State Colin Powell, who has died of Covid-19 complications aged 84. "
Lets Get Real:
The US has LOST a great American hero, the first African American to serve as National Security Advisor to President Reagan, the first African American to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and finally the first African American to be Secretary of State to Bush 43. It can be stated that Powell become well known with the first Gulf War when he explained US Strategy to the public, to defeat the enemy by over whelming force, he become known as the Powell doctrine, and was standard US defence policy for years. Then finally Secretary of State to Bush 43, he explained the US evidence to the UN that Iraq had WMD. When it was found that it didn't have such weapons it was a stain on the reputation of Powell. As noted in the article, after leaving office Powell was critical of the Bush Administration when it came to the War on terror. It can be argued that Powell moved to be more liberal as he got older, as the article notes he supported Obama in 08 and was critical of Donald Trump.
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