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Colin Powell may support Democrat or Independent in ‘08

WASHINGTON (CNN) – Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, a Republican who served under President Bush, said Friday he may not back the GOP presidential nominee in November, telling CNN that “I am keeping my options open at the moment.”

“I have voted for members of both parties in the course of my adult life,” Powell, a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. “And as I said earlier, I will vote for the candidate I think can do the best job for America, whether that candidate is a Republican, a Democrat, or an Independent.”

Powell also offered praise for Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, calling him an “exciting person on the political stage.

“He has energized a lot of people in America,” said Powell, who briefly weighed his own run for the White House in the mid-1990s. “He has energized a lot of people around the world. And so I think he is worth listening to and seeing what he stands for.”

Powell, who has largely steered clear of politics since leaving the administration in 2004, noted that the next president will need to work to restore America’s standing in the world.

“I will ultimately vote for the person I believe brings to the American people the kind of vision the American people want to see for the next four years,” he said. “A vision that reaches out to the rest of the world, that starts to restore confidence in America, that starts to restore favorable ratings to America. Frankly, we've lost a lot in recent years.”

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W.M.DEEEZ

Well, the Repubs. trotted him out like some kind of boy scout "racial equality" badge, and totally ignored what should have been invaluable wisdom, during the leadup to Shock and Awe.


A true marine, he served honorably, and kept his mouth shut. They treated him like shit, and he accepted the punishment.


Finally, he gets a voice.

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itsmeeeeeee

the key point you overlook when giving him credit for being an honorable marine is that he'd retired. and i think the oath he took to serve in his post-military role was to serve the COUNTRY... not some maniac's personal revenge.

i am still REALLY pissed that he kept his mouth shut.

it will take a lot more than what he's done so far for me to forgive his ass.
how much blood and treasure did his "loyalty" cost?
it will be a long time before the complete damage his silence did can be totalled up.

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BillCosby

???? He was not in the marines......................

I have mixed feelings on Powell as well.........

I guess until he comes out & says or writes a book on it we may never really know exactly what & when he knew whatever......

I hope @ some point he comes out for Obama as well as getting the hell out of the ME..............

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