Colin Powell- Should He Run Term Paper

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Washington Post (1 Oct, 2006) wrote: "Powell had thrown his considerable personal and professional reputation behind the administration's charges that Iraq possessed chemical, biological and perhaps even nuclear weapons, and posed an imminent threat to the United States. In a crucial speech to the United Nations Security Council six weeks before the invasion was launched, he had single-handedly convinced many skeptical Americans that the threat posed by Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was real." fully agree with the fact that Powell was an effective military leader. He won numerous awards and honors. But the question remains: do we need a military chief as a President or do we need a true statesman. Seeing the havoc wrecked by the military in last few decades around the world, my answer would be in favor of the latter option. We need a President who understands the significance of what's happening in the world around him and who is willing to make necessary adjustments to stay at peace with rest of the world.
America can no longer afford to be an isolationist. Its foreign policy needs to undergo a major overhaul and its people need to be told the truth. All these are tough jobs for which Colin Powell is definitely not suitable. He may have been a great military chief and can work for organizations like the CIA and the Pentagon but when it comes to administrative affairs of the country, we need a visionary. We need someone whose courage comes from within and not from the sword he holds. Colin Powell is sadly not the man.

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1) "Falling on His Sword" Colin Powell's most significant moment turned out to be his lowest Sunday, October 1, 2006; W12. Accessed online 16th Oct 2006:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/27/AR2006092700106_pf.html.....

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