Powell's surprise over Blair's closeness to Bush on Iraq: report

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Source: afp

Powell's surprise over Blair's closeness to Bush on Iraq: report

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LONDON (AFP) - Former United States secretary of state Colin Powell expressed surprise at ex prime minister Tony Blair's strong support for President George W. Bush over the Iraq war, according to book extracts published in the Mail on Sunday.


Powell said that he and former foreign secretary Jack Straw would "get (Blair) all pumped up" to talk to Bush about certain issues in the run-up to the 2003 conflict, but Blair would "lose his steam" when he saw Bush.

The comments are quoted in "Blair Unbound", a new book by Anthony Seldon, a respected political commentator and biographer of Blair, which is being serialised in the newspaper.

Powell, formerly the top officer in the US military, is quoted as saying that in mid 2002, he "realised that the planning for war was racing ahead and I wasn't sure we'd thought it through enough.

"I thought to myself, 'Jeez, what are we getting ourselves into?'"

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[hlthe2b]

1. Damn you, Powell....

that is all....

[Amonester]

2. "I thought to myself...

"I thought to myself, 'Jeez, what are we getting ourselves into?'"

... ("but I went along, LYING, just to get along")(?)

We thought it to ourselves...

'nuf said.

[YDogg]

3. who gives a fuck what powell thinks?

[acmavm]

4. Thank you. That's always my first thought when someone prints or

posts something about that lying bastard.

[jordi_fanclub]

5. Amazing... how they invent "excuses"! The list is growing... tickets still open, here:

[Faygo Kid]

6. Love the photo.

Great job. Got most of the war criminals there, for sure.

[tanyev]

7. What, did Tony have a schoolgirl crush on George?

He turned all red and couldn't remember what he was supposed to say to him? Or maybe GWB had an unending supply of dirt on Tony.

[BenDavid]

8. This man has lost credibility. Knowing before hand

the material he was using was false he gave before the U.N. security council.I do not understand how the public can still have a favorable opinion of Powell and Rice.

Maybe Belefonte had it right when he spoke of Powell, and to be honeswt with ya, I believe Rice is Sherry Palmer in disguise.

Ben David

[UTUSN]

9. 'ja ever ask yourself, POWELL, what YOU were getting us into?!1 A-hole!1 n/t