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Chief of Staff under Bush Jr and later vilified over Iraq WMDs, he died from complications arising from Covid 19 even though he was vaccinated.
He was 84.
Despite the line always destined to be in his obituary, about being lied to be the Bush administration and subsequently persuading the UN of the righteousness of attacking Iraq, Colin Powell was one of the most principled men ever to wear the US Army uniform.
Anti-vaxxers will seize upon his death, despite his being fully vaccinated against Covid-19, as some kind of proof that the vaccine is ineffective. He would have hated that distortion. This is probably why his family has released the facts: that he had multiple serious underlying conditions, including prostate cancer, multiple myeloma, and Parkinson’s disease.
He served his country well, and was widely respected by military and non-military, hawks and doves, conservatives and liberals.
Sadly, yes.
He will be missed in the coming days and years, when we need people like him in the world.
As death approached, Colin L. Powell was still in fighting form.
“I’ve got multiple myeloma cancer, and I’ve got Parkinson’s disease. But otherwise I’m fine,” he said in a July interview.
And he rejected expressions of sorrow at his condition.
“Don’t feel sorry for me, for God’s sakes! I’m [84] years old,” said Powell who died Monday. “I haven’t lost a day of life fighting these two diseases. I’m in good shape.”
Bob Woodward
Washington Post
18 October, 2022
He would have been a fine President.
He would, indeed, have been a good president. He wrestled with the idea but was said to have decided he didn’t want to go through the awful business of campaigning.
I don’t know if the story was true.
I remember Colin Powell with high respect. He also was able to speak several languages, including Spanish, and very fluidly.
He would, indeed, have been a good president. He wrestled with the idea but was said to have decided he didn’t want to go through the awful business of campaigning.
I don’t know if the story was true.
I suspect it's true....sensible chap.
