As expected, the lazy corporate media kicked off with all the hagiography about Mr. Powell on how he was a first in certain positions and his reluctance to present the bullshit evidence to the UN about Iraq’s weapon-production capabilities. Or how he “redeemed” himself by backing Obummer or opposed Girth Vader.
I will always remember him for being the low-principled coward he always was. He was involved the cover-up regarding the My Lai massacre. He was always part of the ridiculous military-industrial complex destroying America’s infrastructure under St. Reagan and Bush the Elder. He did plenty of armchair quarterbacking when out of power during Slick Willie’s days when it came on “what to do about” the Balkns Wars. Lastly, if he any shred of self-respect, courage or decency, Powell would’ve resigned as Secretary of State. Instead he still chose to tell those whoppers which led to thousands, almost millions of deaths, alongside trillions lost for an enormous lie.
I remember when Dubious Bush picked him for the job. What a sick joke! Powell was supposed to represent diversity amongst the Lily White Country Club Restoration. Sure. When the FBI didn’t have any Black agents, J Edgar Hoover immediately deputized his chauffeur to deflect the fact. Powell was an intelligent man but given how Darth Cheney was really in charge and this administration was hellbent on a war with Iraq for any reason, he should’ve known from day one, his role wasn’t any different.
So, I will speak ill of the dead. He doesn’t deserve any praise. He doesn’t deserve to be labeled a “grown up,” amongst a rebellious administration. He was always an enabler. He willing collaborator in creating the mess we’re in at home and abroad. Much like many of his war-mongering ilk, he just couldn’t imagine how the monsters he helped create (the Taliban, ISIS-ISIL, America’s home-grown terrorists) would break free from their poorly guarded cages.