Mr./Ms/Mrs A why are you A when de-faming **** general?

Fomer SecState Colin Powell, four stars, is smart, brave, savvy and gentle and nice.

Maybe so. But he wasn't smart enough to avoid making a fool of himself in front of the UN, thereby putting the kibosh on any future political ambitions.

In that vein, I can unhesitatingly say this: he was better than Rice. Which, unfortunately, isn't saying much.

Ben's response:

I think four star **** General Powell told the the truth as he understtood at the the time. Do we know of any instance where an officer of high rank told an out-right, bald-face lie?

You should not de-fame someone and remain annonymous. That is gut-less A-person.

Ben