in the first eight or nine months of the bush admistration, well lost fight after fight when dick cheney and donald rumsfeld and others who were called the neoconservatives were really running the administration. there was a good bet that powell was not going to last until the end of the year. but then september 11 happened, powell decided to stay, but he is still very isolated. they basically saw him as a milk carton. they put him in the refrigerator and when they needed him, they would bring him on the shelf. they brought him off the shelf in 2003 to talk at the u.n. because there was no one else in thedministration who could give the attention -- get the attention and respect and colin powell gave that talk which was from a to z false. he was the only one in the administration and a year and half later, he is gone. he is complicated because in many ways, he did not fit in with the republican party. he did not leave until earl this year. but he increasingly, anyone who is a moderate, black moderate, simply had no place in the republican party. he endorses obama. he endorses biden. he e

drafted by dick cheney's officer to further their agenda of war, those seeking to discredit vaccines used powell's death to further their agenda. >> we're seeing data from across the world. we're seeing data from europe, the united kingdom, that fully vaccinated people are being hofld, and fully vaccinated people are dieing from covid, and we have a high profile example that is going to require more truth from our government, our health leaders as well. >> another fox news anchor who wrote in a deleted tweet, the fact that colin powell died from a breakthrough covid infection raises concerns. he apologized, saying he's provaccine, a reporter not an anchor. we are experiencing the deadliest bout of misinformation in our lifetimes, much of it coming from the same network that pushed the lies about the weapons of mass destruction, though they were not alone in that. here are the actual facts from the centers of disease control and prevention, out of the more than 187 million people who had been fully vaccinated, .004% died from a breakthrough infection. that's pretty small. colin powell

it was actually dick cheney who had, who had suggested jenny, with the defense secretary at the time suggested power, which required power to jump over several other 4 start generals. he was the most junior at the time and, and then there he was. and of course then the persian gulf war came out, which is where empower, really became known to the american people. you know, he was the guy standing at the saw at the press conferences every day. he was the guy speaking, crisp, military language, all of which he learned in military schools, where he excelled in briefing, which is actually a skill right now. the terri, like another dimension of, of secretary powell was his time overseeing and working on conflicts. and so one of these was the 1st iraq war, and then you had later the 2nd iraq war during the 1st iraq war on the team with president george h. w bush. he was a, he was largely a hero of that along with other other general sort of looking at it and then pulling out us forces. when then later, the 2nd a walk war came in after 911. and you know, the debate in 2003 doors, w bush brou

the role that dick cheney played in colin powell's rise. you were right there with then chairman powell, i guess, working with him every day in your previous life at the defense department. talk a little bit about what you saw during his rise, and who he was like as a colleague. >> very excessable. a lot of military people are afraid of the press. he never was. i remember the first tieday he came into office, he came in and said do we have a hotline. meaning you press a button on the desk and the phone rings on the other person's desk. he put it in the next day. he was, of course, a wonderful briefer. he i think exuded a lot of confidence, and that was an important thing during the gulf war. remember the famous thing he said of the powell doctrine, and also he said the pottery barn analogy. >> you break it you buy it. >> about iraq. but let me just give you one small example of something that i think is e lum nating. powell once said he thought his greatest skill was as a problem solver. 1982, bob hope wants to do another uso show. his peop

so dick cheney was -- had a lot to do with collin powell's legacy and with his pro -- promotion. >> i based on the qualities of colin powell. yes, he was the first black chairman of the joint chiefs. he was the first black secretary of state. let me tell you something. when i talk to colin powell, i was interested in what he had to say, because he had this depth of knowledge about what our military roles should be. i think the powell doctrine is incredibly important to our country. i mean, we just went through what happened in afghanistan, and powell, powell's doctrine was about if you're going to take on a mission, commit yourself to a clear mission. you know, commit the amount of force that you need to accomplish that mission, but more importantly, have an exit strategy. that powell doctrine is and should be with us for a long time to come. >> when it comes to colin powell's legacy, jeremy bash who worked as your chief of staff at cia and at the pentagon alluded earlier this hour to what powell called the pottery barn rule. if you mess it up, you own your mistakes. how does that tra

agency and the department of defence and served as a national security advisor to vice president dick cheneyident xi jinping changes military president xijinping changes military posture in the south china sea. yeah, i do think that china has become more vocal, more open and aggressive under xi jinping as party secretary. 0bviously for many, many decades, china has built up its military capability, as is its right to do. but there is really only one major revisionist power in asia when it comes to freedom of navigation by sea, by land or by air, and it's china. so, these freedom of navigation exercises by other powers make it clear that this is not china versus the united states, this is pro—freedom of navigation and maintaining the status quo. unfortunately we don't get to know what the truth is about with the chinese leaders will do. we only know what they say. i think it would be a mistake to assume that it is political theatre only, but they do maximise bullying and pressure campaigns. i think it's very, very important to recognise there are problems inside of china that its leadership w

united states department of defense and served as a national security advisor to vice president dick cheneya florida, he said china under president xi had changed its military posture in the south china sea. yeah, i do think that china has become more vocal, more open and aggressive under xi jinping as party secretary. obviously for many, many decades, china has built up it military capability, as is its right to do. but there is really only one major revisionist power in asia when it comes to freedom of navigation by sea, by land or by air, and it's china. so, these freedom of navigation exercises by other powers make it clear that this is not china versus the united states, this is pro—freedom of navigation and maintaining the status quo. taiwan's defence minister has said that relations are at their worst in a0 years and he also warned of a possible full—scale invasion by 2025. do you think that's actually likely? well, unfortunately we don't get to know what the truth is about with the chinese leaders will do. we only know what they say. i think it would be a mistake to assume that it i

emotionally and mentally, a crushed man in the wake of his disappointments used to sit around with dick cheney him and talk about the civil war at cocktail parties, my point is not to drop names, but, but when i went into that scene, i thought there must be some kind of center of power in washington. and the more i learned, the more i realize that, that there really is no, they're there. and that, that the power structure is just these individuals who sort of fall into it in some kind of serendipitous, ambitious way. and, and their decisions can have such profound consequences for the rest of us. i mean, think about 911 for example. you know, the most successful, a symmetrical episode of warfare since the trojan course, you know, for the cost of less than $1.00 scanning machine in one airport in anywhere in the u. k. that handful of, of, of, of fanatics. and you know, brought death to 2800 americans. and let's always remember who we are. we lost 6000 boys at at normandy beaches. you know, we, we lost 23000 bed and one afternoon at at tatum creek in the civil war. you know, we, we walked across

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secretary of state colin powell that immediately made people feel a lot better and then he brings in dick cheneyd did not serve with bush 41 when he came in, there was some friction between them two, i think cheney and rumsfeld were tight and i think times the secretary of state looked as an outsider but i harkened back to in the 2016 race, when colin powell's name emerges on the hillary clinton e-mails and he feels as though he's being used in some of the stuff he had written back then is being used for hillary clinton's benefit, and he indicates that he thinks hillary clinton basically is a friend of his, but is lying through there. he also thought that donald trump, the 45th president, was ill-equipped to be president. he thought he was not somebody he could get behind was a big critic of bush of trump the 45th president, and he hadn't voted for republicans since he was bush 43. ainsley: he was republican and he changed to an independent. will: ainsley you brought up covid. look this day will be a day for many things for remembering the man, the leader that was lost. it's also a day to unders

we didn't hear an apology from, from busher, from rumsfeld or from dick cheney. but he was able to reflect upon it and say that this was a mistake. and i think that is something that's admirable and that we don't really have from politicians to day lawrence cope in washington. busy d c, why did he run for president? it seems like he could have done that or possibly on multiple occasions and might have been pretty close to it. actually he was thinking of running in 1996. ah. and his wife almost talked him out of a, she was afraid for his life that yes, the 1st african american you know, to, to get the nomination. he, you know, he, some people might come after him. and i remember, you know, reading about that it as book and talking to him about i think he would have been a great president. i think it wouldn't wonder if they had run and $96.00 or 2000. but that's my understanding. and that says a lot about this country that you know, a man or person of such great stature, intellect and bravery, is of, you know, it doesn't want to run because of what happens to be hi

was there anyone more hated by the left than dick cheney before w's time in office have you ever seenresident so ruthlessly mocked and derided as a dimwitted frat boy and i worked for reagan, nothing compared to what they did to bush but now that he is there useful idiot they totally rehabilitated him, liz cheney, it is boring at this point. no one with a shred of independent thought should be cowed by any of these people. the far left as tried to get this show boycotted and even kicked off the air. that worked out. we fully gotten stronger. my audience is only gotten bigger so instead of trying to ingratiate your cell to the woke mom or try to appease them by saying the right thing just be yourself, stand up for your own views, there are more people who agree with us than the left would have you believe and as for kristen sinema she would be more at home as an independent and she's always welcome to cross the aisle and join the conservative movement. at least our side tolerates dissent and diversion views. there is 0 room for dissent in her current party. manchin should break away fr

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was there anyone more hated by the left than dick cheney?ore w's time in office, had you ever seen a president so ruthlessly mocked and derided as a dimwitted frat boy? i worked for reagan. nothing compared to what they did to bush. but now that he's there useful idiots, they've totally rehabilitated him. same thing for liz cheney. it's also obvious, it's almost boring at this point. no one with a shred of independent thought should be cowed by any of these people. the far left has relentlessly tried to get this show boycotted and even banned, kicked off the air. look at how well that worked out for them. we've only gotten stronger. our audience, thanks to you, has only gotten bigger. so instead of trying to ingratiate yourself to the woke mob or trying to appease them by saying just the right thing, just be yourself. stand up for your own views, for the truth. if there are people who agree with us than the left would have you believe. and as for sinema, she'd be far more at home i think as an independent. and of course she's always welcome

i think dick cheney might have weighed in at one point.are not in a position to mess around with the debt ceiling. it is not for smalltime political football, and they got a very serious message yesterday from all of those leaders. it was nice to see some sort of establishment political really function. tom: there was the rule in 1979. what is the treyz rule of 2022? what is the new folly? henrietta: my mantra is they are not going to do anything until they absolutely have to, so they are going to find ways to get around deadlines. one of my colleagues >> to say they are both the players and the referees in this game of congressional football, so when they don't want to play a game, they literally just set up a new goal. my mantra in this cycle with 50 seats split in the senate, they are not going to do anything until they absolutely have to. they are negotiating something really difficult at the leadership level, which is to figure out how long the duration of this kick the can is really going to go. tethering the treasury secretary to an

she's less popular than mike pence, than al gore, then dick cheney, then joe biden was when he was withreat roles. she got the border. she went over to asia to look at the supply chain crises firsthand. the only thing that came back was "do your christmas shopping early." now, she's traveling all over the country, and she is pushing biden's agenda. permission to make a sports analogy? this would be like a wide receiver dropping three presses stomach passes and then saying he's not getting the ball enough. >> odell beckham. >> jesse: >> jesse: i will take this opportunity to bring up the hostage crisis that kamala harris could figure in in a very prominent way. there were 16 american missionaries being held by thugs. they are threatening their life, demanding $1 million for each of them. 16 americans are being held hostage. nobody is talking about it. they are going to hurt these people. if our people do not go in there and free americans -- americans are being held hostage. people are talking about afghanistan, here and there. this is just a couple of hundred miles from the united state

he later recognized, i think it's fair to say, even former vice president dick cheney was said to say to him before the speech, you can afford to lose a few points. he later recognized how fortunately he may be seen as the man who made the case to the international community. that credibility, the authority he brought to suggesting solid intelligence was behind the case to invade iraq, he later recognized as being misleading. and it didn't change the international community's opinion, but still i think even with that to one side, the ongoing impact it has in the middle east now, there are very strong feelings of admiration, of love from many of the world leaders we heard from since his death. let me tell you, from british prime minister boris johnson, he said, i'm sorry to hear of the death of colin powell. he was an impressive and internationally respected statesman who leads a lasting lega legacy. i'm sure his life will continue to be an inspiration to many. on behalf of the state of israel, i wish to express our condolences to the family throughout his distinguished diplomatic care

and also really love the idea that as dick cheney said, we create our own reality. and so, i think you can see that in the public at -- >> the other thing here, but you want to say something, go ahead. >> i just want to say something -- before we run out of time, an important point, you mentioned he was honest about his role. i think he was she honest about his role in the wind's speech. -- about his regret over the speech, but let me be clear to your viewers, colin powell never disown the war. he defended the invasion to the end, he never apologized to the iraqi people. he -- it was faulty intelligence. but he never actually does distill in the war. >> it's a really important point, and i figured i was gonna say to about watching this play out in the reporting on powell, and the disinformation that we found ourselves in. is that, also his death, is a reminder that there are people who are vulnerable, even with vaccination. that they're immunocompromised people. and that actually, this project that were engaged in, that we haven't done a great job collectively as a

that they don't give a -- about the seven former secretaries of defense including dick cheney.w the answer to that question. they don't care. >> yeah. they squeaked it by this time with only 11 republican supports. it is not like mitch got even half of his caucus on. we know that ted cruz is going to be a nilist and doesn't care when it comes to december. i think what the democrats have to look at is they have been given this extra period of time. i think they need to see this as an opportunity to get their ducks in a row on this reconciliation bill, come to a deal within their own caucus and either either eliminate this debt ceiling so we don't have to go through this idiotic brinksmanship every time the republicans get close to power for the foreseeable future or raise it si cantlie enough to get us through 2024. that's the democrats opportunity if they can get the reconciliation thing figured out by december 3rd. >> tim miller thank you for your insights. jeremy is sticking around. >>> legal uncertainties leaving texas abortion providers unclear about what their next steps a

>> i was the pentagon spokesman during the first bush administration when my boss at the time, dick cheneyat he become the chairman of the joint chiefs. moving him ahead of more senior army people who were better thought to be better contenders for the job, obviously it turned out to be a great thing. others did not like the idea of sending reporters over with military units. they were highly resistant to that. i think it was partly general powell's, secretary cheney's decision they would do that and the commanders would not do that. powell was on the phone every day with commanders in the field who were very concerned about how the military operation was going to go. i think you can say the success of desert storm is largely attribuable to colin powell and secretary cheney, but powell especially for holding people together and getting them through some tough moments. one of the fichblt things he did after he became chairman is he called me at my desk directly and said this is the way to reach me on my desk directly. we have a hot line to call each other on. he was always willing to work w

seven former pentagon chiefs, including vice president dick cheney, sending a joint letter warping of catastrophic consequences for u.s. military efforts. the white house also today enlisting business leaders to warn americans that borrowing costs would rise, social security payments would lapse, and the stock market would fall. here's jpmorgan ceo jamie dimon. >> the effects would be cascading. day one would be bad but the cascading effects, the ensuing weeks could go from recession to complete catastrophe for the global economy i don't know why anyone would take a chance like that. >> reporter: the paeshs of the public wearing thin. a quinnipiac poll shows president biden's approval rating at just 38% that's its lowest point yet with 55% of respondents declaring the administration is not competent. a short-term keel will present a new challenge as goldman sachs notes, the only thing harder than increasing the debt limit is increasing it twice >>> another school shooting today. this time at a high school in arlington, texas, creating heart-stopping moments for parents and students th

named by dick cheney but falling out with them later in the bush '43 white house because he privately opposed the iraq war. and fought against it internally, but privately, which was his want. and then i was with him, of course, at that february 2003 u.n. speech where he lent his credibility to the u.s. and to the world, unwittingly. and i know this for a fact. i was with him before, during, after, when he had gone to langley for two days, for the weekend before that speech in new york and had gone through all the evidence with george tenet and believed he had, as he put it, scrubbed the speech he was about to deliver, but it was not true. and i've been getting messages from one veteran in particular of the iraq war who had suffered a loss of a buddy. and she said you know, don't you remember that? i do remember that. but in the communications with her since, he regretted it his whole life, and still, at the end of his life, i think what he was proudest of was the colin powell institute at ccny. as the son of immigrants and jamaican immigrants in the bronx, the fact that he started an

letter signed by former defense secretaries on both sides of the aisle, one person who signed it, dick cheney, the former vice president, we cannot even approach the debt ceiling. ten years ago, i covered when they tiptoed up to it, and tried to do this under president obama and there were problems with the credit rating, issues already unfolding. it's not the kind of thing they can save until midnight. they've got to get this dealt with in advance, which is why there's so much conversation and focus on it right now. >> what does your mom think we should do about the filibuster? >> i mean, you know, speaking for alice casey, she, you know, wants to see action in washington. she wants to see the democrats who control all three bodies right now pass some things. as a reporter, i have to, you know, put my mom's opinions on the shelf there, but she's an example of someone who wants to see action and is frustrated by someone like joe manchin, someone like kyrsten sinema because democrats control all of these bodies, and so republicans, i will say, are staying remarkably lock step on this issue of

former vice president dick cheney released a statement that read in part, "i'm deeply saddened to learnand statesman. general powell had a remarkably distinguished career and i was fortunate to work with him. he was a man who lived this country and served her long and well." join me now is nbc news pentagon correspondent, courtney kube, and dr. joseph varon, the chief of critical care at united memorial medical center in houston. courtney, what can you tell us about the legacy that general powell will leave behind? >> in a word, jose, he will be remembered always as a trailblazer. so as a young man in new york city in college, he joined rotc, and then he got out -- he became a young second lieutenant in the united states army and then he did two tours in vietnam. when he came back to the united states, he served in a number of increasingly more senior positions and ultimately became the deputy national security adviser to frank carlucci, and then became the national security adviser himself. a lot of people forget that. when h.r. mcmaster was nominated to be the national security advise

in 2003 dick cheney and administration of the second president bush brazenly used the esteem people felt to push him out front to sell a lie iraq had weapons of mass destruction. he opposed the iraq war and said he regretted his speech to the u.n. security counsel that failure could have destroyed a lesser man's legacy but it never did. president biden said today that powell embodied the highest ideas of warrior and diplomat and added this. >> it's not only a dear friend and a patriot, one of our great military leaders and a man of overwhelming decency. this is a guy born son of immigrants in new york city raised in harlem in the south bronx, graduated from city college of new york. and he rose to the highest ranks not only in the military but also in areas of foreign policy and state craft. >> ultimately, powell will be remembered as a genuinely good man. a dutiful military man including the current secretary of defense lloyd austin and young people of color from his beloved bronx, new york. >> the world lost one of the greatest leaders that we have ever witnessed. alma lost a great hus

powell generally wasn't considered to be an ideological neoconservative — unlike the vice president dick cheneydent george w bush — over the adminstration's iraq strategy. john negroponte was us ambassador to the uninted nations, at the time (sot one of his great accomplishments at the united nations was he succeeded in getting resolution 1441 was set “p in getting resolution 1441 was set up this intensified inspection regime of iraq and i think open and open and mine and others would be that those inspections would be allowed to go on long enough to demonstrate whether or not iraq clearly had met two weapons of mass destruction but people in washington were in such a hurry to go to war they never allow that process to play itself out entirely. i think that was one of the great tactical errors of the bush 43 administration. as well as his polticial and military career, colin powell's achievement for becoming the first black secretary of state, has been remembered today. in the early 2000s jack straw was colin powell's counterpart as foreign secretary in the uk. it's to ronald reagan scrape cred

former vice president and secretary of defense dick cheney said powell's record is unparalleled record of service and will never be forgotten. >> kelly, thank you very much. joining us is retired u.s. navy admiral james, worked with colin powell and knew him well. admiral, good morning to you. >> good to be with you. we have indeed lost an extraordinary american today. you know, for those of us who have worn the cloth of the nation, who have served in uniform, we'll always remember him as general powell. you know, he was a vietnam veteran where he won not only the bronze star but the soldier's medal for life saving in combat, a very big deal. he went on to become the north star for my generation. i remember as a mid-grade officer, and all the way to being supreme allied commander of nato, going to colin powell for advice. he was always generous with his time. his spirit, his kindness, as well as the absolute precision of his mind. he was remarkable in every way, savannah. >> and a barrier breaker. he wasadviser, the first chairman of the joint chiefs who was black, the first black secr

. >> bill: the former vice president dick cheney released a statement.perations desert shield and desert storm i saw firsthand general powell's dedication to the united states and his commitment to the brave and selfless men and women who serve our country in uniform. he was a trailblazer and role model for so many. he -- it goes on. >> dana: the story of the immigrant family is also one to think about here for a moment. that you can -- america provides this dream and this capability that if you work hard you find your calling and you keep going and you could rise to prominence and live a very fulfilling life and serve your country, open a business, all of these things. the promise of america was there. he knew that and reminded students of that in any of the commencement speeches. america, the problems -- it is not perfect but the problems are yours to fix, he said. >> bill: great message. he lived the american dream. colin powell dead at the age of 84. people were afraid i was contagious. i felt gross. it was kind of a shock after i started cosentyx. f

bush's bidding, a republican president, dick cheney's bidding when he sat in front of the united nationsnd talked about weapons of mass destruction. that is all i am going to say about colin powell. he is gone. god rest his soul. in today's republican party, they are weak. they are spineless. they do not fight for this country. i am sick of it. thank you. host: this is the new york times front page with a picture of colin powell in the oval office into thousand four. the story under that, model -- in 2004. the story under that, his was a classic success story. he graduated from city college of new york. joining the army through the rotc, starting as a young second lieutenant in the dawn of a newly desegregated army. he served two combat tours in vietnam. he was national security advisor to ronald reagan. helping to negotiate arms treaties with soviet premier gorbachev. caller: i just wanted to send my condolences out to the powell family. as i sit and look at the praise they give to colin powell, i wonder why can our government -- they will allow us -- host: james, are you still there? c

bush's bidding, a republican president, and dick cheney's bidding, when he sat in front of the united nations and talked about weapons of mass destruction. now, that's all i'm going to say about colon powell. he's gone and god rest his soul. but in today's republican party, they are weak. they're spineless. they do not fight for this country and i'm sick of it. thank you. >> caller: this is the "the new york times" front page with a picture of colon powell in the oval office in 2004. the story under that, model diplomat haunted by the iraq war. his was a classic american success story. born in harlem of jamaican parents, grew up in south bronx and graduated from city college of joining, joining the army through r.o.t.c. he served two decorated tours in vietnam and security advisor to ronald reagan, helping negotiate arms treaties and an era of cooperation with soviet president, mikyle gorbachev. democrats line. >> caller: first call i want to say is i send my condolences to the powell family. my disagreement is mainly on social issues a little bit. as i sit here and look at the praise

he was on his way to -- a few more steps in the military ranks, and actually, it was dick cheney, andack to be the chairman and joint chiefs. that was the beginning of a kind of george marshall-like career because he was in many ways the architect of the first gulf war victory which is one of the great examples of how we should project force. and he did that. and as secretary of state of course. and just to put it in plain vernacular, he's a black guy who's doing it, and he used to say that privately. you know? it's like you know, i'm a black guy in america doing this. and that's a great thing about america. but he would also say it shouldn't be that notable. it shouldn't be that unusual. and i think that not least because of his remarkable contributions to the country, our uning of opportunity has, in fact, shifted forever. >> he certainly has had an extraordinary impact on the united states over the past 30, 40 years for so many different reasons, and john is right. general powell would choose his spots when he would speak out. one of those times came after january 6th. we had him o

i couldn't hate anybody after that, george bush or dick cheney or anyone else in the white house after resigned. but if all trump is worried about that he paid taxes, the american people are very forgiving. just pay and move on. i believe there is a lot more behind it. i hope the state of new york gets into his tax returns. i do not care what party you belong to. if you're running for the oval office, you await to the american people to reveal your tax returns. host: how much of the process of mexico power relies on disclosure of information? guest: disclosure of information is a very important part of the conversation we are having. and one of the proposed adulation involved includes a presidential and vice presidential tax return disclosure. but it is more than just personal disclosure like taxes. for some, though not included in the legislation, concerns about presidential candidates having disclosures over their health. but -- involves the disclosure of information in oversight investigations in congress. presidents are constantly trying to either muddie th -- muddy the waters over

i couldn't hate anybody after that, george bush or dick cheney or anyone else in the white house afteron resigned. but if all trump is worried about that he paid taxes, the american people are very forgiving. just pay and move on. i believe there is a lot more behind it. i hope the state of new york gets into his tax returns. i do not care what party you belong to. if you're running for the oval office, you await to the american people to reveal your tax returns. host: how much of the process of mexico power relies on disclosure of information? guest: disclosure of information is a very important part of the conversation we are having. and one of the proposed adulation involved includes a presidential and vice presidential tax return disclosure. but it is more than just personal disclosure like taxes. for some, though not included in the legislation, concerns about presidential candidates having disclosures over their health. but -- involves the disclosure of information in oversight investigations in congress. presidents are constantly trying to either muddie th -- muddy the waters ov

while he was preparing for it was that he had been offered a script i think by vice president dick cheney'sith the usual soldier's lexicon was ridiculous so he then went and spent at least 2 days solidly at langley, the cia headquarters, going through all the intelligence and satisfying himself that what he was going to stand up and say in the security council turned out to be on the 5th of february 2003 was accurate and he was satisfied that it was, i happen to sit alongside him in security council for that meeting as for others, which was a matter of alphabet rather than anything else but it was later on where it emerged that our belief shared let me say across the security council, notjust by the protagonist but including by russia, china, germany, france that iraq did possess this arsenal of weapons of mass destruction which was wrong, colin obviously had great regret about that and he felt rather personally that this had been a blight on an otherwise impeccable reputation but it's my belief that people will see his career in the balance and put that against all his other extraordinary