eating it. it s like popcorn. you keep stuffing yourself and then you throw up. that s my sunday. my every sunday, harold. can you follow that? this is a segue. the great late colon powell, the soldier diplomat of my generation. i would argue many. remember in 2012, he called it work for me. in that memoire, he laid out 13 leadership lessons. 13 of them. four are pointed for me. get mad and get over it. people in public and private life can learn from that. he said share credit. we do that around this time. take an example here as jesse leads us. remain calm and be kind. be a lot better country if people shared that. for that matter, perpetual
vaccinated person. martha: more on the death of colon powell that died from complications of covid-19. he was 84 years old. a spokesman has confirmed that his history included multiple treatments for cancer of the red blood cells. dr. robert redford was at the cdc at the beginning of the pandemic and a world renown virologist. thanks for being here. glad to be here, martha. martha: so your take on general colon powell, a very sad development today. this loss of this american hero. also the circumstances and what you think of them given where we are now with this virus. well, martha, you know, prayers to his family. great, great american. had the privilege to serve with him when i was in the u.s. army. it s really important.
we ll talk about that in a few minutes. first, karl rove served with colon powell in the bush administration. he s pays tribute and talks about their relationship. first, jennifer griffin with a look back. hi, jennifer. hi, martha. known for his integrity, a soldier for 35 years, he will be remembered for the powell doctrine when he was chairman of the joint chiefs in the first gulf war, which stated the u.s. should only use military force if they have clear and achievable objectives with public support, sufficient firepower and an exit strategy. he told secretary of state madeline albright that u.s. troops should not be used as toy soldiers when she wanted to use the military in the balkans. his pottery barn rule, you break it, you own it. it s a tough lesson after the invasion of afghanistan and iraq after 9-11. born to jamaican immigrants in
covid-19 after being vaccinated while he was battling a form of cancer, a very sad day for them and a very personal loss for his family, and we certainly send our condolences to them. a loss to our country. jeremy, anything you want to add? you know, one of the things i think about when i think about colon powell, i think about what he had to overcome. as a young african-american soldier he trained at fort benning in georgia and he was refused service at some of the bars and restaurants that he would go into. for someone like that to overcome overt racism in our country and rise through the ranks of our military, shows, number one, how powerful they can be to advance the careers of young people of color and how important that is, but also shows the character that colin powell had.
he oversaw the invasion of panama and removed manuel noriega. he presented the purported intelligence suggesting saddam hussein had wmd to the united nations, which he later said he regretted. we lost one of the greatest leaders we have ever witnessed. i feel as if i have a hole of my heart learning of this. quite frankly, it s not possible to replace a colon powell. we will miss him. colon powell passed away this morning at walter reed. martha? martha: thanks very much reporting from the pentagon. karl rove served with colon powell. he s a fox news contributor. good to have you with us, karl. you and general powell worked together from 2001 to 2005 i believe was the time frame. your thoughts on this really