president biden has just released a statement upon the death of colin powell, and i just want to read in part what he says. he says time and time again he put country before self before party before all else in uniform and out and earned him the universal respect of the american people. having repeatedly broken racial barriers, blazing a trail for others to follow in federal government service, colin was committed throughout his life in investing in the next generation of leadership. whether through his care for the women and men serving under his command and the diplomats he led or through the work he shared with his wife alma at the america s promise alliance to lift up young people or through his years leading the eisenhower partnerships, colin s leadership included a focus on the future. we ll have a lot more on colin powell coming up. meanwhile, a desperate effort is underway to find and
and he became really a spokesman for moderating force. there was a wineberger doctrine that was put out in the 1980s to try to avoid some of the mistakes we need in vietnam. colin powell was one who extended the doctrine. what he said is when the united states goes to war, they don t want a fair fight. and the powell doctrine was that you use overwhelming force. you achieve your stated goal, and then you bring the troops home. and it was a sort of thing that unfortunately we haven t listened to as a country, because colin powell also said, before you commit troops to battle, you have your end game already set out. what is the goal you seek to accomplish? and unfortunately, tragically,
secretary of state for george w. bush. according to a post on facebook, mika, the powell family broke the news this morning. the first, by the way, african american secretary of state. and the family says general colin powell, former u.s. secretary of state and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff passed away this morning due to complications from covid-19. he was fully vaccinated. he want to thank the medical staff at walter reed national medical center for their caring treatment. we have lost a remarkable, loving husband, father, grandfather, and a great american. the powell family. and the family pointing out, joe, that colin powell had been vaccinated and yet, still passed away due to covid-related complications. so i know a lot of the
much. barry mccaffrey which hired admiral, jeremy bash former chief of staff at the cia and defense department. general mccaffrey, you served with him. you knew him in the clinton administration, and since, your reaction, you knew him as a vietnam veteran, really did reshape the american military when he was chairman of the joint chiefs. no question, andrea. look, it s a sad day for my wife and i. my thoughts are with alma and his family. this is one of the most remarkable leaders i ever met in my life. used to interest me when he d walk into a room in the white house, you know, 2 or 300 people in the room, he d look for the soldier, the law enforcement officer, the single black mother, you know, he was a global figure, but with a tremendous sense of humility. and another comment, a story i like to tell about colin powell, when he retired as chairman of the jcs, he was a possible
work for ronald reagan. later for george hrks wrks bush. he was an integral part of putting strategy together for the first gulf war, and played a pivotal role. he soon after the first gulf war along with norman schwartz cough and others seen as being successl commanders of that successful effort to take a iraq out of kuwait and liberate kuwait. he was in 95 and into 96, there were many people trying to persuade colin powell to run for president against bill clinton. he chose not to do that, but did once again get into the administration, get into the white house in 2001, working as