in leadership positions. the gulf war, but also the iraq war. and two very different wars in terms of america s experience there. what do you think his legacy is? i think there is no doubt that his legacy will likely be the powell doctrine. and the conditions under which we should use force in international situations. and basically he was very conservative in that regard. he thought we ought to always exhaust every other possibility and if we go in, we have to have a clear purpose in mind and political support back home and try to make it short. i think that is colin s sort of essential view. and he wasn t afraid. colin was a brave man. he was unafraid. but he didn t like conflict and he didn t want to sent people to war. he really deeply believed we
rising into orbit is the latest in a long line of satellites giving us an essential view not of space but of earth and what we are doing to it. that is pretty. american astronauts circling the moon with the first to be amazed by the side of our planet is a delicate blue oasis. the images were so powerful, they helped to kick start the environmental movement. since then, satellites have spotted forests being cleared in madagascar, huge mines in germany gouging out coal, cities sprawling into deserts, and how this is all making the climate more hostile. being able to see our home from space has transformed our awareness of how fragile it is. it has revealed how human activity is causing damage in ways you just can t pick up from the ground. but the good news is it creates chances to get things right in the future.
of a long line of satellites, giving us an essential view, not of space, but of the earth, and what we are doing to it. it was american astronauts circling the moon who were the first to be amazed by the sight of our planet as a delicate blue oasis, and their images were so powerful, they helped to kickstart the environmental movement. since then, satellites have spotted forests being cleared in madagascar, huge mines in germany, gouging out coal, cities sprawling into deserts, and how this is all making the climate more hostile. being able to see our home from space has transformed our awareness of how fragile it is. it s revealed how human activity is causing damage in ways you just can t pick up from the ground. but the good news is, it creates chances to get things right in future,
for nearly half a century satellite have been orbiting earth, providing a unique record of the evolving state of the planet, the latest satellite has been lodged and nasa claims this newest addition to the longest continuous record of the earth s service will enable scientists to separate the human and natural changes. and lift off! a murky, rainy day in california, but that was not going to stop this vital launch from going ahead. rising into orbit, it is the latest in a long line of satellites, giving us an essential view, not of space, but of earth and what we are doing to it. it was american astronauts circling the moon who were the first to be amazed by the sight of our planet as a delicate blue oasis, and their images were so powerful, they helped to kick start the environmental movement. since then, satellites have spotted forests
and lift off! a murky, rainy day in california, but that was not going to stop this vital launch from going ahead. rising into orbit, it is the latest in a long line of satellites, giving us an essential view, not of space, but of earth and what we are doing to it. it was american astronauts circling the moon who were the first to be amazed by the sight of our planet as a delicate blue oasis, and their images were so powerful, they helped to kick start the environmental movement. since then, satellites have spotted forests being cleared in madagascar, huge mines in germany gouging out coal, cities sprawling into deserts, and how this is all making the climate more hostile. being able to see our home from space has transformed our awareness of how fragile it is. it has revealed how human activity is causing damage in ways you just can t pick up from the ground. but the good news is, it creates chances to get things right in future, like spotting this toxic algal