about a warring media dynasty, makes its eagerly anticipated return for season 3. welcome back. when colin powell was appointed us secretary of state in january 2001, he enjoyed the rare distinction of unanimous confirmation by the senate. not something you would likely see today. but then colin powell was the embodiment of the american dream. from the humblest beginnings in harlem, new york, he joined the army as a young reserve officer, rising to the highest ranks a general, a national security advisor, chair of the joint chiefs, and later the first african american to serve as america s foremost dipomat. he carried the torch for black emancipation, managing against all the odds to break through the discrimination in the us military and in the department of state. with a look back at his extraordinary life, here s jon sopel. until saddam hussain s
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invasion of kuwait in 1990, colin powell was relatively unknown. after it, he became a household name, as america s first black commander of the us military. he developed the powell doctrine don t start a war unless you know how you are going to end it. in many ways, he was a reluctant warrior, having been injured during the vietnam war, but if force is to be used, then let it be overwhelming. our strategy to go after this army is very, very simple. first, we re going to cut it off and then we re going to kill it. born in the slums of harlem, the son ofjamaican immigrants, and drifting as a teenager, few would have imagined that he would rise to such heights. culminating in being appointed america s top diplomatjust before 9/11. it s a great honour for me to submit the name to the united states senate of colin l powell, as secretary of state. and at the un, he made a case