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| Colin Powell passed away. |
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| George W. Bush appointed Colin Powell as Secretary of State. He was the first African American to be in that position. Bush called Powell a great patriot and friend. |
The tragic news keeps coming. The retired military general and former Secretary of State under George W. Bush passed away. He was the first African American to be in this role. He was a mentor to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, former president Barack Obama and so many others. He even has a school named after in Dayton, Ohio.
Colin Powell passed away at the age of 84 from complications from the coronavirus.
Powell, the first Black secretary of state and the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was fully vaccinated, his family said in a post on his Facebook page. But Powell had battled various other health ailments, and had been treated for multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer that affects white blood cells and can severely compromise the immune system. His wife, Alma, also had a breakthrough case of COVID-19, but responded to treatment.
"We want to thank the medical staff at Walter Reed National Medical Center for their caring treatment," the Powell family wrote. "We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father, grandfather and a great American."
President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Mike Pence and Antony Blinkin were notified.
Biden and Harris will speak on Powell's death.
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| Colin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama was a historical moment. Obama continues to thank Powell for his wisdom and support. He will speak on his passing. |
Powell who stayed on with George W. Bush during his first term was infamous for leading Americans into the war in Iraq in which he was given bad intelligence stating the country had weapons of mass destruction. He regrets ever making that claim.
He went on to endorse Obama, Clinton and Biden for president. Although a Republican and later an independent, Powell said the Republican Party was catering to white nationalists and embracing conspiracy theories.
Republicans embracing Washed Up 45 led to him leaving the party.
Born April 5, 1937, in Harlem, New York, to Jamaican immigrants, Powell was a ground-breaking figure in Washington and garnered respect from both sides of the aisle.
Powell joined the U.S. Army after graduating from college in 1958. Across his 35-year military career, he served two tours in Vietnam and was stationed in West Germany and South Korea.
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| Then Vice President Joe Biden with Colin Powell. Now as president, Biden will call for flags to be lowered in honor of Powell. |
He would go on to serve in top roles under four presidents, first as national security adviser to President Ronald Reagan, and then as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President George H.W. Bush and President Bill Clinton, the first African-American to hold the role. Powell then was tapped by President George W. Bush as secretary of state.
Powell led the State Department during the September 11, 2001, terror attacks and favored taking military action against al Qaeda. He also supported the invasion of Iraq and appeared before the United Nations to present evidence that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. The chief justification for the war in Iraq, however, rested on bad intelligence.
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| Colin Powell with wife Alma. Alma has also tested positive for the coronavirus. |
While Powell served primarily Republican presidents and was floated as a possible candidate himself, he drifted away from the GOP in his later years. The retired four-star general endorsed former President Barack Obama in 2008 over Republican nominee Senator John McCain, and again in 2012. He backed Hillary Clinton in 2016, and supported President Biden over Washed Up 45 in 2020, and said Washed Up 45 "lies all the time" and was not an "effective president."
In a statement Monday, Mr. Bush praised Powell as a "great public servant" whose counsel and experience was relied upon by presidents of both parties, and said he and former first lady Laura Bush are "deeply saddened" by his death.
"He was such a favorite of presidents that he earned the Presidential Medal of Freedom — twice. He was highly respected at home and abroad. And most important, Colin was a family man and a friend," Mr. Bush said. "Laura and I send Alma and their children our sincere condolences as they remember the life of a great man."
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who was secretary of defense in 1991 when he and Powell oversaw the expulsion of Iraqi troops from Kuwait during the first Gulf War, said he was "deeply saddened to learn that America has lost a leader and statesman."
"Working with him during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, I saw first-hand 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," Cheney said in a statement. "Colin was a trailblazer and role model for so many: the son of immigrants who rose to become National Security Advisor, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and Secretary of State."
Mr. Biden praised Powell for his personal integrity, patriotism and professional accomplishments, and for "blazing a trail for others to follow."
"As a senator, I worked closely with him when he served as National Security Advisor, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and as Secretary of State. Over our many years working together — even in disagreement — Colin was always someone who gave you his best and treated you with respect," the president said in a statement.
"Colin embodied the highest ideals of both warrior and diplomat. He was committed to our nation's strength and security above all," Mr. Biden added. "Time and again, he put country before self, before party, before all else — in uniform and out — and it earned him the universal respect of the American people."
Secretary of State Antony Blinken paid tribute to Powell in remarks from the State Department, praising him for not only a "legendary" military career, but for being an "exceptional diplomat" who helped modernize the State Department and bolster its resources.
"He was a man of ideas, but he wasn't ideological. He was constantly listening, learning, adapting. He could admit mistakes. It was just another example of his integrity," Blinken said, adding he is a "huge admirer" of Powell.
Blinken said he spent several hours with Powell on July 4, during which his "depth of knowledge about world events" and love for the State Department were clear.
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| A legend passed away. |
"Colin Powell dedicated his extraordinary life to public service because he never stopped believing in America," he said. "And we believe in America in no small part because it helped produce someone like Colin Powell."
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told reporters he lost a "tremendous personal friend and mentor," and said it's "not possible to replace a Colin Powell."
"The world lost one of the greatest leaders that we have ever witnessed," Austin said, adding Powell always provided counsel to him on difficult issues. "I feel as though I have a hole in my heart."
Of course, there's folks who are fully vaccinated but end up getting the coronavirus. As with vaccines, nothing is 100%. The vaccines are capable of preventing the coronavirus. At best, it's a 94% prevention rate which means 1 out of 500 could be infected even if they're vaccinated.
President Joe Biden had hopes that Americans would take this shit seriously. Unfortunately, Republicans so fucking eager to return to power will keep Americans fixated on the culture wars. Now vaccinations are part of this culture war.
But those fighting the culture war by not vaccinating, not wearing face mask in public, not following protocols, and deliberately ignoring federal and international rules when traveling are going to be the first casualties of the war.
With this pandemic mostly affecting states where Republican governors are, we may have to return to wearing facial protection and cutting back services to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.
We came so far only to have a bunch of selfish idiots set it back. Just because they hate President Joe Biden.
The Republicans are so devoted to destroying Biden and the country for what....to regain power.
Pathetic.
Death does happen to at least 40% of those who are affected by COVID-19.
If you're not vaccinated, your chances of death increases to 48%.
Healthy people can die from this. Take this seriously. You only have one life!If you need more information, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at cdc.gov.
