Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell died and participated in the launch of the Iraq War
2021-10-19 10:06:35Source: China News Network
China News Service, October 18, according to foreign media reports, on the morning of the 18th local time, the first African American Secretary of State Colin Powell died of complications from the new crown at the age of 84.
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According to reports, Powell’s family said on social media, “Due to complications from the new crown, General Colin Powell, the former US Secretary of State and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Army, died this morning.” His family pointed out that Powell had been fully vaccinated. .
According to reports, Powell has served in several Republican governments and helped shape US foreign policy in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Powell served as the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff during the George H.W. Bush administration and commanded the US military to fight against the Iraqi army during the Gulf War. After George W. Bush was elected president in 2000, Powell served as Secretary of State from 2001 to 2004. During this period, Powell promoted misinformation in front of the United Nations and supported the launch of the Iraq war. This experience was later described by Powell as a “stain” on his resume.
In later public life, Powell was disappointed with the Republican Party’s right deviation and used his political capital to help Democrats enter the White House. In the last few weeks of the 2008 presidential election, Powell endorsed Obama and helped him win the election.
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