Thanks. I like the fuller version better. If Powell wasn't so damn smart, he'd run for President.
Andy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 5:40 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Empire-Building http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/powell.asp ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Ousterhout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 4:21 pm Subject: Empire-Building > When in England at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was > asked by the > Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an > example of empire > building by George Bush. > > He answered by saying, "Over the years, the United States has sent > many of its > fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom > beyond our > borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in > return is enough > to bury those that did not return!" > > It became very quiet in the room. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
