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You do? >> well first of all it gets back to what you were talking about earlier, pete. there will have to be better collaboration between, for example, the government dhs, our citizen liaison networks because we can help with this community integration piece but some of these folks that came over, are military, probably couldnt carry documentation into the airfield or they would have been executed. by a technicality, afghan commanders, afghan aviators in the air force are not eligible for a spe...

At a time when Pakistan and China have heightened activities along the borders, top Indian Army brass would be discussing the ways to deal with the security sit

At a time when Pakistan and China have heightened activities along the borders, top Indian Army brass would be discussing the ways to deal with the security sit

Opposed to trump. these big trump supporters. >> listen, colin powell was, again, as we said a lifelong republican until he said he couldnt be republican anymore considering what the trump administration had done but he was, you know, a type of old school republican with integrity. this isnt the first time he had concerns about someone in power and especially possible racism. am i correct? >> thats correct. when he first was asked to join the bush senior administration, i have in my book the com...

Absolutely zero evidence. and this was not somebody who was opposed to trump. these big trump supporters. >> mm-hmm. listen, colin powell was -- again, as you said, a lifelong republican until he said he couldnt be a republican anymore considering what the trump administration had done. but he was a type of old school republican with integrity. he abhorred racism. this isnt the first time he had concerns about someone in power and especially possible racism. am i correct? >> thats correct. when ...

In virginia and i had a stack of all the interviews i had done with him from my book "the commanders: the first gulf war." and i said, this is the christmas present. these are copies of everything you said. and he looked at me and he said, i know what youre doing. i know you want me to know what i said. and i said, exactly. >> hmm. i want to play more of the interview that you had with -- with secretary powell. at one point during the phone call, his wife called -- called to him. i just want to ...

But there was something remarkable about him. and youd think, all he did, where he came from, and he -- lets really look it in the eye. he was a great human being and a great leader. >> yeah. >> and i always -- i always found him -- i could call him up. i -- i dont want to belabor this but i remember he was on the verge of writing his memoirs, and i called him up and i said i want to come see you. i have a christmas present for you. and he said christmas present? what? and so, i went over to his...

During the first bush administration when my boss at the time, dick cheney, suggested that he become the chairman of the joint chiefs. moving him ahead of more senior army people who were better thought to be better contenders for the job, obviously it turned out to be a great thing. others did not like the idea of sending reporters over with military units. they were highly resistant to that. i think it was partly general powells, secretary cheneys decision they would do that and the commanders...

Work for ronald reagan. later for george hrks wrks bush. he was an integral part of putting strategy together for the first gulf war, and played a pivotal role. he soon after the first gulf war along with norman schwartz cough and others seen as being successl commanders of that successful effort to take a-- iraq out of kuwait and liberate kuwait. he was in 95 and into 96, there were many people trying to persuade colin powell to run for president against bill clinton. he chose not to do that, b...

Novel on leadership thats on book shelf of most military leaders. its anton myers, once a needle. theres a line in that wbook where the main character offers advice to a colleague. he says when it comes to a choice of being a good soldier or good human being, choose to be a good human being. thats what general powell was. he was a great human being and the best of military leaders and commanders. because he had such character. the values he held dear, his focus on developing others. everyone you...