Powell Speaks

I've always been a supporter of Colin Powell and have a great deal of respect for him ... so it's incredibly disappointing to read the UK's Telegraph today, in which Powell chose to criticize Iraqi troop levels and discuss his problems with Secretary Rumsfeld.

As the former public official charged with making the President's case on foreign affairs to the world, and with Secretary Rice currently overseas doing exactly that, you'd think Powell would know better than to undermine their efforts by criticizing US foreign policy to a foreign newspaper.

Perhaps his comments were taken "out of context" (like everyone else's comments when they say something regrettable) but the mere fact that he's talking to a foreign paper is troubling.