Colin Powell
(born April 5, 1937) is the 65th , sworn in on January 20, 2001, and the highest ranking government official in the history of the United States.--
- "The sanctions exist -- not for the purpose of hurting the people, but for the purpose of keeping in check 's ambitions toward developing ... And frankly they have worked. He has not developed any significant capability with respect to weapons of mass destruction. He is unable to project conventional power against his neighbors. So in effect, our policies have strengthened the security of the neighbors of Iraq ... "
- press remarks with Foreign Minister of Amre Moussa, Ittihadiya Palace, , 2001 February 24[1]
- press remarks with Foreign Minister of Amre Moussa, Ittihadiya Palace, , 2001 February 24[1]
- "You break it, you own it."
- Secretary of State Colin Powell was quoted in Plan of Attack, a book in which he was a key source, as cautioning President Bush before the war that he would “own” Iraq, 17 October 2004 [1].
- Secretary of State Colin Powell was quoted in Plan of Attack, a book in which he was a key source, as cautioning President Bush before the war that he would “own” Iraq, 17 October 2004 [1].
- "We want to see both sides not take unilateral action that would prejudice an eventual outcome, a reunification that all parties are seeking."
- Powell to CNN International during a three-nation trip to Asia, 27 October 2004 [1].
- Powell to CNN International during a three-nation trip to Asia, 27 October 2004 [1].
- "There is only one China. Taiwan is not independent. It does not enjoy sovereignty as a nation, and that remains our policy, our firm policy."
- Powell to Phoenix TV according to a State Department transcript, 27 October 2004 [1].
- Powell to Phoenix TV according to a State Department transcript, 27 October 2004 [1].
- "This may sound a little improper, but when the Vice President and I are alone it's Colin and Dick."
- "I'm sleeping like a baby, too. Every two hours, I wake up, screaming." (Upon hearing that President Bush was "sleeping like a baby" on the eve of war with Iraq.) [1]