There is no suggestion of regime change; quite the contrary, this is an initiative to help people and to help governments who are inclined toward change.
Colin PowellWe view Egypt as a good friend of America. We are in constant touch with them. We provide them economic and military assistance as part of our relationship.
Colin PowellFree speech is intended to protect the controversial and even outrageous word; and not just comforting platitudes too mundane to need protection.
Colin PowellEverybody makes bad decisions. I am sure I have made my share of them over 40 years of service. Or I have made good decisions and have been overruled. The real challenge, when you are overruled, is to remember who the boss is and don't take it personally.
Colin PowellThe United States is not stingy. We are the greatest contributor to international relief efforts in the world.
Colin PowellI'll tell you what they're all going to face, whichever one of them becomes president on January 21st of 2009. They will face a military force - a United States military force that cannot sustain - continually sustain 140,000 people deployed in Iraq and the 20-odd or 25,000 people we have deployed in Afghanistan and our other deployments.
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