With respect to our friends in the [Iraq] region, each has its own system, each will have to make its own judgment as to whether it will change, how fast it will change, and we hope that we can help influence them as to how change comes about and what change might be better for them than other forms of change.
Colin PowellOur strategy in going after this army is very simple. First we are going to cut it off, and then we are going to kill it.
Colin PowellSome people naturally have a sense of empathy and an understanding of how to bring their followers to do things. They become great politicians.
Colin Powell