Statesman and Military Leader

Colin Powell

1 article 2003

Colin Powell is a retired four-star general and American statesman who served as the 65th United States Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005. He previously served as National Security Advisor and as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He contributed a single piece to The Weekly Standard in 2003 during a pivotal period in U.S. foreign policy.

Moment of Truth

February 24, 2003 · Magazine, Editorials

After presentations by Hans Blix and Mohamed el-Baradei to the U.N. Security Council last Friday--in a session marked by enthusiastic applause for the dithering of the French foreign minister and chilliness towards the Americans--Secretary of State Colin Powell spoke forcefully of the need to take…