Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   Colin Powell's opinion on Trump Date:   9/14/2016 5:37:48 PM

You left out the part that he resented Hillary's claims that he told her to set up a private server.  I don't think he is a fan of Hillary either.

My feeling is that Colin Powell should have been the first black president, but he was so rudely treated by "W" who was on the expressway with the "let's build a Democracy in Iraq and see what happens" neocons (who conned W), he decided to leave public office.  In truth, he had a much bigger impact on the State Department than Hilary ever did, that is, actually changing the State Department attitude and culture. Benghazi would have never happened on his watch.  You may recall that Colin was the one who told "W", "you break it, you bought it" and we have certainly paid for it ever since.

I worked in the Pentagon when he was Chairman, JCS, and thanks to what I was doing then, worked quite a bit with the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  The people that I knew have an infinite amount of respect for him and liked him very much.  He's very down to earth, and not really part of the Washington establishment.  His style is 180 out from Trump, so his comments don't surprise me. 

Perhaps it is that a good number of supporters plan to vote against Clinton (and her socialist ideas), and have the same hopes for change that some of us did when Obama was elected (he never made good on his campaign promises, and I am sorry I voted for him)