Colin Powell in USA Today


On War & Peace: We must stay the course in Iraq & provide more resources

Saddam is gone. There will be no more mass graves, no more programs pursuing WMD and no more invasions. Challenges remain. Insurgents are trying to prevent democracy. But they will not succeed. We put forward a proposal that redirects $3.4 billion to improve security, while devoting additional resources to improving the economic and political environment. Now is not the time to be faint of heart. Our task is important, and America will stay the course to see a peaceful and democratic Iraq.
Source: USA Today on Bush Cabinet Sep 17, 2004

On Free Trade: Democracy flowers when trade is free

The White House began a week of lobbying for its free trade agenda with both Bush and Powell speaking to the Council of the Americas, a business group meeting in Washington. Powell said democracy flowers when trade is free. “Did NAFTA hurt democracy in Mexico? No,” Powell said. “Today Mexico has a president elected from the opposition, the first in 70 years.”
Source: USA Today, p. 8A, on Bush Cabinet May 8, 2001

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