The truth is non-partisan

Hermann Goering, Hitler's chief lieutenant, said, "… the people can
always be brought to do the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All
you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the
peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger.
It works the same in every country."

Yesterday, while speaking to a friend about the war in Iraq, he
admitted that he doubted the justification for going into Iraq up
until he heard secretary of state Colin Powell speaking before the
United Nations. Powell's credibility as a person, not what he said,
convinced him that invading Iraq was necessary.

Had Powell done the right thing and resigned rather than supporting
the war, my friend says, the war would have been averted.

Well, dear friend, I'm sure these matters weighed heavily on General
Powell. Powell must have finally decided that a little lie would
justify bringing down such a tyrant as Saddam Hussein. After all, the
war would be over in days, and Iraq would be free. Little did Powell
realize that the war would continue more than five years later and
that the cost would be tens of thousands and more in lives.

Has General Powell apologized and admitted he was wrong. His
resignation from the Bush cabinet was certainly some sort of
half-hearted apology. However, isn't it time he revealed the truth
about the lies he perpetuated?

Eisenhower's secretary of agriculture, Ezra Taft Benson, said,
"Nothing in the Constitution … grants to the President of the United
States or Congress the power to influence the political life of other
countries, to uplift their cultures, to bolster their economies, or
even defend them against their enemies."