Obama and the Powell Doctrine

It's a start.

Colin Powell's complicity in the run up to the Iraq war has never set well with me. He is a soldier's soldier and bucking the chain of command was not in the cards that fateful day in February of 2003. A courageous act like crossing party lines in a moment of attention grabbing honesty did a lot to bring people like me back into the Powell's circle of trust. Now that Powell has gone forward with his endorsement the dynamic of the race continues to change in Obama's favor. As I've been saying the way to win this election is through the Powell doctrine of overwhelming force.

The Powell doctrine in practice.
The Obama campaign has indeed continued to generate the momentum that will build into an overwhelming force come election day. It is fitting that the man who championed the strategy is adding to that wave by jumping party lines and endorsing Obama. Combine the nod from Colin Powell with the ginormous cash hall the campaign raised in September and the force grows. Add in the cascade of endorsements of major newspapers regardless of past political alignment of their editorial boards and the unstoppable nature of the force is apparent. By the time November rolls around an election victory will be inevitable. No matter what crack pot charges are lobbed by Team McCain and regardless of GOP attempts to suppress voter turnout.

Two questions arise from Powell endorsement
Will the McCain attack machine be rendered useless in the wake of Powell's support? If not will the attack dogs raise the question of why a four star general endorsed a terrorist for president?

In an unforeseen twist to the story did Powell just launch himself onto the short list of potential candidates for Secretary of State if Obama is elected? I may be half way to accepting Powell's mea culpa for his disappointing performance during the run up the Iraq war. I'm not sure if his credibility has been restored one hundred percent though. Still even the thought of Powell serving the Obama administration in some other advisory capacity is an intriguing thought. Maybe a role in unwinding the Iraq occupation would be fitting.

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