Jeff Stacklin
The Lookout
May 11, 2012
The George W. Bush Administration was set on going to war with Iraq even before Colin Powell made his infamous 2003 weapons of mass destruction pitch to the United Nations, writes the former secretary of state in his new book, “It Worked For Me: In Life and Leadership.”
It might be Powell’s biggest revelation in the book, which details the experiences and lessons learned during his career as a soldier, a four-star general and secretary of state.
Powell writes in one chapter in which he discussed his address to the U.N. that war “was approaching,” reports the Huffington Post, which obtained an advanced copy of the book slated for a May 22 release.
“By then, the President did not think war could be avoided,” Powell writes. “He had crossed the line in his own mind, even though the NSC [National Security Council] had never met–and never would meet–to discuss the decision.”
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