Colin Powell refused to name the names of the coalition of the willing

[PA-DEM]

Should we call this hypocrisy? This from www.roadtosurfdom.com

Actually, it might be interesting to see who shows up given the fact that it was never clear who actually was in the coalition of the willing. Remember all those countries who the Administration assured us were part of the COW but who didn't want to be identified? Remember Colin Powell?:

SECRETARY POWELL: Well, one, we didn't put together just the coalition of the willing. A coalition is always a coalition of the willing. And this particular coalition of the willing now has 47 nations; 47 nations are openly members of the coalition, and have asked to be identified with this effort. And there are many other nations that for a variety of reasons don't want to be publicly identified, but are also a part of the coalition of the willing.
Pretty funny that they wouldn't tell us who was in the COW and they're now running around screaming at John Kerry for not telling them which leaders told him they don't want Bush reelected.

http://www.roadtosurfdom.com/surfdomarchives/002108.php

[liberalnurse]

1. That reminds me.....

we never did hear who all those companions were with Cheney on the Energy meeting....Did we?????

[Tim_in_HK]

7. No . . .

That's the issue in front of the Supreme Court of which Scalia refused to recuse himself . . . Sierra Club's taking Cheney to court to get the names of attendees.

Edited for link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/18/politics/18CND-SCAL.html?hp

[liberalnurse]

8. Thank you ......

I'm a little late getting back to you....It is good to refresh!!!!

[BOSSHOG]

2. Quite sad that a Man who at one time not too long ago

had a positive reputation and was viewed as honest and a beacon of integrity is now just another bush dumbass lying, ignorant, source of angst for his fellow citizens. Very sad.

[Auntie Bush]

4. The same holds true for Colin Powell.

I used to think he was pretty savey...but he turned out to be "almost" as bad as Chaney.

[oasis]

3. Good observation.

[revcarol]

5. The Senate knows 26 of them. They have U. S. government CONTRACTS

in Iraq!!

About a week and 1/2 ago, the Senate was debating revenue-TAXES. And one BRAVE DEM introduced an amendment that said that only U. S. companies could get U. S. government contracts.It turns out that contractors from 26 foreign nations have contracts in Iraq.(BRIBES, ANYONE?) So they made an exception for the 26 nations and the amendment was debated again. They tied the Senate up in knots, no one could get anything passed, so they went on recess. When they are back they will no longer be discussing revenue, they will discuss SPENDING, only.

Seems no one wants to touch outsourcing, especially bribes to the coalition of the willing.

Do me a favor, computer literate Dems.

Post the name of the outstanding Dem who offered this amendment.(Senior moment here.)
Post the names of the 26 bribed countries. Then we know 26 at least.

[Offshore Bush]

6. That's what diplomacy's about

Bribing. The problem is that Bush clearly didn't do his imperial bribing completely. It doesn't take a genius or a great moral cause to get the eastern bloc, Togo, and other poor countries on board. The weak coalition is a result of his desire to get all the good contracts to Halliburton and Bechtel with no competition.