Deadly silence

Spencer Collins · #1 (**permalink**) 12-11-2007, 03:05 PM

Back when Colin Powell was Sec of State he was being interviewed in England by a group of international reporters when a French reporter asked him: 'Does America expect to retain control of any of the territory you have conquered recently?'

Powell slowly responded with: 'Yes. We will surely retain control of some territory. It will be like the territory we retained in France after World War II. If you will check you will see that we retained an area of about six feet by three feet for each American lost in France who is buried there'

Deadly silence

cnredd · #2 (**permalink**) 12-11-2007, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Spencer Collins

Back when Colin Powell was Sec of State he was being interviewed in England by a group of international reporters when a French reporter asked him: 'Does America expect to retain control of any of the territory you have conquered recently?'

Powell slowly responded with: 'Yes. We will surely retain control of some territory. It will be like the territory we retained in France after World War II. If you will check you will see that we retained an area of about six feet by three feet for each American lost in France who is buried there'

Deadly silence

Colin layeth the smack down...

team_barlo · #3 (**permalink**) 12-11-2007, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spencer Collins

Back when Colin Powell was Sec of State he was being interviewed in England by a group of international reporters when a French reporter asked him: 'Does America expect to retain control of any of the territory you have conquered recently?'

Powell slowly responded with: 'Yes. We will surely retain control of some territory. It will be like the territory we retained in France after World War II. If you will check you will see that we retained an area of about six feet by three feet for each American lost in France who is buried there'

Deadly silence

I wish I knew a little more of the context under which he said that. I always did kinda like Colin Powell.

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