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Unread 11-15-2016, 11:23 AM   #44
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Originally Posted by sheepherder View Post
I've always liked the idea of a president with a military background. I was disappointed that Colin Powell wasn't interested. Or perhaps his party just wasn't interested in him...
The Republicans were trying to draft him to replace Dubya, but he wasn't interested. The word inside the beltway was that he considered running but didn't want to drag his family into the cesspool we call American politics.
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