> When in England at a fairly large conference,
> Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury
> if our plans for Iraq were just an example of
> empire building by George Bush.
>
> He answered by saying that, "Over the years, the
> United States has sent many of its fine young men
> and women into great peril to fight for freedom
> beyond our borders. The only amount of land we
> have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those
> that did not return."
>
> It became very quiet in the room.
> Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury
> if our plans for Iraq were just an example of
> empire building by George Bush.
>
> He answered by saying that, "Over the years, the
> United States has sent many of its fine young men
> and women into great peril to fight for freedom
> beyond our borders. The only amount of land we
> have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those
> that did not return."
>
> It became very quiet in the room.