Powell Suggests Iraq Critics Are Defeatist, Rattled
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Secretary of State Colin Powell said  on Tuesday the United States cannot wilt in the face of the  Iraqi insurgency and suggested critics of the war in Iraq were  becoming rattled and defeatist.
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President Bush took his critics to task Saturday for using the poor marks the Iraqi government received on a progress report this week as reason to argue that the war is lost.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Friday urged US troops in Iraq to keep up their morale, arguing against ``the naysayers and the doubters&#39;&#39; who warn ``we&#39;re in a quagmire.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell has said the situation in Iraq is getting worse, as American forces continue to battle insurgents.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Secretary of State Colin  Powell flew over the worst scenes of devastation from Asia's  tsunami Wednesday and said it was more horrifying than wars he  had witnessed during decades as a soldier.
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President BushÂs national security adviser expressed serious doubts about whether IraqÂs prime minister can control sectarian violence.
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France, one of the harshest critics of the war that brought down Saddam Hussein, stressed it would not commit troops for Iraq despite appeals from the United States and United Nations.
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The top U.S. general and diplomat in Iraq are expected to argue against a major decrease in troop levels for now in much-awaited testimony to Congress on Monday, but leading Democrats said the administration was pursuing a failed strategy.
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Officials comb the information cited by Powell with a wary eye, mindful of the mistakes made in trusting information alleging that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell acknowledged Thursday that the Bush administration miscalculated the strength of insurgents in Iraq but said the United States would "not become faint of heart" in enforcing its Iraq policy.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell says he sees the situation in Iraq âgetting worseâ as planned elections approach. And the top US military commander for Iraq says he expects more violence in the months ahead.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell was not at all pleased when UN Undersecretary Jan Egeland called the US Â«stingyÂ» after the disaster in Asia.
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WASHINGTON In contrast to statements last week by President George W. Bush, Secretary of State Colin Powell has conceded that the Iraq insurgency is growing more violent.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell warned Sunday of more violence ahead of Iraq's Jan. 30 elections and said a stronger Iraqi force is needed to help bolster security.
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The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq today disputed charges that the policy he has helped to implement has failed, and he insisted that the war is "winnable" if the United States shows patience and will.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell says that the insurgency in Iraq is getting worse. With violence continuing in several Iraqi provinces, Secretary of State Colin Powell appeared on several television networks
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Americans who disagree with the handling of the war in Iraq should keep their opinions to themselves &#151; that's the thinly veiled suggestion from Bush administration supporters who consider open criticism of Iraq policy an aid to the enemy.