Powell had an engaging sense of humor and could poke fun at himself and some of the sterotypes of the State Department. On one occasion, Cheney, Rice and I were at the State Department for one of our regular lunches, which
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When I learned, for example, that the Pentagon had been spending $225 million every year to maintain our forces in Iceland, I sent a memo to Powell recommending that we make a change. I pointed out that our aircraft originally
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I have admired Rumsfeld. He seemed intelligently clear in his press briefings and was able to use humor appropriately. Yet many in the military were scathingly critical of him and pushed for his resignation. He was deemed to squelch criticism
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