The early lives of Dick Cheney and Colin Powell possess some surprising similarities. I was of the opinion that the combination of Vietnam and Watergate had significant negative impact on the Presidency and in terms of the balance between Congress and the White House.… I thought Congress had infringed on executive prerogatives. We’re here because we’re here, because we’re … And over all that time, Vietnam rarely made much more sense than Captain Hieu’s circular reasoning on that January day in 1963. I would spend nearly twenty years, one way or another, grappling with our experience in this country. national security color our political debate to this day. The following is an excerpt from The Great Rift by James Mann, a sweeping history of the intertwined careers of Dick Cheney and Colin Powell, whose rivalry and conflicting views of U.S. Home » Military History » Featured Excerpt: The Great Rift Featured Excerpt: The Great Rift Posted on FebruBy James Mann
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