Woodward on "60 Minutes"

What he said was powerful and without being terribly partisan or strong-worded either way, it seemed rather damning. If it's true about Colin Powell not knowing until so late in the process, however, and Powell supposedly telling Bush to consider the ramifications, one wonders why Powell didn't draw a line in the sand rather than lie before the UN Security Council.

Yes, up until that February '03 UNSC meeting, I expected far more from Colin Powell. I was willing to buy the line told by some that he was simply trying to fight from within, but no intelligent person could listen to his testimony that day and feel he was in any way telling the truth. He'd become Bush's good soldier determined to win at any price.