Colin Powell responds to suggestion he be named White House chief of staff . Powell, who served as secretary of state under President George W. Bush, has been a frequent critic of the Obama administration and is considered an architect of its foreign policy in Iraq and Afghanistan. He calls midterm election results `` a body blow '' for President Obama .
Colin Powell responds to suggestion he be named White House chief of staff . `` I have n't been asked , and I do n't expect to be asked , '' he says . He calls midterm election results `` a body blow '' for President Obama .