Following the success of the Gulf War, talk is beginning of electoral careers for the victorious Pentagon leaders; namely, Colin Powell, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. I wish that corporate America, I wish the trade unions around the nation, would show the same level of openness and opportunity to minorities."; With his foreign-policy views Powell would scrape against some encrusted conventions in today's Democratic Party. He has attributes valued by both Democrats and Republicans. His positions on foreign policy and aggressive use of the US forces abroad put him in the mainstream of the GOP, but the Democratic Party is attuned to values from his personal life. The Republican Party, however, does not have a similar relationship with Powell.
Following the success of the Gulf War, talk is beginning of electoral careers for the victorious Pentagon leaders; namely, Colin Powell, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He has attributes valued by both Democrats and Republicans. His positions on foreign policy and aggressive use of the US forces abroad put him in the mainstream of the GOP, but the Democratic Party is attuned to values from his personal life. The Republican Party, however, does not have a similar relationship with Powell.