Of Colin Powell,

And when he was made aware of the decision otherwise, he became the good soldier that he was. I know how he operates and he would have decided, 'Okay, I lost, and now I'll carry out the decision as best I can' -- and make it seem like it was his decision."

I like that. That is the good soldier. Bernard Law Montgomery pointed out years ago (& I daresay he wasn't the first) that politicians start wars, the military fight them, & the politicians never, ever let the military finish those wars. No wonder we never seem to end up with genuine peace, rather so many more wars waiting to happen.