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I would not presume from this distance, nor would America presume to say who should be the leader of the Iraqi nation.

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Colin Powell
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: April 5
Diplomat
Former United States Secretary Of State
Politician
Soldier
New York City
New York
Colin Luther Powell
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