We are rather candid with them about the nature of their political pro…

Colin Powell
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We are rather candid with them about the nature of their political processes and the state of development of their institutions, but they are looking to the West because they know that's where success lies. ✨ Colin Powell at Press Briefing on Board Plane En Route Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 2001-2009.state.gov. December 7, 2001.
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