Cheney attacks Powell, says U.S. diplomacy very weak until now

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Commenting on proposed appointments of hard-liners John Bolton and Paul Wolfowitz Cheney said, "If we are going to be successful long-term in the war on terror and in the broader objective of promoting freedom and democracy in (Arab and Muslim parts) of the world, we have to get the public diplomacy piece of it right.

Up until now, that has been a very weak part of our arsenal."Colin Powell as Secretary of State has been the architect of U.S. diplomacy for the past four years and often was seen to be at odds with other Bush administration officials, principally the vice president.In an interview with the Washington Post Cheney said, "What the president has done ... is make some personnel changes that he felt would strengthen our capacity as an administration to achieve our objectives."