From WSJopinion: Colin Powell may have passed, but his legacy will live on as new leaders admire and follow his example, writes KarlRove
Photo:Former Secretary of State Colin Powell’s memoir is titled “An American Journey.” It begins “I have had a great life.” So he did; so it was.
Powell’s death is also a reminder that a generation of GOP foreign policy-titans is passing. The procession was led by Reagan in 2004, Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger in 2006, President George H.W. Bush, Sen. John McCain and Defense Secretary Frank Carlucci in 2018; national security adviser Brent Scowcroft in 2020 and this year Secretary of State George Shultz and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
It’s important to remember that while ordinary Americans often pay attention to the specifics of economic or social policy, their foreign-policy views are drawn less from detailed knowledge about specific matters and more from underlying sentiments about how the world works. Words that resonate with these deeply held attitudes—like “peace through strength”—have durability. Hence our leaders’ rhetoric tends to matter more on international concerns than on domestic ones.
On trade, half agree “U.S. involvement in the global economy is a good thing because it provides U.S. companies and farmers with new markets and opportunities for growth and creates jobs here at home,” while only 23% believe it’s a bad thing. Similarly, 51% believe “trade agreements and international trade are beneficial and help keep the United States safe because countries with strong economic ties with each other are less likely to go to war” while only 22% say they’re “harmful.
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