US President Joe Biden hailed former secretary of state and war hero Colin Powell for embodying “the highest ideals of both warrior and diplomat” after his death on Monday.
“Having fought in wars, he understood better than anyone that military might alone was not enough to maintain our peace and prosperity,” Biden said following the announcement that Powell had died aged 84.
“And he devoted much of his life to making that promise a reality for so many others,” the Democratic president said. “Time and again, he put country before self, before party, before all else — in uniform and out — and it earned him the universal respect of the American people,” Biden said.
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