Gingrich's Attack for Syria Trip Targeted Bush: Powell

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Gingrich's Attack for Syria Trip Targeted Bush: Powell

US Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday that the harsh criticism of his trip to Syria from former US House Speaker Newt Gingrich was "a blunderbuss attack" against US President George W. Bush.

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US Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday that the harsh criticism of his trip to Syria from former US House Speaker Newt Gingrich was "a blunderbuss attack" against US President George W. Bush.

Speaking on NBC's "Meet the Press," Powell said his trip to Syria was approved by the president.

"Mr. Gingrich was taking a broad swipe and shot at the policies of the United States," he said. "He missed the State Department and hit the president."

"Gingrich had called the trip ludicrous. If so, he's calling the president ludicrous, too," Powell added.

Gingrich, in a speech two weeks ago, accused the State Department of repeated diplomatic failures and said, "The concept of the American secretary of state going to Damascus to meet with a terrorist-supporting, secret-police-wielding dictator is ludicrous."

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