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I remember hearing that General Norman Schwarzkopf, while commander of CENTCOM during operation Desert Shield, would frequently end his calls with Powell, who was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, by saying "F*ck you, Colin", and then hanging up. Powell was at least as much the politician as he was the soldier.