Bravo!

[Innkeeper]

Have never met General Powell, but have met Condoleezza Rice and was impressed. In 1987 at SAC Headquarters, my boss sent me over to a briefing by her because he was too busy. No, she was not a teenager then; she was already a recognized expert in international relations. So, there we were; Ms Rice, a half dozen generals, and moi. She calmly told us that in five or six years the Soviet Union would self destruct. The generals sort of groused among themselves muttering such things as, "Yeah, right." I smiled at her and whispered, "Really?" She smiled back and whispered, "Yes."