Colin Powell: “Joe Biden will be a president we will all be proud to salute.”

disregarding our treaty obligations will reverse over a century of U.S. policy and practice and undermine the protections of the law of war for our own troops.

I regret it. I will always regret. It was a terrible mistake on all our parts.

As secretary of state, I'm obliged not to participate in any way, shape, fashion, or form in a political debate. I take no sides in the matter.

I am worried that this action has made us less safe but I am also worried about the reputational damage that it has done.