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Bush and Powell sit in a bar The barman approaches them and asks: 'Hello boys, what are you doing here?' 'We're planning the Third World War.' 'Yeah? And what's the plan?' 'We'll kill 30 million Afghans, and a mailman.' 'A mailman? Why do you wanna kill a mailman?' To which Bush turns towards Powell with a sly smile. 'See? Told you nobody would care about the 30 million Afghans!'

Bush and Powell are planning World War 3... Bush and Powell were sitting in a bar. A guy walked in and asked the barman, ""Isn't that Bush and Powell?"" The barman said, ""Yep, that's them."" So the guy walked over and said, ""Hello. What are you guys doing?"" Bush said, ""We're planning World War III."" The guy asked, ""Really? What's going to happen?"" Bush said, ""Well, we're going to kill 10 million Afghans and one bicycle repairman."" The guy exclaimed, ""Why are you gonna kill a bicycle re…

Barack Obama met with the Queen of England. He asked her, ""Your Majesty, how do you run such an efficient government? Are there any tips you can give to me?"" ""Well,"" said the Queen, ""the most important thing is to surround yourself with intelligent people."" Obama frowned, and then asked, ""But how do I know the people around me are really intelligent?"" The Queen took a sip of tea. ""Oh, that's easy; you just ask them to answer an intelligent riddle."" The Queen pushed a button on her inte…

Bush and Powell were sitting in a bar. A guy walked in and asked the barman, ""Isn't that Bush and Powell?"" The barman said, ""Yep, that's them."" So the guy walked over and said, ""Hello. What are you guys doing?"" Bush said, ""We're planning World War III."" The guy asked, ""Really? What's going to happen?"" Bush said, ""Well, we're going to kill 10 million Afghans and one bicycle repairman."" The guy exclaimed, ""Why are you gonna kill a bicycle repairman?!"" Bush turned to Powell and said, …

Colin Powell once USA's highest ranking military officer (now Secretary of State) loves to relate this incident from his Vietnam days. It shows the importance of clear objectives. Finding an outpost at a very vulnerable spot Powell decided to investigate why it was location was chosen. He was assured that it was a very important outpost. ""What's it's mission?"" "" To protect the airfield!"" ""What's the airfield here for?"" ""To resupply the outpost!""