Colin Powell can be called many things, but "coward" is not one of them.  A black kid from the South Bronx of the Great Depression whose parents were Jamaican immigrants doesn't become a general in the United States Army by being a coward.  Love him, hate him, or be indifferent to him, -- I'm not a big fan of him after his actions during the run-up to Iraq -- but he's not a coward.

Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to your country.