Powell Backs START

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell urged the Senate Wednesday to ratify the START Treaty.

Speaking from the White House’s Oval Office, Powell cast the disarmament agreement between Russia and the U.S. as the continuation of a decades long process.

Powell’s remarks came before a closed-door meeting with President Obama and Vice President Biden. According to the White House, the two were scheduled to discuss the treaty as well as ways to decrease drop-out rates among students.