Failure Personified: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice...

[bridgit]

'After six years, the administration's foreign policy team is a wreck. The president's poll ratings look good only in comparison to those of the vice president. Both the original defense secretary and deputy defense secretary are gone, discredited by the Iraq debacle. The original secretary of state and deputy secretary of state also have left, viewed at best as loyal soldiers, and at worst as hapless dupes, in a disastrous cause. The president wasn't even able to win Senate confirmation of his choice for UN ambassador – Cheney confidant and 2000 election recount warrior John Bolton.

Only one high level official seems to have survived with her reputation intact: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Serving a government under siege and a president with disappearing public confidence, Rice stands out. Smart, attractive, and well-spoken, she is perhaps the Bush administration's only bright light.

Yet she is liked more for what she represents than for what she does. With a compelling personal story, she embodies the best of America. But her actual record is far less presentable. After all, she is a major architect of the Bush administration's foreign policy, including the Iraq war.

It wasn't supposed to be this way.' http://www.antiwar.com/bandow/?articleid=10266

[madeline_con]

1. I had a MSG removed for linking to Antiwar.com

It's not considered reputable. :shrug:

[bridgit]

3. the mods will do what they do...

:hi:

[madeline_con]

7. I thought Antiwar was considered legit. n/t

[CatWoman]

5. me, too

:shrug:

[pnorman]

9. If there actually IS a "black-list" here on DU,

I see NO reason why it can't be posted somewhere here. I, for one, regard Anti-war as an invaluable source of information and insights. I also have it "tabbed" in my Firefox browser, and hit it at least once a day,

pnorman

[malaise]

2. I was at a party over the holidays and

someone told me her nick name was 'white rice'. :rofl: :rofl:

[bridgit]

4. heh-heh, good one...

:) :hi:

[madeline_con]

6. LOL!!!

:rofl:

[Old and In the Way]

8. How many medals of freedom will Condi get?

I think at least 3. One for her NSC work. One for for her SoS work. And One for hanging with on the weekends and holidays.