11-10-2004, 03:37 AM
Brilliant pedigree? Know what her area of expertise is? Soviet studies! The Soviet Union is dead!
And being well-respected within the administration--well, so was Ahmed Chalabi.
But above all, Sec. of State needs to be a Diplomat, that's what the State Dept. is. The diplomatic arm of a pretty damn undiplomatic government. Powell is a diplomat, and he did his best, I'll say above and beyond the call of duty.
Condi Rice isn't a diplomat. If she heads the State Dept....seriously, do you think anyone will see her as a Diplomat?
And being well-respected within the administration--well, so was Ahmed Chalabi.
But above all, Sec. of State needs to be a Diplomat, that's what the State Dept. is. The diplomatic arm of a pretty damn undiplomatic government. Powell is a diplomat, and he did his best, I'll say above and beyond the call of duty.
Condi Rice isn't a diplomat. If she heads the State Dept....seriously, do you think anyone will see her as a Diplomat?