Does Rice Really Know Her Role?

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4695313/

A self-proclaimed expert at understanding "structural" change in large institutions, Rice wasn't aware — may still not be aware — that the nature of her job had changed by the time she took over as national security adviser in January 2001. Reared in the Cold War era, she saw herself following in the footsteps of Henry Kissinger. "National security" was largely a matter of global state-to-state diplomacy.

In fact, as her predecessor in effect warned her when he was turning over the keys, the model was no longer so much Kissinger as it was, say, Elliott Ness or J. Edgar Hoover. If, as she said, we had been at war with terrorism for 20 years; if, as she said, the terrorists are determined to attack America, then the NSC chief has to be a ruthless hunter for clues around the world — and on American soil.

Asked at the hearing why she hadn't pressed the FBI more closely about what it knew, or didn't know, about domestic terrorist threats, she acted as though the question was an odd one: It wasn't her job. Well, in retrospect, it was and now certainly is.
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Already on the defensive for his leadership in the post 9/11 world — the war in Iraq grows less popular by the day — Bush now finds himself with questions to answer about his pre-9/11 leadership. He says he's running for re-election as a "war president." But by Rice's own standards, the war was well under way by the time he took office. He was a "war president" the moment he took the oath. But did he act like one? The election may hinge on the answer.

[joeybee12]

1. Amazing thing is this is by Howard Fineman--Bush ass-kisser extraordinaire

They're ALL turning on him/her!

[tabasco]

2. It's pretty clear to thinking people she was not doing her job.

If she is as intelligent as people say, she should have applied that intelligence to the problems at hand. Instead, Rice was blinded by ideology and greed. The focus of the Bush cabal was/is to build Star Wars (corporate enrichment program). These people are smart enough to know that a massive investment in Star Wars detracts from national security. I can only surmise that they do not care. IMO, their conduct is not just incompetent, it is criminal.

[indepat]

3. Do not ideology and greed drive the neocons? And this is made palatable

by mendacious, sanctimonious, duplicitous hypocrisy and reichousness.

[PSU84]

4. Dr. Rice was unable to act

because no one told her that two airliners would be crashed into the World Trade Center towers (located in lower Manhattan, New York City USA) shortly after 9:00 AM eastern time on September 11, 2001. How can she be expected to act without specific information? None of the so-called warnings from the FBI, the CIA, the State Department, the Defense Department, and the NSC staff told her WHAT TO DO. If someone had told her WHAT TO DO she would have done it. Because that's the kind of take-charge person she is. She was on top of this stuff 24/7. She was just not getting enough information. Like flight numbers.

[pacifictiger]

5. shes had lots of experience at

theory from her considerable book learning. Little experience in the real world and ability to think outside the box.
Does anyone know if she ever spent any time abroad prior to upper eschelon travel in political and oil circles?

[Disturbed]

7. Solutions

I can't think of any. Too bad J. Kerry doesn't have any either.

[sophie996]

6. but of course!

Yes, she knows her role. She's a STAR!

Here's a devastating portrait by a former mentor: http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/04/09/performer/index.html

If not a subscriber, click on day pass for access. It's fairly painless.

[Skittles]

8. yes

she plays the role of Bush Whore very well.

[War Pigs]

9. Yes, she's the token appointed female, black repub. showpiece. Powell,

MiniPowell, Rod Paige, and Clarence (I performed a wedding ceremony for a twice divorced, hillbilly heroin addicted draft dodger) Thomas already filled the male slots. Plus she was the mayor of Tardsville's mentor on other countries and stuff, so he could be in charge of the whole planet if he almost won. Not a single black repug currently holding fed. elected office, yet 5 right there near the pinnacle of power. See, affirmative action's only bad for liberals!!:puke: