[Sabramerican]

Did you hear? Abbas bashed Rice.

He called her clueless. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who requested that he use his authority to help free Cpl. Gilad Shalit. Abbas responded that he no longer had any authority.

Who knew I would ever agree with Abbas.

[veronica]

Rice is about as intimidating as a rag doll. Clearly the Arabs have sized her up and found her wanting. As do I. She hardly exudes American power and influence. At least Powell had been a soldier, was battle-tested.

I'll say it again. Sec. of State is A MAN'S JOB, unless a female has the gravitas of a Jeanne Kirkpatrick or Golda Meir.

[veronica]

We've been soft on Iran and Syria, now the chickens come home to roost. I know I saw an article within the last couple of weeks that Rice had convinced GWB to soften his demands on Iran. What a disaster.