Posted on 10/22/2011 4:56:08 PM PDT by STARWISE
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First as national security adviser and later as secretary of state, Ms. Rice often argued against the hard-line approach that Mr. Cheney and others advanced. The vice president’s staff was “very much of one ultra-hawkish mind,” she writes, adding that the most intense confrontation between her and Mr. Cheney came when she argued that terrorism suspects could not be “disappeared” as in some authoritarian states.
In November 2001, she writes, she went to President George W. Bush upon learning that he had issued an order prepared by the White House counsel, Alberto R. Gonzales, authorizing military commissions without telling her. “If this happens again,” she told the president, “either Al Gonzales or I will have to resign.”
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which is why an insecure overachieving woman can't stand him.
Exactly why is she writing "memoirs," anyway?
I, on the other hand, thank God and am so very grateful for Pres. George W. Bush, his unqualified love for and loyalty to America, his relentless resolve for our safety, his deep honor for the Office, his abiding love and support for our great troops, among many other things. And, yes, course, he’s a very smart man and a patriot, and he chose a great man to be at his side.
God bless and protect Pres. Bush and VP Cheney always.
Cheney was the Colonel Walter Kurtz of the Bush admin. You can argue if he was right or even moral, but you can never doubt the efficacy of his means.
But the comments on this thread that Condi was a quota hire are reprehensible and borderline racist. She has every big a set as Cheney.
Cheney was the Colonel Walter Kurtz of the Bush admin. You can argue if he was right or even moral, but you can never doubt the efficacy of his means.
But the comments on this thread that Condi was a quota hire are reprehensible and borderline racist. She has at least as big a set as Cheney.
President Bush led and always made the final decision unlike our current "lead-from-behind" coward.
at doing nothing.
She publicly admitted after 9-11 that she and those who worked for her were insufficiently alert to the threats the nation faced.
She should have been forced to resign right then in disgrace.
Many of Bush's picks were less than spectacular, and that's being kind.
Isn’t it obvious? To team up with Colin Powell! Plus, if you attack Cheney, you may be able to someday become the NBA Commish!
Right. So Condi’s personality is Bush’s fault!
And if Dick is tough (and he is) wife Lynn is much tougher!
One of GW’s most unfortunate faults is/was a misplaced sense of loyalty. At the first sign of trouble or friction between rice and either Bush’s staff or Cheney’s staff they should have cashiered her.
LOL ... luv ya, Big Time!
This is not what my impression of her was at the time.
I am no longer a fan of Condaleeza Rice.
Sounds like she’s not better than Susan Rice.
I vote for Dick Cheney.
In fact. Dick Cheney for President.
‘..I’ll take Cheney’s guidance for protecting this nation every time over yours. Cheney rules! God bless and protect him....’
Ditto! Thanks for the nice picture of our wonderful VP.
Yea,
I was never more ashamed of our secretary of state then when they had her perform her piano recital.
Are you kidding me?
Secretary of State is a show performer?
That would be like having Thomas Jefferson, the first secretary of state go on stage and juggle some oranges.
How far we have fallen.....
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