Condi Rice Can’t Name A Specific Obama Foreign Policy Failure

[courseofhistory]

Today on CBS’s morning show, former Bush administration Secretary of State and top Mitt Romney surrogate Condoleezza Rice could not offer any specific foreign policy failures made by President Obama. Romney’s allies, led by Rice and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), are expected to attack Obama on national security grounds tonight in at the Republican National Convention in Tampa.

But when asked to offer specifics this morning on CBS, all Rice could come up with was some vague attack on Obama’s Syria policy, which, host Norah O’Donnell noted, the president himself might agree with:

O’DONNELL: Can you be specific about somewhere where you think President Obama has failed on foreign policy.

RICE: What we should do tonight, is talk about what a President Romney would mean for America. It’s not a time to look back, it’s a time to look forward. We have real challenges out there, in the Middle East, in Asia, in Europe, with our allies.

O’DONNELL: But if President Obama isn’t doing anything wrong, then why change things?

RICE: It’s a question of what a President Romney would do and there is no doubt that the United States’ voice has been muted and when the United States’ voice is muted the world is a more dangerous place.

O’DONNELL: How is the United States’ voice muted?

RICE: Just look at the situation in Syria for instance. We have a circumstance in which Assad is butchering his people. The Iranians are helping him to do so. The United States seems to be mired in the Security Council. The Russians and the Chinese say no, no, no and we don’t have an answer. When that is the case, it’s a dangerous place. …

O’DONNELL: But I think the president agrees with that as well. Having covered the White House, the question is whether … a President Romney would be willing to advocate and commit American troops, American lives, in a place like Syria right now.

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So despite the fact that the GOP plans to attack Obama’s foreign policy, Rice has no interest in “looking back.” Instead, she said, she wants to “look forward,” yet she doesn’t have any idea what Romney’s international agenda is either. And on Syria, it turns out that the policy Romney has articulated thus far isn’t much different from the Obama administration’s.

 

[uscitizen]

Dayyum! she is dumb.

Evwryone knows that Obama is the worst foreign policy president ever.

 

[BecauseIKnow]

So many republicans keep accusing Obama of supporting "al Qaeda" in Syria, yet all their republican leaders want America to interfere in Syria. For example katzndogs says Obama supports al Qaeda, but her republican candidates support intervention in Syria and I bet she will support it if Romney supports the rebels

 

[Lakhota]

I can sure as hell name Rice's specific foreign policy failure - 9/11.

'01 Memo to Rice Warned of Qaeda and Offered Plan - The New York Times

The Vindication of Richard Clarke

Bush Administration's First Memo on al-Qaeda Declassified

 

[Lakhota]

Bush did not keep American safe!

Obama has kept America safe - so far!

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

She discussed several at the GOP convention you just weren't paying attention.

 

[Ariux]

Foreign policy is what Rice has her education and career in, but even when talking about what she knows best, she still sounds dumb.

 

[Ariux]

She discussed several at the GOP convention you just weren't paying attention.

When someone else rights your speech...

 

[Zoom]

She discussed several at the GOP convention you just weren't paying attention.

Did she mention 9/11?

 

[Annie]

She discussed several at the GOP convention you just weren't paying attention.

Did she mention 9/11?

Amazing that those that continue to back Obama's excuses by laying all at the feet of GW, over 3 years ago, blame Bush and Rice for 9/11. Hypocrisy in actions.

 

[Sinjorri]

and she might be right, his american policies have failed.

 

[IGetItAlready]

Today on CBS’s morning show, former Bush administration Secretary of State and top Mitt Romney surrogate Condoleezza Rice could not offer any specific foreign policy failures made by President Obama. Romney’s allies, led by Rice and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), are expected to attack Obama on national security grounds tonight in at the Republican National Convention in Tampa.

But when asked to offer specifics this morning on CBS, all Rice could come up with was some vague attack on Obama’s Syria policy, which, host Norah O’Donnell noted, the president himself might agree with:

O’DONNELL: Can you be specific about somewhere where you think President Obama has failed on foreign policy.

RICE: What we should do tonight, is talk about what a President Romney would mean for America. It’s not a time to look back, it’s a time to look forward. We have real challenges out there, in the Middle East, in Asia, in Europe, with our allies.

O’DONNELL: But if President Obama isn’t doing anything wrong, then why change things?

RICE: It’s a question of what a President Romney would do and there is no doubt that the United States’ voice has been muted and when the United States’ voice is muted the world is a more dangerous place.

O’DONNELL: How is the United States’ voice muted?

RICE: Just look at the situation in Syria for instance. We have a circumstance in which Assad is butchering his people. The Iranians are helping him to do so. The United States seems to be mired in the Security Council. The Russians and the Chinese say no, no, no and we don’t have an answer. When that is the case, it’s a dangerous place. …

O’DONNELL: But I think the president agrees with that as well. Having covered the White House, the question is whether … a President Romney would be willing to advocate and commit American troops, American lives, in a place like Syria right now.

LINK

So despite the fact that the GOP plans to attack Obama’s foreign policy, Rice has no interest in “looking back.” Instead, she said, she wants to “look forward,” yet she doesn’t have any idea what Romney’s international agenda is either. And on Syria, it turns out that the policy Romney has articulated thus far isn’t much different from the Obama administration’s.

You mistake her having the class to NOT jump on Obama's finger pointing bus with Rice having no answer.
You illustrate one of my least favorite things about this administration. The fact that Obama's brand of "political discourse" has degraded the office and the expectations people have of American leaders.
Just because Obama has made his term a four year blame fest doesn't mean political figures from prior administrations are going to fall in line and follow suit.

 

[Lakhota]

Bush was too busy planning his invasion of Iraq to be bother with al Qaeda warnings.

CRAWFORD, Texas — Paul O'Neill, President Bush's Treasury secretary in the first two years of his presidency, says the Bush administration was planning to invade Iraq long before the Sept. 11 attacks and used questionable intelligence to justify the war.

More: USATODAY.com - O'Neill: Iraq planning came before 9/11

 

[Dr Grump]

She discussed several at the GOP convention you just weren't paying attention.

Did she mention 9/11?

Amazing that those that continue to back Obama's excuses by laying all at the feet of GW, over 3 years ago, blame Bush and Rice for 9/11. Hypocrisy in actions.

Apples and oranges...

 

[courseofhistory]

I can sure as hell name Rice's specific foreign policy failure - 9/11.

'01 Memo to Rice Warned of Qaeda and Offered Plan - The New York Times

The Vindication of Richard Clarke

Bush Administration's First Memo on al-Qaeda Declassified

I've never liked or respected her since 9/11 and her snotty response about why she didn't look into some of the intelligence information more seriously. I don't know if it would have led to stopping 9/11 but then again, we'll never know since she did nothing. Also, if she was too inept to know what was going on right under her nose, she has no business running for office or serving in any capacity in the government.

I don't think she knew exactly what might be going on, but she should have had grave suspicions, especially after being alerted to "terrorists and planes" intelligence.

Interesing stuff here.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Today on CBS’s morning show, former Bush administration Secretary of State and top Mitt Romney surrogate Condoleezza Rice could not offer any specific foreign policy failures made by President Obama. Romney’s allies, led by Rice and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), are expected to attack Obama on national security grounds tonight in at the Republican National Convention in Tampa.

But when asked to offer specifics this morning on CBS, all Rice could come up with was some vague attack on Obama’s Syria policy, which, host Norah O’Donnell noted, the president himself might agree with:

LINK

So despite the fact that the GOP plans to attack Obama’s foreign policy, Rice has no interest in “looking back.” Instead, she said, she wants to “look forward,” yet she doesn’t have any idea what Romney’s international agenda is either. And on Syria, it turns out that the policy Romney has articulated thus far isn’t much different from the Obama administration’s.

You mistake her having the class to NOT jump on Obama's finger pointing bus with Rice having no answer.
You illustrate one of my least favorite things about this administration. The fact that Obama's brand of "political discourse" has degraded the office and the expectations people have of American leaders.
Just because Obama has made his term a four year blame fest doesn't mean political figures from prior administrations are going to fall in line and follow suit.

Well said

 

[rdean]

She discussed several at the GOP convention you just weren't paying attention.

Don't stop there. Name them.

 

[Dr Grump]

You illustrate one of my least favorite things about this administration. The fact that Obama's brand of "political discourse" has degraded the office and the expectations people have of American leaders.

Total horseshit...

That 'degradation' started Jan 2001 and stopped Jan 2009....

 

[rdean]

Today on CBS’s morning show, former Bush administration Secretary of State and top Mitt Romney surrogate Condoleezza Rice could not offer any specific foreign policy failures made by President Obama. Romney’s allies, led by Rice and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), are expected to attack Obama on national security grounds tonight in at the Republican National Convention in Tampa.

But when asked to offer specifics this morning on CBS, all Rice could come up with was some vague attack on Obama’s Syria policy, which, host Norah O’Donnell noted, the president himself might agree with:

LINK

So despite the fact that the GOP plans to attack Obama’s foreign policy, Rice has no interest in “looking back.” Instead, she said, she wants to “look forward,” yet she doesn’t have any idea what Romney’s international agenda is either. And on Syria, it turns out that the policy Romney has articulated thus far isn’t much different from the Obama administration’s.

You mistake her having the class to NOT jump on Obama's finger pointing bus with Rice having no answer.
You illustrate one of my least favorite things about this administration. The fact that Obama's brand of "political discourse" has degraded the office and the expectations people have of American leaders.
Just because Obama has made his term a four year blame fest doesn't mean political figures from prior administrations are going to fall in line and follow suit.

You finger pointed and accused and then didn't say anything to back up your "slander". Why am I not surprised?

 

[IGetItAlready]

You illustrate one of my least favorite things about this administration. The fact that Obama's brand of "political discourse" has degraded the office and the expectations people have of American leaders.

Total horseshit...

That 'degradation' started Jan 2001 and stopped Jan 2009....

Total horseshit indeed...