Why Bother to Send Rice Back to Middle East for More Negotiations?
Probably no other American would like to see a successful end to violence in Israel, Lebanon (both among civilians and Hezbollah loyalists), and Gaza more than I would. But here's why I think it's really foolish to send Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice back:
- She went there late Sunday with a pre-conceived notion of what she would do (which amounted to less than nothing and man, did she accomplish just that)
- She was in the Middle East for just a few days, seeming to be in a rush to "delight" others by giving a piano recital to her guests; I don't really want to pay for her to play piano when that's NOT what she's supposed to do; if she plays piano like she does her job, God help those who had to listen
- She and Bush do NOT want a cease-fire so she really has nothing to bring to the table except to make some people angrier because she coddles the Israeli politicians and snubs others, like Syria
- She's incompetent and ineffective; send someone with some gravitas and less beholden to Bush
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