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Condoleezza Rice Brings Foreign Policy Heat At GOP Convention - 2 views

www.huffingtonpost.com/...zza-rice-speech_n_1830068.html

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  • Michelle Ito on 30 Aug 12
     
    The Republican National Convention took an uncharacteristic turn toward foreign policy on Wednesday night, as two prominent speakers lashed out at President Barack Obama's leadership in world affairs. "Unfortunately, for four years, we've drifted away from our proudest traditions of global leadership, traditions that are truly bipartisan," said Sen.
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  • Michelle Ito on 30 Aug 12
     
    I wanted to post something about Condoleezza Rice's speech that she gave at the Republican National Convention tonight because after hearing many speakers talk about the problems in The US's economy, Condoleezza Rice delivered a speech whose main focus was on foreign policy. The Huffington Post might not be the best article, I searched the New York Times and The BBC, but they had not yet posted an article stating their reaction to Condoleezza Rice's speech when I had searched. During Obama's term, many events have happened that I believe have shaped the way other nations view The United States. And I think going into the 2012 election I think American's should ask the question that she asked us: "Where does America stand?"
  • Kay Bradley on 03 Sep 12
     
    Very interesting. I like this quote from the article: "Rice oversaw U.S. foreign policy during a time when many citizens have come to feel the United States overextended itself abroad, entering into two wars that continued well into the Obama administration (and one, Afghanistan, that continues to this day). Perhaps in a nod to that legacy, Rice acknowledged that "there is a weariness -- I know that it feels as if we have carried these burdens long enough." But, she continued, "One of two things will happen if we don't lead: No one will lead and there will be chaos, or someone will fill the vacuum who does not share our values. My fellow Americans, we do not have a choice: We cannot be reluctant to lead, and you cannot lead from behind." For us to discuss: what IS the United States' foreign policy role today? How might it be changing?
  • Kay Bradley on 03 Sep 12
     
    "Earlier in the day, Rice had offered some specific criticisms of Obama's handling of the uprising in Syria, accusing the president of waffling and "muting" America's voice."
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