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New Hard to say from the outside
Was she plain incompetent?

Was she placed for PR reasons but set up to fail?

Has the US lost so much goodwill, success was impossible in the first place?

Some combination of those are a big part of it but from outside Bush's inner circle it is hard to say which. In particular her handling of the Israel/Hezbollah war, where the US dithered around saying they where for peace but only on Israel's terms until it was clear that Israel was loosing. That badly hurt her credibility, but I suspect she was restrained by pro-war and pro-Israel forces at the top.

Was she liked by the Bush inner circle but undermined after policy disagreements?

She has been part of Bush's inner circle for some time. But apparently since becoming head of the State Department, she has been taking some positions against Cheney. And that is a loosing bet with this government.

It probably also hurts her that international negotiations rarely lead to simple win/loose action. Bush strikes me as the sort who is drawn to war in part because they are straightforward and decisive.

It has also been part of Cheney's policy from the start to undermine the State Department. Cheney and Rumsfeld and those around them have long worked to increase the power of the military at the expense of civilian command.

Jay
New Well,
heard Colin Powell speak the other day, and without giving a full review (great speaker in short), the impression given is that State is an impossible task for anyone in this administration. Too many spoons in the pot.

Not that Condi is/isn't qualified...on paper she's one member of this administration that actually IS qualified for the post she holds. But, given the way this admin works, its likely that her opinions are nullified by the wishes of the >real< inner circle.
Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry.Adrian Belew
New Colon Powell. Great source.
Coverup of My Lai anyone? It sickens me that turd always gets a pass from the Meedja.
bcnu,
Mikem

Microsoft Vista. The best reason ever to buy a Mac.
New What?
40 years later?

Even Larry King asked about it during an interview...king of the softballers.

Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry.Adrian Belew
New He lied about it for decades.
And this is the turd everybody talks about as having "character?"
bcnu,
Mikem

Microsoft Vista. The best reason ever to buy a Mac.
New Differing opinions
he didn't lie about it. He dismissed it all together. And as foreign as it may be to you, he was in the military. Not exactly a bastion of open media policy.

His "official" report said that generally the soldiers were polite and that there may be some "isolated incidents".

Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry.Adrian Belew
New Tell that to Tom Glen.
Powell: "In direct refutation of this portrayal is the fact that relations between Americal soldiers and the Vietnamese people are excellent."

No, that's not a lie. Excellent relations == being murdered. Please.
bcnu,
Mikem

Microsoft Vista. The best reason ever to buy a Mac.
     Condi _ _ _ _ who? - (Ashton) - (13)
         Analysis, anyone? - (warmachine) - (8)
             My read, - (mmoffitt)
             Hard to say from the outside - (JayMehaffey) - (6)
                 Well, - (bepatient) - (5)
                     Colon Powell. Great source. - (mmoffitt) - (4)
                         What? - (bepatient) - (3)
                             He lied about it for decades. - (mmoffitt) - (2)
                                 Differing opinions - (bepatient) - (1)
                                     Tell that to Tom Glen. - (mmoffitt)
         she has the ear of bush but cheney has poisoned her message -NT - (boxley) - (3)
             Not sure about that ear, either: - (Ashton) - (2)
                 OT re mumbing relics - (boxley) - (1)
                     Mr. Shorr has Props. He can say Vladimir ANY way he wants. -NT - (Ashton)

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