Worst National Security Advisor Ever.
Josh Marshall, while browsing Woodward's State of Denial, puts up this all-too-telling quote: "She was probably the worst national security adviser in modern times since the office was created." That's David Kay, Iraq weapons inspector, commenting on then-NSA Condoleeza Rice. Is this just one man's opinion? Think about it this way. Condi was NSA during 9/11 and the invasion of Iraq, clearly the two biggest national security failures of the Bush administration, and arguably the worst in the history of the United States (not counting Vietnam, which smacked of the same hubris as Iraq). What did Condi get for these two major fuck-ups? A promotion to Secretary of State. I realize that Bush doesn't believe in diplomacy (which is what the State Department is all about), but really, what has Condi done in that capacity? Are we negotiating with anyone? Oh, that's right. We don't negotiate with evil. I forgot.
In an administration that has been a disaster and a disgrace, with incompetance and corruption abounding, you'd think this intelligent and educated women would be a bright spot. Alas, she is nothing more than a Bush sycophant, who has neglected her duty and helped the United States decline to the point we're at today. But apparently we live in an age where being wrong and incompentant is rewarded and the officious are branded as traitors who want America to fail. Rice is a prime example of this. And when she leaves office she'll return to Stanford, collect lucrative fees on the lecture circuit and continue to modestly decline offers to run for President.
Is it 2008 yet?