WP: Rice's Tour of Mideast Yields Little Progress on Key Issues

[DeepModem Mom]

Rice's Tour of Mideast Yields Little Progress on Key Issues
By Robin Wright
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, October 8, 2006; Page A29

LONDON, Oct. 7 -- It was a tough week for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in the Middle East. On four issues pivotal to the future of the world's most volatile region, U.S. diplomatic efforts made no visible progress or came up against unexpected resistance during her five-day tour, according to Arab and Israeli officials and analysts.

On Iraq, Arab-Israeli peace, democracy promotion and fostering a so-called moderate bloc of Arab states to stand together against militancy, Rice pressed at each of six stops for new energy or more decisive action. Many of the Arab leaders she met share U.S. fears about the region's future, but there is a growing divide even with Washington's closest allies over what needs to be done, at what pace, in what order and by whom, according to Arab officials interviewed at each stop.

Several Arab officials and analysts privately dismissed Rice's tour as a cheerleading trip without substance. Others questioned the viability of the Bush administration's Middle East policy.

"It is obvious to anyone that U.S. policy built after 9/11 -- including Iraq and the 'you're with us or against us' attitude -- has now come to a dead end," said Paul Salem, the U.S.-educated director of the new Beirut center of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and son of Lebanon's former pro-American foreign minister....

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/07/AR2006100700699.html

[DoYouEverWonder]

1. I guess none of Condi's friends

want to play war anymore.

I assume she didn't pull together that coalition to go to war against Iran?

[babylonsister]

2. Not surprising and probably not her intent.

She had to get out of town fast after Woodward's book came out and the facts of her culpability were exposed despite her protestations.

[katinmn]

6. I have no doubt her trip had something to do with the release of the book.

Now she's back and can resume facing the music.

[babylonsister]

7. Or, she'll be taking off on another boondoggle. nt

[rodeodance]

12. this trip had been planned for a few weeks. Lots of preparation--with

will results.

[patrick t. cakes]

3. dead ends an understatement

[LynnTheDem]

4. Wow I am just so totally shocked no really I am.

Who could have known rice is a totally useless tit. :shrug:

[savemefromdumbya]

5. Hey, nothing's going right for them!

:evilgrin:

[mitchtv]

8. "Count-the-lies-a" is in deep waters.

way over her head. People don't like to take orders, and are no longer afraid.

[eleny]

9. She needs to resign

She's a worthless SOS.

[ConcernedCanuk]

10. Damm - guess no one would find her a good pair of shoes!

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As an SOS

Condi sucks!

(oops, ain't that what cost Clinton his Presidency??)

Guess she don't . . .

not physically anyways . . .

[rodeodance]

11. part of me is gleeful-Condi failed-Yet, it is our country that is in peril

[90-percent]

13. grill her

I want to see this lying bitch grilled under oath about what she did to prevent 9-11.

I want her to be cross examined by the whole lot of Jersey Girls!

I want to see her tried for treason and criminal incompetence!

-85% Jimmy