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     Dr. Condoleezza Rice Citizen Username: Crice Post Number: 2 Registered: 7-2006  |
Hi everyone. I know you've been wondering where I've been the last few days and what my plans are for the next week. So thanks to the proprietors of this web site, I plan on letting all of you know what's going on. For the last few days I've been preparing for my trip to the mideast. As you can probably guess, the weather there is pretty hot so I needed to go shopping for some nice new clothes that are appropriate for the occasion. Last night I met for a few minutes with the President and after talking about the upcoming NFL training camp situation, he gave me a back rub and then called a limo for me to go to Nordstroms. George mentioned that they have some nice linen culottes in the ladies section. He also said that I should go to the shoe department because I might need some sandals. I love going shopping. I spent most of Wednesday and Thursday in Georgetown looking for some nice skirts and a new bathing suit. As I was leaving the White House, he reminded me that the mall's food court has a great lemonade stand where they fresh squeeze all the time. So I'm going to relax there for a just a bit while the Secret Service clears out Nordstrom's shoe department. More later. Love you all, Condi! | ||
| anon Supporter Username: Anon Post Number: 2885 Registered: 6-2002 |
Condi: Don't forget to pick up a couple of burkas. | ||
| Strawberry Supporter Username: Strawberry Post Number: 7577 Registered: 10-2001 |
boring | ||
| Factvsfiction Citizen Username: Factvsfiction Post Number: 1151 Registered: 4-2006 |
And sadly predictable too. But John Kerry would have sent Jimmy Carter. Thus the world would have been saved !  | ||
| Innisowen Citizen Username: Innisowen Post Number: 2145 Registered: 3-2004 |
Condi: Don't forget to pick up a condom or two at the Eros Boutique. As you know, both the President and Strawberry like wearing them as turbans. It's their way of identifying with, as you've taken to calling it so well, "the Arab street." | ||
| Dr. Condoleezza Rice Citizen Username: Crice Post Number: 3 Registered: 7-2006 |
Hi everyone. I finished shopping a little while ago and now I'm going to see if I can plan my travel arrangements. I can't decide whether I should take an Air Force jet or if I should charter a nice boat that will allow me to do a little more sightseeing on the way. The food on the plane would probably be better but the thought of sailing practically around the world is so, sort of, romantic that I think it might be my best alternative. Gotta go now. I have to log onto Expedia to see if there is a cruise line that can take me to the Port of Haifa. More later. Love you all, Condi! | ||
| Strawberry Supporter Username: Strawberry Post Number: 7578 Registered: 10-2001 |
boring | ||
| J. Crohn Supporter Username: Jcrohn Post Number: 2592 Registered: 3-2003 |
"Thus the world would have been saved !" Even as it sinned in its heart. | ||
| cjc Citizen Username: Cjc Post Number: 5772 Registered: 8-2003 |
Jimmy Carter would have cut a deal where we'd give Hezbollah light-water reactors and Hezbollah would promise to get rid of the spent fuel rods and all the Jews in Israel. All they want in return is oil. For some reason they can't find any over there. | ||
| Factvsfiction Citizen Username: Factvsfiction Post Number: 1156 Registered: 4-2006 |
And Maddy Albright would have negotiated with the "dear leader" to send the Korean nukes over to the Saudis because they are our good allies ! | ||
| dawny Citizen Username: Day Post Number: 63 Registered: 11-2003 |
Hi Condi! Thx so much for posting! Are you going to blog further?!! I think your really cool and show how much women can accompish when they put their mind to it. Plus I love how u dress. Do you have any shopping tips? I hear your a really good piano player too. What's it like working with George Bush. He seems like a nice man - he reminds me of my uncle Mark. Well I hope you keep posting to tell us about your trip. Its so exciting!! PS My weird older brother - he's such a loser - says you did nothing to protect America after you got some note or something that said that some crazy guy was going to attack our country and then he did -- this was when those buildings fell down right? That's not true is it? He also said that some other crazy guy made all these nuke bombs while you and the president did nothing except to fight in some other country, and that you never even got that first guy who knocked over the buildings. He also said that that fight with the other country has costed a zillion dollars. Like I said, my brothers kind of weird. So where is it you're going on your trip? How come your going there? Do you have the coolest clothes for it? I hope you tell us more --your the coolest! | ||
| Innisowen Citizen Username: Innisowen Post Number: 2147 Registered: 3-2004 |
Add GW Bush to the list of nuclear proliferators---all ready to open the kimono on our nuclear technology for India (thus further inciting a Pakistani push for more nuclear arms). But, in exchange, oh, you gotta luv this!--- in exchange, thanks to GW Bush, the people of the United States will get to buy Indian mangoes in their shops ( and maybe they'll get a great deal on some garlic naan ). And naan dare call it treason. | ||
| pcs81632 Citizen Username: Pcs81632 Post Number: 80 Registered: 6-2002  |
According to White House Chief of Staff, Josh Bolton, Condi is going to "the region". Since when is Italy the Middle East? If she was in Cairo or Tel Aviv, she might get credit for being in "the region". Cooling your heels where they keep the Pope (who, by the way wears Prada - wasn't there a movie about that?) doesn't really qualify as "the region". But, I'm sure, that to give the appearance of doing something, they have to make sure she remains in a place where she can't possibly do anything. Rome burned while Nero fiddled. What do you suppose will happen to the Middle East while Condi fiddles in Rome? Short answer: Not much. | ||
| Strawberry Supporter Username: Strawberry Post Number: 7580 Registered: 10-2001 |
the above post is moronic. | ||
| Bob K Supporter Username: Bobk Post Number: 12218 Registered: 5-2001 |
Dr. Rice wan't to have the meetings that will be held in Rome in Cairo. The Egyptian government refused. | ||
| tom Citizen Username: Tom Post Number: 5318 Registered: 5-2001 |
Why? Is she actually going to the middle east? Is Rome really part of the middle east? Inquiring minds want to know. Ah for the days of Kissinger's "shuttle diplomacy." | ||
| Strawberry Supporter Username: Strawberry Post Number: 7582 Registered: 10-2001 |
Rice will visit Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in Israel and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank. She will also attend an international conference in Rome, Italy, on crafting a peace agreement and shoring up Lebanon's government. Rice did not plan to meet with Hezbollah or with Syrian leaders. | ||
| Southerner Citizen Username: Southerner Post Number: 1342 Registered: 2-2004 |
I love how the Dems have no power these days. The left is in agony and I love it! | ||
| llama Citizen Username: Llama Post Number: 802 Registered: 5-2001  |
Sounds like you could use some form of stimulation. | ||
| Dr. Condoleezza Rice Citizen Username: Crice Post Number: 4 Registered: 7-2006 |
Hi Everyone! First I'd like to thank all of you for the kind cards and letters wishing me success on my trip. I am fully packed and ready to go. On the plane I'll be wearing business casual but will have an assortment of suits available to change into just in case my advisors want me to make some statements to the press corps. Now for the important news! At least one of you gave me some great advice to go with the beige colored culottes. I tried on about five or six different colors the other day and at first I thought that the dark blue pair suited me best but I wasn't sure. Apparently one of you saw me in the dressing room, came home and sent me an email suggesting that the beige looked the best. So this morning I changed my itinerary so that the cruise ship would leave just a little bit later for Haifa in order to give me some time to get back to Nordstroms to buy the beige pair. Of course I had to wait because Nordstroms opens a little later today. C'est la vie! So I'm all set. Now to the business at hand. My aides gave me a full briefing over brunch at the Hilton as to what is going on in Lebanon and Israel. Just so you all know, brunch in the Hilton is very nice. I had a vegetable omelet, some toast, coffee and grapefruit juice. I also had a small piece of pecan pie. I just love pecan pie and I even asked for a little whipped cream on top! Abut half-way through the briefing, the waitress brought me a piece of chocolate that was to die for. The taste was so intense that I had to ask one of our mideast specialists to pass me a glass of water to cleanse my palette for just a sec. So lunch was great. More later. Love you all! Condi! | ||
| pcs81632 Citizen Username: Pcs81632 Post Number: 82 Registered: 6-2002 |
Quote: the above post is moronic. What's moronic, is an administration that has IGNORED the Middle East since it came to Washington in 2001. What's moronic, is an administration that is so inept, that it can't find the Middle East on a map, and thinks that Rome is "in the region". What's moronic are the lemming-like believers that are following this adminstration off of a cliff. Strawberry - when you hit the bottom, look up. We'll be the guys waving from above and pulling your sorry butts out of the hole you dropped into. So be nice to us now. Or we'll leave you there. | ||
| Factvsfiction Citizen Username: Factvsfiction Post Number: 1166 Registered: 4-2006 |
pcs81632- Quite an unsophisticated take on the very sophisticated and cynical Bush foreign policy effort since 9-11. Plus Bill Clinton, who I voted for, secured no peace deal and actually made the situation worse. | ||
| Innisowen Citizen Username: Innisowen Post Number: 2151 Registered: 3-2004 |
The "so-called" sophisticated and cynical Bush foreign policy effort is Bush alright---Bush league. Nice job he's done of reining in the North Koreans and Iranians. Nice job he's done of influencing a slow-down in illegal immigration from Mexico and other points south. Nice job he's done of getting Pakistan to go after and eradicate Al Qaeda strongholds in that country. Nice job he's done of losing control in Afghanistan. Once again, let's mention the nice job he's done on proposing to supply more nuclear technology to India--- that'll ensure restful nights in the subcontinent. Nice job he's done of restoring order and structure in Iraq, where even the "freely elected" parliament is fed up with US military occupation. Nice job he's done of anticipating Hamas electoral victories and Hezbo'allah restiveness and preparations for armed conflict. Nice job he's done of check-mating Vladimir Putin ("Ah've looked into his eyes and seen his soul") and his new mafia cronies in Russia. Lastly, nice work done under his leadership as we struggled to get Americans out of Lebanon. Even Norway (for Chrissakes, Norway!) got Americans out before we did. That's known as exporting "Katrina Expertise" around the world. | ||
| notehead Supporter Username: Notehead Post Number: 3614 Registered: 5-2001  |
Condi - luv ya, babe. Keep it up, and don't let those goofy libs tell ya what's important. Republicans haven't had a whippin' boy (oops, GIRL) as compliant as you since the glory days of Dixie, so here's to the erastz cred they think they've earned from having your misguided keister on board. If you aren't safe in black neighborhoods after this administration is hosed, I'm sure you'll be welcome at ExxonMobil, and that's where the money is, anyway. You go, girl! | ||
| Larry Seltzer Citizen Username: Elvis Post Number: 125 Registered: 4-2006  |
Breaking News: Condi in Beirut | ||
| Factvsfiction Citizen Username: Factvsfiction Post Number: 1170 Registered: 4-2006 |
Innisowen- The Iraq experiment is the first serious attempt in over 80 years by american foreign policy to ascertain whether reformation of the problematic Middle East to ultimately remove conflict is possible. We are putting the possibility of any real change in arab political, social, and cultural thinking to its proofs. As former millitary I would think you would prefer that we try societal change as a means of changing circumstances and undermining our enemies, rather than reducing everything to a millitary equation and greater opportunities for our soliders to have boots in more countries. You also know Clinton screwed up North Korea, Somalia, Bosnia, Rwanda, and Darfur. | ||
| Bob K Supporter Username: Bobk Post Number: 12224 Registered: 5-2001 |
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13990500/ Guess the shoe sales are really good in Beirut!!  | ||
| tjohn Supporter Username: Tjohn Post Number: 4544 Registered: 12-2001  |
FvF, Would you care to elaborate on this comment, "the very sophisticated and cynical Bush foreign policy effort since 9-11"? The Bush Administration has all the sophistication and subtlety of a bull in a china shop. Of course, maybe the Bush Administration is just doing a convincing Jethro Clampett act and is going to pull a rabbit out of the hat any minute now. P.S. I run from people who use the word "experiment" and "foreign policy" in the same sentence. Alternatively, we could say that Bosnia was an experiment and based on that experiment, there was no reason to believe that Iraq would go well. | ||
| Innisowen Citizen Username: Innisowen Post Number: 2154 Registered: 3-2004 |
Fictionvsfiction: You make as much sense as a four month old puppy. Would you kindly explain to me how we are attempting "societal change" in Iraq or Afghanistan? Unless memory fails me, we rightly invaded Afghanistan to get at some of the roots of Al Qaeda and then gave up a successful venture to go chasing Bushian moonbeams in Iraq, where we have succeeded in tearing down whatever infrastructure there was and replaced it with a lack of infrastructure (purple index fingers do not a government guarantee) and have opened up the country to even greater sectarian violence than before, without our being able to figure out that building and running the country we invaded takes more effort, resources, and planning than running 130,000 soldiers through it to take it over. We haven't learned that lesson but should have known it before we stepped in. The singular lesson of this country's VietNam experience (which some of us learned the hard way) never occurred to the people in power who cavalierly caused the Iraq mess. And whose inattention to other countries and regions makes everything else that happens a crisis-filled surprise for us. Go back to your kibble. | ||
| Chris Prenovost Citizen Username: Chris_prenovost Post Number: 1029 Registered: 7-2003 |
About what one should expect from an administration of incompetent, draft-dodging cowards. | ||
| notehead Supporter Username: Notehead Post Number: 3616 Registered: 5-2001 |
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| Rastro Citizen Username: Rastro  Post Number: 3623 Registered: 5-2004  |
given that the problem is more of an Islamic one than an Arab one, and that Iraq was probably the most secular of the nations in the region, how is tackling Iraq going to in any way remove conflict from the region? Iran and Iraq had stopped fighting. The only other major conflict that is likely to affect us is radical Islam (or whatever you want to call it) vs the rest of the world. As much as I disagree with the Bush administration's plans (or lack thereof) for Iraq, I will gladly credit them if things actualy do work out there. | ||
| Nuff Sayid Citizen Username: Parkingsux Post Number: 450 Registered: 6-2005  |
secular in the region.... get a life. A crazed maniac, just as nuts as Hitler and Stalin.... | ||
| Innisowen Citizen Username: Innisowen Post Number: 2155 Registered: 3-2004 |
Nuff sayid: Get a dictionary. Look up the meaning of secular. It might help your vocabulary, if not your judgement. | ||
| Nuff Sayid Citizen Username: Parkingsux Post Number: 451 Registered: 6-2005 |
your reasoning is well, uninspired... | ||
| Rastro Citizen Username: Rastro Post Number: 3624 Registered: 5-2004 |
[edited to remove a pointless personal comment] The government of Iraq was more secular than just about any other government in the region. That does not mean that they were benevolent, nor does it mean they were democratic. What it does mean is that the general system of rule and day to day enforcement of law was not based on religion to the extent that it is in most other countries in the region. I'm curious. What reasoning is it that you are talking about as being uninspired? | ||
| Factvsfiction Citizen Username: Factvsfiction Post Number: 1176 Registered: 4-2006 |
Innisowen- You really need to drop the gratuitous personal comments, plus the simplistic anti-Bush polemic, and approach some of the substance. It is always easy to pull out the Vietnam analogy to any conflict( most of the left always do). How does the specifics of Iraq }apply to the specifics of Vietnam, other than U.S. troops are there under fire? Are the majority shi'ite population the same as the South Vietnamese government? Have the insurgents successfully effected the equivalent of the Tet offensive? It is a difficult situation in Iraq to be sure, but how it our new Vietnam? Please give me the details and then we can talk. tjohn- Briefly, more upon request: Possibility of reducing the ultimate number of casualties we will have in the war on terror through: a concentrated presence of arms and maximum input into regime change in one arab country. As Rastro notes Iraq is more "secular" than many and thus a better laboratory for change. Syria and Iran deterred from ordering terror acts in the USA by 100,000 troops on their border. In Machiavellian terms, is it better to have 3,000 soldiers die or 15,000 or 20,000 in a broader and more extensive terror war that might be avoided ? Ripple effect in the existing regimes in the arab world and Iran. The attempts at democracy and when it happens,the Saddam Hussein verdict, force our enemies and our so-called friends (the saudis) to attend more to their internal issues and make less mischief and terrorist funding. It encourages the youth in Iran who are the future of the country given the interplay and travel between the 2 countries, to demand and get regime change through attrition or otherwise. (BTW not enough people pay attention to what the brave student protesters in Iran are doing). New nexus of influence and friendship with the shi'a muslims (Iraq) that allows us to have a group that will present our interests within their community and allow us to work to degrade Iranian influence in the shi'a world. Cut to the chase as to whether any change in the arab world is possible so that we can frame our policies and approaches accordingly. | ||
| tjohn Supporter Username: Tjohn Post Number: 4548 Registered: 12-2001 |
FvF, We have irreconciliable differences on our views of the situation in Iraq. History will be the judge. | ||
| Factvsfiction Citizen Username: Factvsfiction Post Number: 1178 Registered: 4-2006 |
tjohn- It depends on who writes the history, I sincerely hope it is us. Please feel free to refute my views, if you can, and I will respond. | ||
| tjohn Supporter Username: Tjohn Post Number: 4549 Registered: 12-2001 |
FvF, In my view, when B'rer Rabbit decided to teach de Tar Baby manners, he became completely entangled with de Tar Baby. In your view, this entanglement is viewed as a deterrent to wannabe Tar Babies. If we had large forces in the region without any particular commitment, then I think Syria and Iran would be rather more nervous. But instead, our forces are mired in an Iraq where the level of violence is currently trending up. |
