A Response To: Condi-versy: Standing their Ground Or Grandstanding?
Wednesday, January 26, 2005
FOX News
Story Link: Here
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My Response:
The confirmation hearings rightly criticize Dr. Rice for it is her JUDGMENT, not her intellect or even her ability that is being questioned. The FACTS are that the premise of the invasion was based on false AND politicized intelligence; the reasoning for the invasion has changed no less than six times since the invasion; the planning and execution of the invasion was OBVIOUSLY flawed (as she even admitted); the rebuilding of the country we destroyed, killing an estimated hundred thousand civilians in the process, has gone poorly; the CIA now states that Iraq is now the number one training ground for new Islamic insurgents and terrorists thanks to our invasion; and our standing in the eyes of the world has never been lower. We shall dispense with her role in the failure to detect and prevent 9/11; one that is shared with others, but partially hers none the less.
These failures can all be directly attributed to the policies and plans that were either developed by Dr. Rice or endorsed and promoted by Dr. Rice. If, in her judgment, these approaches were the best we had to offer, than it is certainly justified to question the judgment that resulted in so many significant and highly visible failures. This isn't a question about her gender, her race or her abilities and intellect, it's about her judgment, integrity and sense of justice - for which all evidence to date finds her lacking.
Is this the kind of judgment we want to send out to the world in hopes of repairing our image, encouraging greater cooperation and promoting American policy? I think not. And, since the Democrats are powerless to stop her confirmation, it's certainly within their right, if not duty, to register a dissenting opinion.
Wednesday, January 26, 2005
FOX News
Story Link: Here
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My Response:
The confirmation hearings rightly criticize Dr. Rice for it is her JUDGMENT, not her intellect or even her ability that is being questioned. The FACTS are that the premise of the invasion was based on false AND politicized intelligence; the reasoning for the invasion has changed no less than six times since the invasion; the planning and execution of the invasion was OBVIOUSLY flawed (as she even admitted); the rebuilding of the country we destroyed, killing an estimated hundred thousand civilians in the process, has gone poorly; the CIA now states that Iraq is now the number one training ground for new Islamic insurgents and terrorists thanks to our invasion; and our standing in the eyes of the world has never been lower. We shall dispense with her role in the failure to detect and prevent 9/11; one that is shared with others, but partially hers none the less.
These failures can all be directly attributed to the policies and plans that were either developed by Dr. Rice or endorsed and promoted by Dr. Rice. If, in her judgment, these approaches were the best we had to offer, than it is certainly justified to question the judgment that resulted in so many significant and highly visible failures. This isn't a question about her gender, her race or her abilities and intellect, it's about her judgment, integrity and sense of justice - for which all evidence to date finds her lacking.
Is this the kind of judgment we want to send out to the world in hopes of repairing our image, encouraging greater cooperation and promoting American policy? I think not. And, since the Democrats are powerless to stop her confirmation, it's certainly within their right, if not duty, to register a dissenting opinion.
posted by Mike at 1:35 PM
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