Funny, that’s what I thought of Rice.
He’s surrounding himself with those who have perpetuated the lies and dissembling. If feeling attacked, surround yourself with those who have passed the trial by fire of loyalty through their participation and where you can keep an eye on them. And if you can stick your finger in the eye of your opponents by doing that, better yet.
No, what he is doing is telling Americans they can kiss his ass. This is exactly what the majority of those that voted in both 2008 and 2012, voted for. One of the reasons that his deciples worship him so much is that he hates America as much or more than they do. As for the acne faced “youth” that worship the ground he spits on, they will end up in the same place as Lenin and Stalin’s useful idiots when their usefulness is over.