Rice Flunks First International Crisis

Hearst Syndicate ^ | 08/10/06 | Helen Thomas, hateful bitch

[Beckwith]

Takes one to know one.

Wow! I haven't heard that slick comeback since second grade.

[presidio9]

Wow! I haven't heard that slick comeback since second grade.

Seemed like an appropriate comeback, given the nature of the observation. But I guess that one went over your head. No suprise there.

[SlowBoat407]

I think I read somewhere Helen was Lebanese. IMO she should go back there and do something. Maybe be a human shield.

She is indeed of Lebanese extraction. Sadly, many Lebanese are just as anti-Israeli as are the Arabs, simply because they have been indoctrinated to be so. For a different Lebanese perspective, may I recommend Brigitte Gabriel. (She's also much easier to look at).

[Beckwith]

You're more like Sonny

No, Fredo!

[Beckwith]

I'm 6' 4" -- very little goes over my head.

[sully777]

I don't what's going on Presidio.

For something completely different:

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(Clinton blushing with Helen) "...I hit it and thoroughly enjoyed it."

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[presidio9]

I'm 6' 4" -- very little goes over my head.

You'd be suprised (naturally).

[Howlin]

Love your COMMENT after her name!

[presidio9]

No, Fredo!

Now see what happened, you went and encouraged the wingnuts. Bad Wingnut! No soup for you!

[sully777]

You broke my heart Fredo.

[presidio9]

Me & Mo are good friends, right Mo?

[Candor7]

Rice had orders from President George W. Bush to oppose any immediate ceasefire, which was hardly the proper policy by the U.S. if it wanted to end the suffering among Israelis and Lebanese.>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Thomas could clone her brain into 100 copies, wire them in parallel, and she would STILL not approach a one tenth reading of Condi Rices intelligence.

Rice on POTUS work very closely together, and Helen, ( a cold,wasted dyke) does not have the perceptive ability to assess the teamwork between Rice and Dubyah. For her , as with Madelain Albright, dip[lomacy must be ivory tower to be acknowledged in success. I mean , Helen, the name of the game is , "buy time for Israel" and Condi is doing queenly work, the likes of which Helen's addled perception cannot even begin to appreciate.

Retire , Helen. Write your memoirs, that is if you can recall any.

[pepperdog]

"Rice had orders from President George W. Bush to oppose any immediate ceasefire, which was hardly the proper policy by the U.S. if it wanted to end the suffering among Israelis and Lebanese."

Goodness me, did they expect her to go to Israel and say "the USA demands that you stop defending yourselves" and even more remote, expect Israel to agree? This whole article is a bunch of BS. The Mideast has been a morass since the end of WWII and anyone who doesn't realize that is an idiot. Answers? I have none. I pray for peace but expect war. Someone needs to study History badly. Giving in to radical Muslim controlled countries ALWAYS results in further bloodshed. If I'm wrong please make me aware of any agreement they've honored concerning Israel.

[pepperdog]

Ignore what I wrote, I honestly didn't notice it was a Helen Thomas article. I wouldn't have bothered replying had I noticed. Arguing with a fool is a complete waste of time.

[Arcy]

Rice's greatest misunderstanding and how it changes American Policy in the Middle East:

As much as I like Sec. of State Condi Rice, one of her most closely held views that many are unaware of, is a doctrine that religious scholars refer to as "replacement theology".

In short, "Replacement Theology" is the belief that "The Church" (i.e. Christians) have taken the place of Israel in scripture. This includes all prophecy dealing with the end times as well. This belief is arrived at by believing that when Jesus was rejected as the Messiah by the Jews, "believing Gentiles" supernaturally became "Gods chosen people".

One may ask, so what does this have to do with how she makes decisions regarding policy in the Middle East?. The short answer is this; If her beliefs are correct then it suddenly becomes "kosher" to give away land that God gave Israel. After all, they are not His "chosen people" anymore right? And, the land is no longer their land. The land was given to his "chosen people" right? And who are his chosen people? Well, if you subsrcibe to the doctrine of "replacement theology", the Gentiles are. So when we (the United States) urge Israel to give away land, we really don't view it as "their" land.

This dramatically affects how much pressure we put on Israel to compromise with terrorists and believe it or not, it affects us as well. Consider this one verse from Gen. 12:3 referring to the people of Israel. "I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you."

The entire world has in fact been blessed through Israel. The Messiah came through them. I don't believe that Gods blessing on those who support Israel has ceased. I just wish Secretary Rice saw it the same way.

That's my $.02.

[no dems]

WHY DO YOU POST ANYTHING WRITTEN BY THAT WITCH, HELEN THOMAS?

[pissant]

What was the name of that guy who was running the gay soldier porn sites? He seemed to have vanished.

[cwb]

And this is the woman who fawns all over Clinton as one of the greatest presidents of all-time; the same president who was so concerned with building a legacy of Mideast peace, that he intentionally ignored and appeased the growing terrorist threat.

The irony is obvious; in Clinton's attempt to forge a Mideast legacy he looked the other way as to not alienate the Arab/Muslim support HE needed to secure this legacy. Sadly, his concessions, appeasement and unwillingness to confront this threat (treating terrorism as a criminal act) has only made the situation worse. That Helen can't see any of this is a testament to her own ignorance.

[SJackson]

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[sully777]

Huh?