Condi allowed herself to be snookered by the French over the M.E. cease-fire. She's no Maggie Thatcher, unfortunately.
I don't know her position on this issue, as she is not the Chief Executive. Therefore this may not be a valid statement.
The buck does not stop with her. If one agreed with the characterization, this would be a more valid sentence; "Bush allowed himself to be snookered by the French over the M.E. cease-fire.", because I know he is the Chief Executive and he made the final call.
Executing on decisions that one may not agree with is common for sub-Chief Executive managers.
I think she's cleverer than we know at this moment - also, she's working under GWB's orders, so it's hard to say what's her and what's him. She was actually pretty "nuanced" (a word I hate, but one that has its uses) during the failed Israeli response - that is, she said things that held off the dread "world opinion," was obviously negotiating like mad with non-Hez friendly Muslim governments behind the scenes, and gave the Israelis every chance they needed. They blew it, or possibly, on the basis of antiquated information, they didn't realize the challenge. In any case, I thought she did the best she could with a bad situation and what turned out to be a less powerful ally than we had thought.
I like her, but I really couldn't vote for her unless she became less pro-abortion. I don't know why she - as a black woman - would be pro-abortion, since blacks are the primary target of the Margaret Sanger Eugenicist League (aka Plannned Parenthood), but she is, and I think it would make it difficult for many other folks to vote for her.
Looks like Lynne Cheney agrees with us! Can you post the Condi for prez website here for me?
Condi may not have been the one who was snookered.
She takes orders from her boss.