[EDINVA]

oh, it would be so much better if the former U.S. Secretary of State reduced herself to the level of Jimmy Carter or Madeline Albright, criticizing her successor or the sitting POTUS. That would really serve America’s interests abroad!

Rice continues to defend the policies of the Bush Administration, with which she is identified. Asked about her successor and the current POTUS, she showed diplomatic skill, maturity and class. She is not an elected official, never was. Her role is totally different.

I’d leave the petty BS, together with history’s verdict, to the Carters and Albrights. If Rice’s primary interest is the USA, instead of making political hay, she’ll make rather tepid remarks that could be construed as ‘defending’ current U.S. foreign policy.

[rlmorel]

I can agree that I would rather not hear her criticize. On the other hand, I would prefer she not give them any support and cover, either.

A pox on Carter and his ilk. He is the one who broke the unwritten rule about criticizing a sitting president.

[Tzfat]

Asked about her successor and the current POTUS, she showed diplomatic skill, maturity and class. She is not an elected official, never was. Her role is totally different.

Wrong. She injected herself into politics 2 weeks from a national election. She is is an anti-Semitic Arabist, who agrees with the moooslim in chief. Speaking politely does not negate the destructiveness of her past or her current words. For your point to be made, she should have kept her mouth shut.