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Condoleezza Rice: Last four US presidents have 'made mistakes' in Afghanistan
The Hill ^ | 08/18/2021 | DOMINICK MASTRANGELO

Posted on 08/18/2021 7:29:59 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice wrote in a new op-ed that the past four U.S. presidents share blame for the crisis in Afghanistan, adding that they all made mistakes that have culminated in the Taliban retaking the country this week.

"The past years in Afghanistan have been difficult for every president, our armed forces, our allies and our country. The sacrifices of those who served — and those who died — will forever sear our national memory," Rice wrote in The Washington Post. "Each of us who held positions of authority over those years made mistakes — not because we didn’t try or were heedless of the challenges. But the United States could not afford to ignore the rogue state that harbored those who attacked us on 9/11. The time will come to assess where we failed — and what we achieved.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; afghanistandebacle; bidensfault; bushwars; condi4biden; condoleezarice; mistakes; presidents; rice; shutupcondi; sitdownandshutup
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Now they dig her up. Everybody is coming out of the woodwork.
1 posted on 08/18/2021 7:29:59 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

No question, she makes the statement that the last 4 Presidents made mistakes in Afghanistan, what she fails to mention is she was a major part of one of those Presidential Administrations.....so she is just as responsible as everyone else....


2 posted on 08/18/2021 7:31:47 AM PDT by srmanuel (`)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

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She’s an Idiot, and I predicted she and Colin would blame Trump, as they always do.

Go away.


3 posted on 08/18/2021 7:31:49 AM PDT by AnthonySoprano (‘’)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Like nation building, holding ground and not holding a fire to Pakistan?


4 posted on 08/18/2021 7:31:53 AM PDT by pas
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The last four presidents???

Bush, Obama, Trump, Biden — those four???

Meaning her own boss, “W”, made mistakes?

Not to be flippant, but did Bush make mistakes based on her advice as National Security Advisor and then Secretary of State????? She was a key part of the Bush team which made mistakes. Is that what she is saying????


5 posted on 08/18/2021 7:32:23 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: srmanuel

What are you reading? “ Each of us who held positions of authority over those years made mistakes — not because we didn’t try or were heedless of the challenges” pretty clear she’s putting herself in that camp.


6 posted on 08/18/2021 7:33:29 AM PDT by newzjunkey (“We Did It Joe!” - The Taliban /s)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Rules of Engagement with Muslims -

If Infidels are present, Sunni with unite with Shi’a sects to enslave (physical, sex, monetary), convert, and annihilate all Infidels.

If no Infidels present, Sunni will turn against Shi’a until one or the other is enslaved or annihilated.

The rising population of Muslims over 1200 years shows the effectiveness of their tactics.


7 posted on 08/18/2021 7:35:26 AM PDT by RideForever (One of the Control Group of the CoVID Genetic Treatment Experiment)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

All the denizens of the Swamp are now looking to blame the people they supported. Predictable.


8 posted on 08/18/2021 7:36:25 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Rice argued in the op-ed, however, that 20 years in Afghanistan is not enough, saying more time in the country would have “served our strategic interests.”

She didn’t make enough yet off all the corruption and graft I need to steal more.


9 posted on 08/18/2021 7:37:54 AM PDT by hercuroc
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To: srmanuel

I think she did include herself “ each of us who held positions of authority “ . Not that I think it amounts to a hills of beans but she does appear to include herself in responsibility for ‘mistakes’.


10 posted on 08/18/2021 7:37:55 AM PDT by Irenic ( )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Shut up CR you Obama voter


11 posted on 08/18/2021 7:38:00 AM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Speaking of “searing our memory”..

W people, including W, should understand “we don’t CARE what you think. You had your chance and you screwed us big time. Now, go away. And forgawdssake, take Jeb with you.”


12 posted on 08/18/2021 7:38:01 AM PDT by smvoice (I WILL NOT WEAR THE RIBBON. OR THE MASK)
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To: RideForever

I know very little about Muslim theology. I know they want people to convert to Islam.

But we talk about “Londonistan” due to the growing Muslim population in London, for example. Is colonization of countries a key part of their actions to spread Islam???


13 posted on 08/18/2021 7:38:13 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Is that what she is saying????

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Like everyone in the Swamp she’s only concerned about protecting her own image (and future consulting gigs).


14 posted on 08/18/2021 7:38:13 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Says the woman who missed the downfall of the Soviet Union.

https://www.worldhistory.org/Ostracism/


15 posted on 08/18/2021 7:39:03 AM PDT by ameribbean expat (Don't blame others for the road you're on. That's your own asphalt.)
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To: newzjunkey
FR has been going that way of late.

IMO ... public school kids devoid of critical thinking skills and functional English proficiency

16 posted on 08/18/2021 7:39:56 AM PDT by knarf (qa)
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To: Starboard

Yes I bet you are right.

So, she can say mistakes were made by everyone, by many presidential administrations, including the one she was involved in. That way, she can say that the Bush administration is the same as every other administration in that regard.


17 posted on 08/18/2021 7:40:04 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: newzjunkey

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She’s dispersing blame.

Not a single soldier was killed for an extended period under Trump.

If Obama had those results, she’d be calling him Jesus in the piece.

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18 posted on 08/18/2021 7:40:12 AM PDT by AnthonySoprano (‘’)
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To: Irenic

I’ll stand corrected, what’s typical of Washington is regardless of the fiasco usually rarely anyone steps up and says they were wrong and apologizes...

Will anyone in the military resign and apologize...
Will anyone in the Intelligence Community resign and apologize..

I could go on....


19 posted on 08/18/2021 7:41:14 AM PDT by srmanuel (`)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Go away, NeoCon.


20 posted on 08/18/2021 7:42:34 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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