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Three and a half years ago, as the U.S. prepared for war with Iraq, Condoleezza Rice went to President Bush with a complaint: Donald Rumsfeld wouldn't return her calls. At the time, Rumsfeld was the Administration's swaggering alpha male, a global celebrity whom even Bush called a "matinee idol"; Rice was the overwhelmed National Security Adviser, struggling to make herself heard above the din of colliding war-cabinet egos. "I know you won't talk to Condi," Bush told Rumsfeld, according to Bob Woodward's book State of Denial. "But you've got to talk...
...does Washington still obstinately and arrogantly refuse to sit down with Pyongyang for direct bilateral talks, respect its sovereignty and give it the chance to open up and reform? Stephen Kwok Wai Chan Hong Kong In the run-up to the Iraq war, I recall National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice stating that, in lieu of solid proof that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction, "we don't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud." I also recall getting into heated debates and insisting that North Korea was the actual case of a dictator working toward acquiring wmd. While...
...the Iraq war, I recall National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice stating that, in lieu of solid proof that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction, "we don't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud." I also recall getting into heated debates and insisting that North Korea was the actual case of a dictator working toward acquiring WMD. While the Bush Administration pursued a war in Iraq, the smoking gun turned into a mushroom cloud in Pyongyang. The Bush Administration has failed miserably in addressing the North Korean threat, and its policies (or lack thereof) have made...
American leaders seem to be in denial about these facts. President Bush continually asserts that the Iraqi people have voted for unity, while Condoleezza Rice once told me how impressed she was by the commitment of the Iraqi Kurds to building a new Iraq. James A. Baker III, co-chairman of a congressionally mandated commission tasked with formulating new policy options, has ruled out the idea of dividing Iraq. The most prominent American politician to endorse anything resembling partition is Senator Joseph Biden, who, along with former Council on Foreign Relations president Leslie Gelb, proposes dividing Iraq into three regions...
...second day of the three-day Harvard Women’s Tennis invitational, held from Friday through Sunday at the Murr Center tennis courts, the Crimson had dominated Rice in both singles and doubles competition, while splitting matches with the University of Virginia in both singles and doubles play. The duo of senior Elsa O’Riain and sophomore Beier Ko set the tone for the Crimson in its doubles matches with Rice, defeating the Owls’ Tiffany Lee and Julie Chao 8-2. Harvard would win three out the four doubles matches it played against Rice, with...