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Jefferson23

(30,099 posts) Fri Jun 20, 2014, 08:53 AM Jun 2014

Ghost of Iraq haunts Condoleezza Rice portrait unveiling

Iraq was the ghost in the room Wednesday as Condoleezza Rice returned to the State Department to reflect on her time as the top US diplomat saying history would be the judge.

Rice, who was the national security advisor and secretary of state under president George W. Bush, did not once mention the renewed crisis in the country that US troops invaded in 2003 on the orders of the Bush administration.

Nor did current Secretary of State John Kerry, who called instead for greater bipartisanship as he welcomed Rice for the unveiling of her portrait to be hung alongside those of legends of American diplomacy such as Ben Franklin and George Washington.

Neither did the staunch Democrat Kerry seem to blanche at the list of invited guests, which read almost like a who's-who of the past Republican administration and included Rice's deputy John Negroponte, former homeland security advisor Fran Townsend and former national security advisor Brent Scowcroft.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/18/ghost-of-iraq-haunts-condoleezza-rice-portrait-unveiling/

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Ghost of Iraq haunts Condoleezza Rice portrait unveiling (Original Post) Jefferson23 Jun 2014 OP

Swamp Rat should have alsame Jun 2014 #1

+ one million malaise Jun 2014 #3

Right On! n2doc Jun 2014 #10

I will always see her the way Swampy portrayed her... KoKo Jun 2014 #15

That says it all - TBF Jun 2014 #18

she is rtracey Jun 2014 #2

The timing was freaking perfect malaise Jun 2014 #4

I agree...sweet..she must have thought, oh shit. Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #6

To see us lionizing these scum makes me ill...nt Jesus Malverde Jun 2014 #5

It is not easy to watch. n/t Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #8

Why would Kerry hang around with a bunch of war criminals? Scuba Jun 2014 #7

You tell me. Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #9

He doesn't own State Dept. He doesn't control tradition. Some people think it is unique to America blm Jun 2014 #11

I would have boycotted the event. Scuba Jun 2014 #12

Possibly. When actually tasked with the responsibility of upholding the image of US tradition blm Jun 2014 #13

I'm certain. That's why no one would choose me to uphold such awful traditions. Scuba Jun 2014 #16

they're all in the same club. KG Jun 2014 #17

It looks like the ghost of Abe Lincoln. n/t Orsino Jun 2014 #14

... napkinz Jun 2014 #19

You do excellent work, napkinz. Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #20

alsame

(7,784 posts)

1. Swamp Rat should have

Reply to Jefferson23 (Original post)

Fri Jun 20, 2014, 08:59 AM

Jun 2014

done the official portrait.

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malaise

(268,930 posts)

3. + one million

Reply to alsame (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 20, 2014, 09:05 AM

Jun 2014

n2doc

(47,953 posts)

10. Right On!

Reply to alsame (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 20, 2014, 09:25 AM

Jun 2014

On Edit: and I'll bet Swampy (who I hope is ok) would do it for far less than the $54K it cost to have that abomination painted.

KoKo

(84,711 posts)

15. I will always see her the way Swampy portrayed her...

Reply to alsame (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 20, 2014, 10:23 AM

Jun 2014

He had a couple more of her that were as revealing. I remember one with blood dripping from her hands and her face was that of a vampire.

How she attained such power is beyond me. Except for her "oil company" background and her supposedly being an "expert" on Russia...yet she loved those wars in the Middle East.

TBF

(32,047 posts)

18. That says it all -

Reply to alsame (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 21, 2014, 08:10 AM

Jun 2014

good job Swamp Rat!

rtracey

(2,062 posts)

2. she is

Reply to Jefferson23 (Original post)

Fri Jun 20, 2014, 09:01 AM

Jun 2014

Wow she is really a main character in this whole Iraq war. She really is a major liar under that smile.

malaise

(268,930 posts)

4. The timing was freaking perfect

Reply to Jefferson23 (Original post)

Fri Jun 20, 2014, 09:06 AM

Jun 2014

Karma - best served cold.

Jefferson23

(30,099 posts)

6. I agree...sweet..she must have thought, oh shit.

Reply to malaise (Reply #4)

Fri Jun 20, 2014, 09:10 AM

Jun 2014

Jesus Malverde

(10,274 posts)

5. To see us lionizing these scum makes me ill...nt

Reply to Jefferson23 (Original post)

Fri Jun 20, 2014, 09:10 AM

Jun 2014

Jefferson23

(30,099 posts)

8. It is not easy to watch. n/t

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Reply #5)

Fri Jun 20, 2014, 09:11 AM

Jun 2014

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

7. Why would Kerry hang around with a bunch of war criminals?

Reply to Jefferson23 (Original post)

Fri Jun 20, 2014, 09:10 AM

Jun 2014

Is that what we call "diplomacy" now?

Jefferson23

(30,099 posts)

9. You tell me.

Reply to Scuba (Reply #7)

Fri Jun 20, 2014, 09:15 AM

Jun 2014

Rice, Kerry laud each other’s Israeli-Palestinian efforts

US secretary of state also praises his Republican predecessor for laying the groundwork for Iran sanctions
By Ron Kampeas June 20, 2014

http://www.timesofisrael.com/rice-kerry-praise-each-others-israeli-palestinian-efforts/

blm

(113,043 posts)

11. He doesn't own State Dept. He doesn't control tradition. Some people think it is unique to America

Reply to Scuba (Reply #7)

Fri Jun 20, 2014, 09:36 AM

Jun 2014

and one of its greatest traditions that after an election there are peaceful transitions. Of course we wish the whole of BushInc were jailed, but, current statesmen/women are NOT going to buck tradition and show that to the world.

Even if YOU were the Sec of State, Scuba, are you so certain you would not uphold tradition? I tend to be uber-belligerent, so you wouldn't want ME in that position - I would be cussing Bushies out every time I opened my mouth. ; )