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...time for diplomacy is now," said Condoleezza Rice at her swearing-in last week, and the new Secretary of State has put together an absolutely first-rate team of diplomats to prove...
...Cheney was a major factor in encouraging Robert Zoellick, a forceful conservative realist, to become Rice's Deputy Secretary-which may be a sign of new vice presidential wisdom as well. Philip Zelikow, who won praise as executive director of the 9/11 commission, will probably serve as Rice's counselor. Nicholas Burns, a career diplomat, will probably be Under Secretary for Political Affairs...
Nonetheless, Bush would have us believe that sensitivity and tact are now all the rage at the White House. Condoleeza Rice told the senators at her recent confirmation hearings that “the time for diplomacy is now.” Apparently 2001, when Bush abandoned the Kyoto Protocol instead of working with other nations to improve it, was not a good time for diplomacy. Nor was it the time for diplomacy, evidently, when Bush enraged the world community by pulling the U.S. out of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. Then there was March 2003, when Bush abruptly decided...
...Democrats' new attack dog? First, California's BARBARA BOXER was the only Senator to vote to challenge Ohio's voting irregularities. Then last week she took on Secretary of State-- designate CONDOLEEZZA RICE with surprisingly tough remarks at Rice's confirmation hearing. Challenged by Boxer about her "respect for the truth," Rice replied, "I really hope that you will refrain from impugning my integrity...
...Traditional allies won't be the only ones with questions following Dr. Rice's confirmation hearing. The State Department staff who have been told to gather on Friday to welcome their new boss will certainly be keen to understand just what she meant by her call on them to learn new skills in pursuit of what she called "transformational diplomacy," adding that U.S. diplomats will need to become more active in "spreading democracy and fighting terror." "Spreading democracy" has not exactly been the top priority of diplomats, who by definition tend to avoid activism. Getting them to embrace...