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Condoleezza Rice (born November 14, 1954) is an American political scientist and diplomat. She served as the 66th United States Secretary of State in the administration of President George W.
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It's bad policy to speculate on what you'll do if a plan fails, when you're trying to make a plan work.
I think the word of the United States has been as good as gold in its international dealings and its agreements.
And so the administration, I think, has said to the American people that it is a generational commitment to Iraq.
You are a good friend and we welcome you.
At no time did I intend to, or do I believe that I did put forward false information to the American people.
Senator, I'm happy to continue the discussion, but I really hope that you will not imply that I take the truth lightly.
My Fox guys, I love every single one of them.
When are we going to stop making excuses for the terrorists and saying that somebody is making them do it? No, these are simply evil people who want to kill.
People may oppose you, but when they realize you can hurt them, they'll join your side.
In any country, if you don't have countervailing institutions, the power of any one president is problematic for democratic development.
If you have any doubt about the degree with which this is self-defense, just look at those pictures from September 11th.
We are at war, and our security as a nation depends on winning that war.
I do believe that the president of Venezuela is really, really destroying his own country, economically, politically.
You see, this war came to us, not the other way around.
The United States government does not authorise or condone torture of detainees. Torture, and conspiracy to commit torture, are crimes under US law, wherever they may occur in the world.
Punish France, ignore Germany, and forgive Russia.
In light of 50 years of bondage of Eastern Europe, [invading the Soviet Union in 1948 to prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons] was probably a reasonable thing to do.
And so, by definition, if it was authorized by the president, it did not violate our obligations under the Conventions Against Torture.
This is not 1968 and the invasion of Czechoslovakia, where Russia can threaten its neighbors, occupy a capital, overthrow a government, and get away with it. Things have changed.
There’s no greater challenge and there is no greater honor than to be in public service.
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