Comments on: In defense of Susan Rice

By: Ras-Mitat

Ras-Mitat — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 04:24:50 +0000

Eritrea is a terrorist State shunned not only by US & EU, but by entire African Union members…Eritrea’s only supporters, Gaddafi & Mubarak are gone. Only the usual cadre of Eritrean bloggers, aka Salem Solomon, remain.

THANK YOU SUSAN RICE!

By: tvk1983

tvk1983 — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:08:12 +0000

Let’s not forget that Susan also supported the rebel group RUF in Sierra Leone during their civil war. She also spearheaded the I initiative to ignore the genocide in Rwanda on behalf of the Clinton administration I’m sure Mikey boy is pals with her hubby Ian Cameron (former executive producer/VP at ABCNews). This would explain the fact that you have to scrape the barrel to find any articles or major news coverage on this. The payoff that Marc Rich gave her and the administration in return for his pardon swears them to silence on the rape murder and theft of a nation for its natural resources. Tell me Michael, how do you elites live with yourselves knowing full well that 6 million lives have been lost in the Congo half of them children under the age of 5.

By: Globegrowth

Globegrowth — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 22:40:18 +0000

While I agree with most comments that have been posted here, it gets even worse as far as Rice’s legacy goes. Her role during the genocide in Rwanda in 1994 was enough to ban her from ever setting a foot in the State Department again.

http://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/colum ns/america-rabbi-shmuley-boteach/rices-f ailure-in-rwanda-precludes-her-from-beco ming-secretary-of-state/2012/12/10/

By: AGSIM

AGSIM — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 02:18:48 +0000

China, China, China…

By: Crash866

Crash866 — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:54:25 +0000

But she is a capable public servant and a serious candidate for the job. The recent criticisms — including the New York Times commentary — are often unfair.

Really…you, Rice and this article make me sick but this is the new America we all voted for…enjoy…

By: TheUSofA

TheUSofA — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:00:18 +0000

Ridiculously biased.

The fact that you stated that you are friends and admire Susan Rice doesn’t make you any less bias.

For everyone else, if you’re reading between the lines here, the message from Michael O’Hanlon is one that any neo-con would agree with:

The ends justify the means.

You can put ribbons and bows around it, dress it up nicer and attempt to sweeten the wording but his defense of Susan Rice comes down to this.

As another posted noted: “Congo is a case in point, and it is true that Rwanda’s recent role there has been problematic.”

‘Problematic’

This whole love letter to Susan Rice is problematic.

By: JamalovesAfrica

JamalovesAfrica — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:19:57 +0000

Susan Rice might be your friend, but that in itself is not enough assuage the concerns that Africans have over Rice’s coziness with African despots.

In the case of Rwanda, Uganda and Ethiopia, you seem to be suggesting, albeit in a subtle way, that the dictators who lead these countries should only be assessed in terms of their economic growth. Perhaps the reason why you do not even remotely address the despicable human rights condition in the three countries–where opposition activists and journalists are either jailed or murdered.

Shouldn’t the US impose a higher standard on what entails development? Aren’t we different from China? Me thinks we are and ought to be.

By: CitizenAbroad

CitizenAbroad — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:00:08 +0000

In December 2011, Susan Rice led the charge to pass UN Security Council Resolution 2023 condemning Eritrea for violating the human rights of its expatriate citizens by taxing them while living abroad. The only other country in the world that practices citizenship-based taxation is the US. Somehow when Eritrea taxes its overseas citizens, it is a violation of their human rights. When the US does it, well, it’s okay. Susan Rice is a hypocrite, at best, for supporting Resolution 2023. She is unworthy to be the US Secretary of State.

By: OutfieldDan

OutfieldDan — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:31:36 +0000

Rice’s investments in oil companies that have ties to Iran are inconsequential. For example, many Americans have Shell Oil stock, and that shouldn’t disqualify them for being considered for a top government appointment. Big deal that Shell owes Iran some money that is in limbo since the sanctions were imposed. Rice’s other oil company investments are very small, and not at all unusual to a dispersed portforlio.

What is troubling is the false report she delivered about Benghazi. I remember that she not only reported false information, but she was rude and indignant in the process.

By: upstater

upstater — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:38:11 +0000

Rice-2 is like Rice-1, Hillary and Albright — Amazons All! These people (plus most of the Wilsonian demopublican establishment) has never seen an intervention they didn’t like.

These people will drag us in to more and longer GWOT without end. O’Hanlon is simply one of “them”.

The fiscal cliff will come — whether there is a Social Security shredding agreement or not. And when the money printing presses fail, so will Pax Americana imperialism and all the professional hangers-on will fall.