Condi: Want a Terror Attack? Abandon Afghanistan

She says liberals are wrong about wanting to pull out

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 22, 2009 4:09 PM CDT

(Newser) – If the GOP is serious about overcoming its current status as the party of naysayers and talk-show cranks, it should try to get Condoleezza Rice back in the game, writes Nina Easton for Fortune. At a recent women's summit, Rice earned a standing ovation from a diverse crowd after proving she can intelligently, and forcefully, attack Democratic positions without resorting to name-calling.

She laid it out for liberals who want to pull out of Afghanistan: “If you want another terrorist attack in the US, abandon Afghanistan—it’s that simple.” Rice said. And on Obama’s hopes to engage Tehran: "The problem is that engagement is a tactic not a strategy. You have to ask yourself what the end is. When you go into the room, you had better have sticks as well as carrots."

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Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks at the 9th Annual John W. Rice Diversity and Equity Awards ceremony in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, July 13, 2009. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, holds back a flag that was blowing onto her during the 9th Annual John W. Rice Diversity and Equity Awards ceremonies in Calif., Monday, July 13, 2009. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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Spudsy

Sep 25, 2009 3:28 AM CDT

freethemail, Romney and Huck are the big guns in 2012. We can only hope the completely stupid step up to the plate for Palin.

Spudsy

Sep 25, 2009 3:26 AM CDT

So carol is saying that if we stay in Afghanistan we will still get attacked. And Rice is one who pulled troops from Afghanistan to send to a phony war, letting OSB escape and increasing Al Qaeda recruiting. Yeah, let's listen to her.

Snarfeh

Sep 24, 2009 12:52 PM CDT

Her lips are moving, therefore she is lying. *That* is what is that simple.

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Condi: Want a Terror Attack? Abandon Afghanistan