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[[Image:Bncjcfjuh.jpg|right|thumb|Condoleeza Rice]]

'''Condoleezza Rice''' is the 66th [[United States Secretary of State]], and the first [[African-American]] woman to hold the post. Prior to assuming her duties as Secretary of State, she served as [[National Security Advisor]] to [[President]] [[George W. Bush]]. Her objective of transformational diplomacy is to, "work with our many partners around the world to build and sustain democratic, well-governed states that will respond to the needs of their people -- and conduct themselves responsibly in the international system." As she stated at her confirmation hearing, "we must use American diplomacy to help create a balance of power in the world that favors freedom. And the time for diplomacy is now."<ref>[http://www.newsmax.com/hottopics/Condoleezza_Rice.shtml Condoleezza Rice]. Newsmax.</ref>

'''Condoleezza Rice'''   '''''S'''''  is the 66th [[United States Secretary of State]], and the first [[African-American]] woman to hold the post. Prior to assuming her duties as Secretary of State, she served as [[National Security Advisor]] to [[President]] [[George W. Bush]]. Her objective of transformational diplomacy is to, "work with our many partners around the world to build and sustain democratic, well-governed states that will respond to the needs of their people -- and conduct themselves responsibly in the international system." As she stated at her confirmation hearing, "we must use American diplomacy to help create a balance of power in the world that favors freedom. And the time for diplomacy is now."<ref>[http://www.newsmax.com/hottopics/Condoleezza_Rice.shtml Condoleezza Rice]. Newsmax.</ref>

== Earlier Life and Education ==

== Earlier Life and Education ==

She also supported Bush's attempt to end the unfair affirmative action policies at the University of Minnesota. Famously she said once "The problem here is that there will always be some uncertainty about how quickly he can acquire nuclear weapons. But we don't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud."[http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/01/10/wbr.smoking.gun/]

She also supported Bush's attempt to end the unfair affirmative action policies at the University of Minnesota. Famously she said once "The problem here is that there will always be some uncertainty about how quickly he can acquire nuclear weapons. But we don't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud."[http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/01/10/wbr.smoking.gun/]

Although some have criticized this as fear mongering she was herself only warning about the need for caution and the consequences of error, and because it was shown that Saddam could have gotten WMDs if he had wanted to,  the critics generally say that this position has been vindicated.

Although this, like pretty much all of the Bush administration's policies, is fear mongering, the Administration justifies this and other actions by claiming that "anyone who is unwilling to be afraid of everything we say and relenquish all of your freedoms the sissy founding fathers gave us is a terrorist".  Conservapedia, I maintain that if you delete my edit that you proove my point, as many things you delete are true. If you maintain this is false, leave a message in my account.

 

== Business ==

== Business ==