Rice says 'no magic bullet' to fix Iraq

[maddezmom]

RAMSTEIN AFB, Germany - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday "there is no magic bullet" solution to the mounting problems in Iraq, and she indicated no new willingness to ask for help from U.S. adversaries in the Middle East.

"It is not an issue of whether you talk to somebody," Rice said. "I will talk to anybody, anywhere, anytime, under the right circumstances if I think we can make progress. I am not afraid to talk to anyone."

Members of the Republican foreign policy establishment and some U.S. allies have suggested that the Bush administration was shortsighted to refuse wider dialogue with Iran, which holds huge influence over its Shiite neighbor Iraq, and in cutting off most diplomacy with Syria.

~snip~

Rice spent nearly two full days this week huddled with advisers on Iraq and talking to a bipartisan panel whose recommendations are due next month. The panel may recommend the kind of engagement with Iran and Syria that Rice and President Bush have so far ruled out.

"I don't think that there are any magic bullets about Iraq," Rice told reporters aboard her plane. "This is a complicated place, they are in a difficult time."

more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061115/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/rice_1

Still no plan, huh condi :eyes:

[MADem]

1. Jesus, what a putz..we've had ENOUGH bullets over there, magic or otherwise

Put your Manolo in your mouth, why doncha, Miz Rice??? Sheesh....

[Binka]

3. Could She Be Any More Inappropriate?

Good Lord last time she was talking about Iraq in "birthing pains." Hey Condi they aren't birthing anything but death & destruction. She is one of the stupidest motherfuckers EVAH!

edit to add lunch for Condi. These should fit nicely in your grill girlfriend. A mere $600, such a steal.

[saigon68]

29. She needs to fix her face

lol

:yoiks:

[Cha]

31. Oh yeah, they had the "magic bullet"(corporatemediawhores)

(bushlies)to get their asses into Iraq. But the dumbshits don't know how to get out.

[Nostradammit]

2. Is she threatening to spill some beans on someone?

What a strange woman.

"I am not afraid to talk to anyone."

"Magic Bullet."


Hmmm.

[nebenaube]

17. agreed!

I thought it was a very interesting choice of words as well!

[Fridays Child]

4. I love this "they are in a difficult time" crap. Yeah, Condi, you and your...

...blood for oil, co-conspirators in the some of the worst war crimes in recent memory had absolutely nothing to do with Iraq's "difficult time." /sarcasm

[Eugene]

5. Reuters: Rice cool to talks with Iran, Syria

Rice cool to talks with Iran, Syria

By Arshad Mohammed
Wed Nov 15, 12:59 AM ET

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
on Tuesday said neither Iran nor Syria appeared interested in helping stabilize Iraq
or the Middle East as she played down the idea of direct talks.

"There is no lack of opportunity to talk to the Iranians. I think the question is:
is there anything about Iranian behavior that suggests that they are prepared to
contribute to stability in Iraq and I have to say that at this point, I don't see it,"
Rice told reporters as she flew to Hanoi for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
regional summit.

-snip-

Rice did not rule out talks with Iran about Iraq, noting there is a channel between
the U.S. and Iranian ambassadors to Iraq "that, at some point, it could make sense
to activate." But she made clear she saw little profit in such discussions.

-snip-

Full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061115/pl_nm/iraq_usa_rice_dc

[RepugPug]

6. "HEY LOOK! IF WE CAN'T FIX IT NO ONE CAN!!"

Can she be any more arrogant? Saying such things right after the elections is an obvious blow at democrats.

[madmusic]

7. There's no magical bullet for a train wreck. No shit!

[pinniped]

8. Staaaaaaaaay the course.

"This is a complicated place, they are in a difficult time."

[MGD]

9. Pull everything back to the green zone, dig in and wait for them to sort their own problems out.

Too easy.

[Greeby]

10. Good one Condi

A week before the anniversary and you're talking about magic bullets? :eyes:

[wellst0nev0ter]

11. Did The Magic Bullet Come From A Smoking Gun In The Form Of A Mushroom Cloud?

schmendrick

[truthisfreedom]

12. rice says "no magic bullet" to fix bushco...

although we did pretty good with the elections. 8^)

[AIJ Alom]

13. No. You're wrong Condi. The magic bullet was DON'T START

AN ILLEGAL WAR BASED ON A LIE ! Find that WMD yet ? So let's remember that for next time, be it action against Iran or anyone else similar interests such as your self, Neo-CON.

[DoctorMyEyes]

14. Like the one that "fixed" JFK?

Does she even know WTF she is saying???

[onehandle]

15. Admitting that you're a fraud, miss oil tanker?

We already knew that.

[jody]

16. 'no magic bullet'? At least Rice has taken off her rose colored glasses. If she had just

known that before she endorsed Dubya's unjustified, preemptive invasion of Iraq, then we would not be mired in a situation where the only decision is how to minimize further damage to Iraq and U.S. troops. That's a lose-lose decision.

It's terrible that we appoint someone to the position of National Security Advisor and later Secretary of State who must go through six years of On-The-Job training to become minimally qualified.

[SpiralHawk]

18. The Magic Bullet is in the same closet as the WMDs

D'oh

[livetohike]

19. When will she step down or be forced to step down?

I believe she is the most incompetent Sec. of State this country has ever had.

She's in over her head and she knows it. She should just resign now.

[LynnTheDem]

20. a ‘catastrophic success’ rice?

Gee, just think; we never had to invade & kill & die and lose every shred of respect from the entire world, at all.

[DoYouEverWonder]

21. Clueless

as usual.

[gratuitous]

22. "I am not afraid to talk to anyone"

Hold that thought, Dr. Rice. The Democrats are about to gain subpoena power.

[LynnTheDem]

23. “The world is a messy place, and someone has to clean it up.”

So said the stupid rice.

Only you're not cleaning it up, rice.

The man who WARNED YOU this shit would happen is having to clean it up; or at least try. You should have listened to Brent Scowcroft when he told you this would backfire big-time.

http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/051031fa_fact2

[rodeodance]

24. we only have Bullets and Bombs killing our troops and Iraqi

[jpwhite]

25. at least she admitted one thing

Finally she admitted that things aren't going as well as they would like to say they are. Of course, I think the elections had a lot to do with that. Of course there is no magic bullet to fix Iraq. You can't use violence on someone and tell them that violence isn't the answer. This administration is actually doing the right thing and using diplomacy in dealing with North Korea. Why aren't we doing the same thing and getting an unbiased third party in here to get the sunnis and shias to the table and negotiate a peace deal. I bet that if part of the deal is that the US get out that the fighting would stop.

James
[e-mail]

[Felix Mala]

27. Didn't she once say that "thousands" of things had gone wrong there?

[Felix Mala]

26. She could resign. That would be a MAJOR step forward.

How many times has she been put in charge of this disaster? Twice? Three times? Good lord, Brownie only got one shot at destroying New Orleans and he was mostly a patsy! He did do a heckava job, tho...

[TheBaldyMan]

28. Ahmedinajad has said that he would be willing to talk if US changes its attitude

according to Al Jazeera.

The Bush adminitration is in danger of shooting itself in the foot again over Iran. It seems that the Velcro Cowboy can't bring himself to play nice, just like the spoiled brat he is.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/257DD78A-63A7-4427-A444-262D0FD9F6C7.htm">Why the West needs Ahmadinejad by Rageh Omaar is a brief article on why the West should start talking to the Iranians.

[saigon68]

30. Pierce Bush = Spoiled Bush Brat