Interesting articles on the motivations behind Condi's 'spontaneous' visit to the Middle East, see:
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_1207720.php/Condoleezza_Rice_in_Cairo_for_talks_with_Egyptian_and_Arab_leadershttp://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=17697Putting it diplomatically, how does one grease the rails of the War Train? Preparing the Regions leaders for more bloodshed, Condi decends on the Middle East in the guise of the Grim Reaper (Happy Halloween everyone). One must wonder what portents accompany a visit from 'Madame Secretary, the Neo-Conservative Agent for Unilateral Die-plomacy'
Even Conservative are whispering that she ought to resign...see William Calhoun's article:
http://americandaily.com/article/15866Despite Sam Nunn's admonition that the State Department has it's priorities jumbled, the Neo-Conservatives apparently have 'another' agenda. The list of regional leaders who she failed to visit may be an important indicator of her Die-plomatic agenda.