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发帖数: 29846 | 1 Condoleezza Rice Brings RNC Crowd To Its Feet Multiple Times With Stirring
Foreign Policy Speech
by Noah Rothman | 10:34 pm, August 29th, 2012
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice appeared at the Republican
National Convention on Wednesday where, abandoning the apolitical role she
maintained as a Bush administration official, she took on President Barack
Obama’s foreign policy. Her impassioned speech drew several ovations,
particularly when she discussed her background, America’s role in the world
and when she asserted that the United States did not have the liberty to “
lead from behind.”
Rice opened up her address by recounting her experience on the morning of 9/
11. She transitioned to the economic crisis America faced in September, 2008
, which she says America still suffers from the effects of due to economic
policies stifling the recovery.
She went on to detail the foreign policy challenges facing the nation today,
including revolutions in the Middle East forcing bloody civil wars on their
populations. She noted that Syria, Iran, Russia and China all present real
security challenges.
“Where does America stand,” Rice asked. “When friends or foes alike don’
t know the answer to that question unambiguously and clearly, the world is
likely to be a more dangerous and chaotic place.”
“Since World War II, the United States has had an answer to that question,
” said Rice. “We stand for free peoples and free markets.”
“The burdens of leadership have been heavy,” Rice continued, noting the
sacrifices of America’s men and women in the armed services have made since
2001. Rice drew a standing ovation for saying that they are owed “our
eternal gratitude.”
Rice pivoted to human rights, saying that America has also stood up for “
the human rights activist in China” and the “AIDS orphan in Uganda.”
“I know, too, that there is a weariness,” said Rice. “I know it feels as
if we have carried these burdens long enough. But, we can only know that
there is no choice because one of two things well happen if we don’t lead.
Either no one will lead and there will be chaos, or someone will fill the
vacuum who does not share our values.” Rice drew another standing ovation
when she said America “cannot lead from behind.”
“Peace really does come through strength,” Rice said. “Our military
capability and our technological advantage will be safe in Mitt Romney’s
hands.”
Rice said that the U.S. had ratified only three trade agreements under Obama
, and those were negotiated under Bush. China had put in place 15 free trade
agreements in that time and is negotiating 18 more. “Sadly, we are
abandoning the field of free and fair trade and it will come back to haunt
us,” she said.
Ours has never been a narrative of grievance and entitlement. We have
not believed that I am doing poorly because you are doing well. We have not
been envious of one another and jealous of each other’s success. Ours has
been a belief in opportunity and a constant battle – long and hard — to
extend the benefits of the American dream to all – without regard to
circumstances of birth.
But the American ideal is indeed endangered today. There is no country,
no not even a rising China, that can do more harm to us than we can do to
ourselves if we fail to accomplish the tasks before us here at home.
Rice called education a “crisis” and said that she could tell by zip code
whether or not a good education was in the offing for the residents. “Self-
esteem comes from achievement, not from lax standards and false praise,”
said Rice, outlining the trouble in education. “This is the civil rights
issue of our day.”
Finally, Rice closed with a personal note – she talked about her background
and her family. She talked about her experience growing up in segregated
Alabama and growing up to be one of the nation’s most powerful civil
servants.
A little girl grows up in Jim Crow Birmingham – the most segregated big
city in America – her parents can’t take her to a movie theater or a
restaurant – but they make her believe that even though she can’t have a
hamburger at the Woolworth’s lunch counter – she can be President of the
United States and she becomes the Secretary of State. | y**********a
发帖数: 824 | 2 Her performance sucks, and the topics are just beyond the reality. Btw, her
tone is completely irrelevant to others' "We build it". The FOX black
commentator said that it's lucky that Romney chose Paul Ryan as V.P. nominee
instead of Rice. | s********t
发帖数: 4150 | 3 She's too dominant to be a VP. | P*********0
发帖数: 4321 | 4 Not true at all. She was completely in the shadow of Rumsfeld. She had
nothing of her own and wasted that position.
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: She's too dominant to be a VP.
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