Obama Defends Susan Rice Against ‘Outrageous’ McCain, Graham Attack

[amandabeech]

18. Thanks for your post. That's just the type of scenario I'd thought about.

I agree with you that Kerry isn't really a good fit for SOD.

Rice, along with Clinton and Samantha Power, really pushed our involvement in Libya. I read that others in the defense/security area weren't enthusiastic. Neither was I. Gaddafi is a creep, but he kept down the crazies, like Saddam did in Iraq. He also had oil, just like Saddam, except the oil mostly went to Europe. I noticed that the Brits and the French were very interested in Libya. Also, I remember reading, that Libya wasn't a united country, but one cobbled together by European powers, just like Iraq. I didn't want to get involved because it looked like there were too many factors that could go bad, just like Iraq, and look where Iraq is now--falling apart. At least the Brits got their folks out of Benghazi after the June incident. I still don't know why we were there. Okay, I have a hint of it but don't like it.

Anyone involved in pushing us into another Islamic country for oil is not a good choice for SOS, in my book. I don't like the pubbie attitude toward the President, but I can't say that I'm unhappy that they might prevent Rice from confirmation as SOS.