Apparently the Secretary of State is quite the diplomat:

A few hours earlier, Mr Armstrong had been declaiming the war in Iraq in forceful tones in front of the nation's media. Now, he appears to have undergone a quasi-religious conversion. But you can't blame him. This, it seems, is quite simply the Condi effect.

However much people might dislike the thought of Condoleezza Rice, 51, one of the key architects of the Iraq war, defender of Guantanamo Bay and staunch ally of George Bush, it seems that they cannot help but be won over by the reality.

I don't know if she can win an election, but as SecState, so far, she seems to be a hit overseas.

They left out the part about having your classmates blown to bits by an improvised explosive device planted by a bunch of thugs from a formerly-dominant racial faction, who believed that "people like her" were not ready for democracy.

But of course that's not the sort of thing that would shape one's views about self-defense and standing up to thugs, is it? She has probably forgotten all about it.

Well put, Jim. Bravo!

"I don't know if she can win an election, but as SecState, so far, she seems to be a hit overseas."

Unless, of course, you count in Sudan as overseas. ;)

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/07/21/international/i075532D40.DTL

If Sudan is unhappy with her, that's another strike in her favor.