WEF2008.1.6 Condoleezza Rice
February 04, 2008 by Chris | permalink
I was ready not to be impressed; but i was. She was articulate and clearly a very smart person. She spoke to TURBULENCE and the need for optimism in the climate of anxiety that new pervades. She noted what she liked to call a new "American Realism" which has three goals:
1. to promote just economic development
2. to promote freedom and democracy
3. to promote diplomacy in problem solving
i find it interesting that she stated them in that order. She further referenced the increasing 'economic populism' and the 'need for more global democracies'. And she went on to discuss the relationships between the US and Russia as well as the US and N Korea and Iran. In all cases she noted that the challenges were political, not between peoples.
It was a good speech. Even though I was more impressed with her than i expected to be, I remain unconvinced by her messages. Actions speak far louder than words.
