“In a Foreign Affairs article in [January/February] 2000 that presented the Republican foreign policy manifesto for the upcoming presidential election, [future National Security Advisor] Condoleezza Rice chided the Clinton team for having failed to implement ‘a disciplined and consistent foreign policy that separates the important from the trivial.’ By contrast, Rice promised, a Republican administration under George W. Bush would ‘focus U.S. energies on comprehensive relationships with the big powers, particularly Russia and China, that can and will mold the character of the international political system.’ “ [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.]
– Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simon, The Next Attack, Page 140