President Barack Obama is sending National Security Advisor Susan Rice and UN Ambassador Samantha Power–widely seen as among the most anti-Israel members of his administration–to address a prominent pro-Israel gathering next week. The move is described by the Associated Press as an effort to mend fences after the administration had withheld speakers from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference. In reality, it is a further slap in the face.
by Joel B. Pollak26 Feb 2015, 9:20 AM PST0
On Tuesday’s airing of “The Charlie Rose Show,” National Security Adviser Susan Rice discussed the scheduled upcoming address from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a joint session of Congress. According to Rice, the address injects politics into the U.S.-Israel relationship, which
by Jeff Poor25 Feb 2015, 6:29 AM PST0
National Security Advisor Susan Rice says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit next month to address congress is a mistake. She describes it as a partisan exercise that would damage the relationship that Israel has with the United States.
by Charlie Spiering25 Feb 2015, 5:14 AM PST0
Tuesday on Fox News Channel’s “Fox and Friends,” former top advisor to President George W. Bush, Karl Rove said the current national security advisor Susan Rice is “playing general ” by actually “picking targets” and micromanaging the military. Rove said,
by Pam Key10 Feb 2015, 8:54 AM PST0
Sunday on Fox News Channel’s “Fox News Sunday,” veteran journalist Bob Woodward said people in the military are complaining to him that the Obama administration has no strategy to defeat ISIS other then having people like Susan Rice “micromanage” military responses.
by Pam Key8 Feb 2015, 9:29 AM PST0
Friday on Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer said national security adviser Susan Rice was right when she said today that America’s foreign threat level is not “of the existential nature we confronted during World War II,”
by Pam Key7 Feb 2015, 9:24 AM PST0
Friday at the Brookings Institution, National Security Adviser Susan Rice downplayed the terrorism threats facing America. Rice said, “Too often what’s missing here in Washington is a sense of perspective. Yes, there is a lot going on. Still while the
by Pam Key6 Feb 2015, 11:51 AM PST0
National Security Advisor Susan Rice formally released President Barack Obama’s new National Security Strategy at the Brookings Institution on Friday, to mixed reviews. The document repeated many of the president’s controversial claims from recent days, such as that talks have “stopped the progress of Iran’s nuclear program.” One element of the strategy is already obsolete: it commits to “seek a stable Yemen” on the day Iranian-backed rebels have taken control of the country.
by Joel B. Pollak6 Feb 2015, 11:23 AM PST0
POLITICO Senior Staff Writer Glenn Thrush said that “time and time again” there was a “dissonance” between the White House and the Pentagon in a discussion on Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl on Tuesday’s “NOW with Alex Wagner” on MSNBC. “[There’s] this
by Ian Hanchett27 Jan 2015, 3:02 PM PST0
