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Condi slams Obama’s foreign policy

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney speaks to Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. (Charlie Neibergall / Associated Press)

Condoleezza Rice never addressed President Obama by name, but the former secretary of state delivered a sharp rejection of his foreign policy tonight, charging that the White House had forsaken past and potential allies, leaving the world to wonder, “Where does America stand?”

“When our friends and our foes, alike, do not know the answer to that question,” she told the Republican National Convention, “the world is a chaotic and dangerous place.”

Rice picked up on a theme laid out earlier tonight by Sen. John McCain who warned that “if America doesn’t lead, our adversaries will, and the world will grow darker, poorer and much more dangerous.” Rice criticized the president for taking a backseat to NATO during the battle for Libya and not doing more to stop the bloodshed in Syria. Read more.

Do you agree or disagree with Ms. Rice’s thoughts on Obama’s foreign policy?

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog