She would be a return to the Bush-era Colin Powell type of interventionist foreign policy. Rice (along with Clinton) was among the strongest voices in Obama's ear urging him to intervene in Libya - a disastrous decision that Obama cites as the biggest mistake of his presidency - and a decision which ultimately saw him split with Clinton and trust his solid original instincts and philosophy on foreign policy.

I don't think you'd see much push-back from Republicans on Rice (outside of the Benghazi lunatics). She's essentially a best-case scenario for neo-cons who largely share her views on America's role in the world.


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