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Susan Rice

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Susan Rice is an American diplomat and policy advisor who served as the 27th United States National Security Advisor from 2013 to 2017. In this role, she was a key figure in shaping U.S. foreign policy during the Obama administration, focusing on issues such as national security, international relations, and global health. Prior to her tenure as National Security Advisor, Rice served as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 2009 to 2013, where she advocated for U.S. interests on the global stage and addressed pressing international issues.

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Nov 20, 2012

Now Rice says she was relaying information provided by the intelligence community and made clear the accounts were preliminary.

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Oct 18, 2012

It's important to know that there's an FBI investigation that has begun and will take some time to be completed. That will tell us with certainty what transpired, but our current best assessment based on the information that we have at…

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Oct 9, 2012

That Susan Rice, she talked to me personally and she said, this is the way it was. It was -- it was because of this film that came out.

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Sep 26, 2012

It's important to know that there's an FBI investigation that has begun, and will take some time to be completed. But our current best assessment, based on the information that we have at present, is that in fact what this began as was a…

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Sep 16, 2012

It's important to know there's an FBI investigation that has begun and will take some time to be completed. But our current best assessment based on the information that we have at present is that, in fact, what this began as was a…

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May 30, 2012

Our reaction to the Syrian characterization of what transpired in Houla, I mean, I think quite simply, it's another blatant lie.

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May 13, 2012

No, they don't. I mean, let's be plain. You're right. They have lied to the international community, lied to their own people. And the biggest -- the biggest fabricator of the facts is Assad himself.

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Apr 16, 2012

They have lied to the international community, lied to their own people.

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Apr 16, 2012

No, they don't. I mean let's be plain. They have lied to the international community, lied to their own people.

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Apr 15, 2012

Well, that's just completely wrong. What has happened over the last many years, in the past prior to this administration was North Korea would behave badly, and they were rewarded for their bad behavior.

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Apr 15, 2012

Well, that is just completely wrong. What has happened over the last many years in the past prior to this administration was North Korea would behave badly, and they were rewarded for their bad behavior.

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Apr 15, 2012

The message that this administration has sent is, again, you will be judged by your actions, not your words. There will be no rewards for bad behavior. And if you break your commitments, not only will you get nothing, you'll get increasing…

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Apr 15, 2012

So the message that this administration has sent is, again, you will be judged by your actions not your words. There will be no rewards for bad behavior. And if you break commitments, not only will you get nothing, you'll get increasing…

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Apr 15, 2012

There's every reason, Anderson, to be exceedingly skeptical, and the United States certainly is.

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Apr 15, 2012

No, they don't. And let's be plain. You're right. They have lied to the international community, lied to their own people.

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Apr 8, 2012

I think both in the Security Council and in the secretariat and Annan himself have been very clear eyed about the Syrian government, its motives, and its behavior to date.

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Apr 8, 2012

I don't think it is a question of the United Nations or Annan being played.

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Mar 20, 2012

called the February 4th veto outrageous and accused Moscow of standing with a dictator.

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Nov 8, 2011

Syria is an urgent moral challenge and a growing threat to regional peace and security.

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Mar 16, 2011

The Security Council needs to be prepared to contemplate steps that include but go beyond a no-fly zone.

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Mar 16, 2011

We are interested in a broad range of action, which would protect civilians and halt the killings.

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Mar 16, 2011

Gadhafi has lost his legitimacy. There is no justification for his continued leadership now that he's perpetrated violence against his own people.

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Mar 15, 2011

America can't police every conflict, end every crisis, and shelter every refugee.

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Feb 27, 2011

It sounds just, frankly, delusional. And when he can laugh in talking to American -- an international journalist while he is slaughtering his own people, it only underscores how unfit he is to lead and how disconnected he is from reality.

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