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 Press Briefing 08/01/06 (Topic: Middle East & Condi Rice) — Wednesday, August 02, 2006 — MR. SNOW: The President does. (Laughter.) Mike. Q Are you concerned that a senior Republican senator does not have confidence in Secretary Rice? MR. SNOW: We understand the political process. The President right now -- I'm not going to get into characterizing it, but the President has full confidence. And it would be interesting to ask Senator Hagel what he -- because he was not specific about it. You didn't give me a specific characterization. You're trying to draw a conclusion from his comments. I'm not sure he's ready to draw that conclusion, but if he is, okay. Q He gave a few names, however. He gave -- MR. SNOW: Well, no, I appreciate that. But, again, Secretary Rice is -- let me make a point, because it's worth making the point that, again, the United States has achieved significant diplomatic -- has had significant diplomatic achievements on the North Korean front, on the Iranian front, and soon with the Middle East. That is a demonstration of effective diplomacy, in difficult times, when people would sometimes rather just kick the can down the road. We've been addressing it and we've gotten allies to go along -- and in some cases allies who, in the past, have not spoken out on these issues. That, to me, is exactly the definition of effective diplomacy, and that's one of the reasons why the President has so much confidence. White House Press Corps | Press Briefing | Tony Snow | News Media | Bush Administration | Middle East | Condi Rice >> Full Story
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