Will Dr. Rice's legacy be the 'Secretary of State' that couldn't seal a deal?

Her legacy will be the Iraq war and russia slipping back into dictatorship, and nuclear north korea and emboldened Iran. As will all republican neocons.

By all accounts, her biggest weakness as a diplomat is that she doesn't do the "advance" work that is generally required when it comes to brokering major deals. Historically, the type of accords that work (and stick) are ones with a lot of build-up of buy-in and goodwill from lower diplomatic levels so that most of the heavy lifting is done before the major hitters are at the table. He style seems to be to shoot from the hip and try to strongarm the players at the bargaining table. It clearly hasn't worked. Not sure if it's all her fault, but her studies at the Bush "beatings will continue until morale improves" School of Diplomacy have not served her well.

"...Amoco — later taken over by British Petroleum — was an early partner with Yukos in a highly prospective Siberian oil field Priobskoye. Amoco spent $300 million developing the oil field ............

Because Khodorkovsky's father is Jewish, Cheney said it was motivated by anti-Semitism, and that it is only one of many steps to clearing Russian economy from Jews. Gusinskiy and Boris Berezovsky, who too have Jewish roots, have also been persecuted

When he was arrested, $14 billion worth of stocks he held in Yukos Oil--44 percent of all shares in the company--were frozen by government prosecutors, who said Yukos owed Russia $24 billion in back taxes. This prevented him from going through with a $20-billion projected investment deal with Exxon-Mobil that undoubtedly was behind his downfall

auction is reported to be $8.6 billion, but whoever buys it will have to pay $25 billion more to the Russian government to cover the taxes. (Interfax)

Because she has been put in no-win situations constantly. Such as a Mid-East Peace process that has been dead for several years. Getting rid of nukes in former Soviet satellite states, etc. I would like to see you handle that, kitty.

She will really have no legacy.. I am sure she will be forgotten minutes after she clears out her office.

Actually she has connections with a large oil company too. You'd think some of these people would come under 'conflict of interests'.

It is better to have no deal than a bad deal.

Something that Clinton should have learned.

government not making more policy is a good thing in my book , lets strip away what isn't working and not add more failed legislation and treaties