CNN: New secretary of state inherits unpredictable world
(CNN) — The Gaza crisis is an alarm bell for incoming Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, promising a bumpy ride.
Analysts say incoming Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s support for Israel could create challenges in her new role.
As Clinton prepares to become the top U.S. diplomat, a symbol for U.S. policy around the globe, she inherits from the Bush administration a dangerous and unpredictable world of which the violence in Gaza and southern Israel is just one reminder.
Outgoing Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is winding down her diplomatic responsibilities and has briefed Clinton and President-elect Barack Obama about what is playing out in the Middle East. Those talks are private and Team Obama is scrupulously sticking to its “only one president at a time” mantra when it comes to international policy.
But the ground keeps shifting and events in and around Gaza will force the new secretary of state to deal with questions about the Mideast sooner than she and her advisers might have hoped.
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