対イラク武力行使

オルブライト前国務長官の分析

＞She describes it as arguably worse than the Vietnam War -- not in terms of the number of people killed but because the Middle East is a more volatile region than southeast Asia.

She also bemoaned "the growing influence of Iran" in the region and warned sectarian violence between Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims could escalate into an all-out "Arab-Persian conflict."

"We should not be contributing to what is a long historical struggle between the Sunni and Shia," she said.

Asked about her own beliefs, Albright said she had "a very confused religious background."

この様な宗教対立を招く恐れがあっても尚戦争に突き進んでしまうブッシュの行動は、彼が絶対主義的なキリスト教のレトリックを用いる事によって、多くのイスラム教徒との間に溝を作ってしまったからとも分析しています。
今まで、権力者と最も近い距離に身を置きながら、外交を分析のしてきた彼女の言葉に重みを感じざろう得ません。

【Bush's faith worries Albright】

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/22/albright.bush.reut/index.html