Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post
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Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson, widely derided as the weakest secretary of state in recent memory, has only highlighted his marginal status in the administration. His slow-motion reorganization of the State Department, refusal to rebuff the president’s demands for enormous cuts to his budget, failure to reach beyond his close-knit staff, derogatory remarks about human rights, lack of a close rapport with the president and weak press/public diplomacy skills have left knowledgeable foreign policy types scratching their heads as to what Condoleezza Rice [JB -on Rice, see], Robert Gates and Stephen Hadley could possibly have seen in Tillerson so as to recommend him for the job. (Hint: Follow the money.) ...
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