Condoleezza Rice blasts Obama foreign policy, says 'nobody listens' to U.S.

Condoleezza Rice blasts Obama foreign policy, says 'nobody listens' to U.S.
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Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attacked President Obama's global leadership in a Fox News interview that aired Monday.

"What we're seeing is that when the United States steps back and speaks softly, nobody listens," she said. "Americans also don't like the world that they get when the United States is not deeply engaged and deeply involved."

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.