17 Oct 2010 21:34:46
Unlike former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, whose recent memoir made headlines for his assertion that he does not regret joining the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, Rice does not address her role in helping lead America to wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in her memoir.
The memoir is the first of two planned volumes and reflects on her parents raising her as an only child in the race-fueled 1950s and 1960s American South. It also tells the story of how the education promoted by her parents -- both teachers -- led to her becoming the first black woman to serve as U.S. secretary of state.
The book ends with her appointment as national security adviser nearly eight months before the 9/11 attacks.
Her second memoir due next year will address her political life, but Rice said it will be years before the Bushadministration can be fairly judged.
"Since history has a long arc, we will have to come back and see what succeeded and what failed," she told Reuters.
The memoir is the first of two planned volumes and reflects on her parents raising her as an only child in the race-fueled 1950s and 1960s American South. It also tells the story of how the education promoted by her parents -- both teachers -- led to her becoming the first black woman to serve as U.S. secretary of state.
The book ends with her appointment as national security adviser nearly eight months before the 9/11 attacks.
Her second memoir due next year will address her political life, but Rice said it will be years before the Bushadministration can be fairly judged.
"Since history has a long arc, we will have to come back and see what succeeded and what failed," she told Reuters.
