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Do you see this racial divide as a national security threat to us?RICE: Well, one of the things that's happened is that this crisis has exacerbated problems that were there already, and we now have to ask ourselves, are we just going to say, well, my goodness, look at what we've seen, are we really going to act? We've got a lot of work to do around inequality. RICE: I would say to those, particularly in places like China and Russia and Iran, who may want to use this for propaganda, let's not be absurd. And I think we will move forward this time. And I would even say to our friends abroad, in places like Europe, where I'm seeing demonstrations in support of what is happening here, thank you for your support, but please look in the mirror. But when we start saying, ‘Oh, you know, it’s worse today,’ no, they’re not.”“There are people who will say it feels worse now when we’re talking about race, or it just feels like a divisive environment,” said NBC’s Sheinelle Jones."So for people who say, you know what, it’s top down, it starts with the president, it starts with the words that he speaks,” she said. Jones countered, asking what she felt about people who believe the example is being set by President Trump. Uh Oh: Sheriff Refuses to Respond to Library's 911 CallsRice, however, was quick to give the reporter a healthy dose of reality. This is not the invasion of Crimea where you took land from your neighbor. We’re in a world in which the possibility of terrorism, married up with technology, could make us very, very sorry that we didn’t act.”“Does anybody think these people were just sitting around drinking tea?”“I know a lot of very stable gay couples.”“We’ve been a country that’s been fortunate to be protected by two oceans, to not have serious attacks on our territory for most of our history. And when the local police can't handle it, the National Guard's the right- the right answer. The co-operation is a two-way street. Condoleezza Rice ... it's good to have female or minority role models. Everyone can pursue happiness and freedom and peace.”“I don’t see myself in any way in elective office.”“If it is not possible for me to go somewhere and to be willing to encounter people with different views, then I’m really not doing my job.”“There was no silver bullet that could have prevented the 11 September attacks. Where do you see the policy solutions coming from right now? They are trained in everything from dealing with natural disasters to dealing with issues like crowd control. Condoleezza Rice. Let's say every American is going to have broadband. But we don’t want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud.”“There was no silver bullet that could have prevented the 9/11 attacks.”“I think my father thought I might be president of the United States.