Condi's letter to State Dept. Employees

Citizen Smash has posted a letter from Condaleeza Rice to all State Department employees. It is very interesting to read. This paragraph here has some interesting stuff in it:

In these momentous times, American diplomacy has three great tasks. We will unite the community of democracies in building an international system that is based on our shared values and the rule of law. We will strengthen the community of democracies to fight the threats to our common security and alleviate the hopelessness that feeds terror. And we will spread freedom and democracy throughout the world. That is the mission that President Bush has set for you and me, and the great mission of American diplomacy today.

First off, the mention of a 'community of democracies' makes me wonder if the administration isn't thinking of building a serious alternative to the U.N., something I have mentioned before and strongly support. Second, the explicit assertion that the mission of American diplomacy is to spread freedom and democracy. This is of course a fundamental change in the mission of the state department. It will be interesting to watch how well she succeeds at making this goal a reality.