Bush Appoints Hughes to State Dept. Post Despite Lack of Diplomatic Experience

"Declaring the United States “must do better job of engaging the Muslim world,” Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice introduced former presidential adviser Karen Hughes on Monday as the Bush administration’s choice for a State Department post designed to change Islamic perceptions about America."
(MSNBC)

Karen Hughes? To change Islamic perceptions about America? There was no better choice?

Hughes has NO diplomatic experience and is not an expert in Middle East or Islamic affairs.