According to the ''New York Times'', Rice does not intend to continue in her position even if Bush were to win a second term. [http://college4.nytimes.com/guests/articles/2004/01/07/2283002.xml]
==National Security Advisor 2000-2004==
Hilights of Dr. Rice's record during this period have been recalled by Sen. [[Robert C. Byrd]] in his 60 minute address on 25 January 2005 during Senate hearings on the Rice nomination to Secretary of State; notably her "failure to protect our country before the tragic attacks of September 11, her public efforts to politicize intelligence, and her often stated allegiance to the doctrine of preemption." [http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0125-34.htm]
== Statements About Al Qaeda and the [[War on Terrorism]] ==