This seems like the most straight forward argument, and far more germane to Rice's role at Dropbox as a continuation of her role as National Security Adviser. There she was expected to provide independent advice to the President. Now she's expected to provide independent advice to the CEO and Board. The worry is she either got rolled by more strident hawks in the Bush Administration or went along willingly because she believed the arguments. Neither explanation encourages much faith in her role as an independent director at a company with lots of my data.