Bush officials throwing the women overboard

Does anybody else find it strange that Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, and even the Hadley's of this administration make their speeches and public appearances before friendly military or think tank crowds, while they send Karen Hughes and Condi Rice out to take all the international crap?

Not being sexist here, quite frankly I think Hughes and Rice are probably the toughest people on this list, but isn't it odd that this administration of manly men sends it's women out almost exclusively for this duty?