In a just world, Henry Kissinger would have died in prison. Or, he might have been executed. After World War II we executed Japanese leaders who had less blood on their hands than Kissinger.
So glad to hear all this stated, and so forthrightly. At least the Times obituary mentioned some of the moral failings of Kissinger, and today they are carrying an essay by Ben Rhodes which is highly critical of the man. For too long people simply fawned over Kissinger.
I completely agree, and I would add to his list of crimes his torpedoing in ;the early 1970s a golden opportunity to settle the Arab-Israeli conflict in coordination with the Soviet Union, which wanted to join with the US to effectively impose a two-state peace settlement. Nixon initially favored such joint action with the Soviets, but Kissinger talked him out of it.
So glad to hear all this stated, and so forthrightly. At least the Times obituary mentioned some of the moral failings of Kissinger, and today they are carrying an essay by Ben Rhodes which is highly critical of the man. For too long people simply fawned over Kissinger.
I completely agree, and I would add to his list of crimes his torpedoing in ;the early 1970s a golden opportunity to settle the Arab-Israeli conflict in coordination with the Soviet Union, which wanted to join with the US to effectively impose a two-state peace settlement. Nixon initially favored such joint action with the Soviets, but Kissinger talked him out of it.