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Henry Kissinger turns 100 today
- cschmidt 3y agoLast week the Economist had several stories from an 8 hour interview they did with Kissinger. Interesting stuff... https://www.economist.com/briefing/2023/05/17/henry-kissinger-explains-how-to-avoid-world-war-three https://www.economist.com/briefing/2023/05/17/henry-kissinge... https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2023/05/20/henry-kissinger-on-averting-world-war https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2023/05/20/henry-kissinge... https://www.economist.com/kissinger-transcript https://www.economist.com/kissinger-transcript
- robga 3y agoSee also https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trial_of_Henry_Kissinger https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trial_of_Henry_Kissinger
- PedroBatista 3y agoNot only is sad this person managed to spread so much death and suffering throughout the World but much of it was just to feed his "importance" and ego. He's poster boy of "deal making" who has no problem in playing the janitor or useful idiot role, I give him that. I guess it's OK to speak ill of the mf since he's not dead yet.
- lioeters 3y agoFuture historians who honor the truth will speak ill and condemn this war criminal for posterity.
- ElfinTrousers 3y agoHe'll die soon enough, and probably get a big state funeral, with gushing media coverage, after lying in state in the Capitol. Most likely the President of that time will give a eulogy. Makes me sick.
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- mikojan 3y agoMay he rest in peace.
- ElfinTrousers 3y agoAs soon as possible.
- Waterluvian 3y agoSpending what twilight of relevance he had left on the board of Theranos seems like a fitting bookend to this man’s saga.
- boomboomsubban 3y agoHe's been a somewhat big name in fear mongering AI with Eric Schmidt. "Fell for Theranos" won't even earn a mention in his obituary.
- morelisp 3y agoIt seems more likely his advice that the US recognize Russian control of Crimea will be the final beat of his legacy.
- ElfinTrousers 3y agoIf I'd known I would have gotten him something, like a plane ticket to the Hague.
- joos3 3y ago“Once you’ve been to Cambodia, you’ll never stop wanting to beat Henry Kissinger to death with your bare hands. You will never again be able to open a newspaper and read about that treacherous, prevaricating, murderous scumbag sitting down for a nice chat with Charlie Rose or attending some black-tie affair for a new glossy magazine without choking. Witness what Henry did in Cambodia – the fruits of his genius for statesmanship – and you will never understand why he’s not sitting in the dock at The Hague next to Milošević.” - Anthony Bourdain, 2001
- gus_massa 3y ago>> you will never understand why he’s not sitting in the dock at The Hague next to Milošević It's easy. He never lost a war conclusively, like the other side captured/liberated Washington D.C. or something similar.
- rawgabbit 3y agoFor clarity, what did Kissinger do in Cambodia that is treacherous?
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoSupported pol pot? It’s a dirty secret that America and China supported the Khmer Rouge while Vietnam was against them.
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- alistairSH 3y agoThe US isn’t party to the ICC. And has a law expressly stating if a US military member or other government employee is held by the ICC, we’re to stop at nothing to retrieve them. Yes, we have a law that says we’ll invade The Hague should the ICC ever attempt to try an American. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Service-Members%27_Protection_Act https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Service-Members%27_...
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- roenxi 3y agoHe's a monster, but he's also one of the few sane voices loudly calling for peace between the West, China and Russia. The escalation we're seeing in Ukraine (I hope the Belgorod incursion wasn't done using NATO weapons, and that the nuclear missiles being positioned in Belarus are a pure bluff) would not have happened under his watch.
- throwaway6734 3y ago>The escalation we're seeing in Ukraine (I hope the Belgorod incursion wasn't done using NATO weapons, Why not? What can Russia do about it?
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- roenxi 3y agoA bunch of things could go wrong - China gets involved, Russia wipes Ukraine off the map, war sets in to Easter Europe for a generation. Escalating towards using nukes. Russian command decides that they need to take over all of Ukraine in the long term and not just the Eastern half. NATO weapons being used on Russian soil would be another new line being breached. At some point there will be a bigger reaction than what we've seen so far.
- throwaway6734 3y agoHow does Russia wipe Ukraine off the map? Why would China get involved? Russia winning in Ukraine would continue Russia's colonial war in eastern Europe >Russian command decides that they need to take over all of Ukraine in the long term and not just the Eastern half. How? They tried already. They currently lack the ability and are going to need a multi year grind to accomplish that at which point sowing domestic discord in Russia degrades their ability.
- roenxi 3y ago> How does Russia wipe Ukraine off the map? They just conquered 10% of Ukraine, so they might do that 10 more times. > Why would China get involved? Biden has been quite explicit that he wants Putin gone. If NATO triggers a collapse of the Russian government that would be very bad for China. They want a stable Russia. At some point they'll get involved in this if it looks like NATO is going to keep escalating the situation. > How? They tried already. They walked in, were surprised by unexpected resistance, walked out and resorted to taking back the parts of Ukraine that prefer to speak Russian. There isn't much in the way of reliable information to decide if it was that they can't destroy Ukraine or they don't think it is useful to do so. These are all hypothetical scenarios because it is a war and figuring out what is happening in a war is tricky because all the players start lying. But it is hard to see how keeping this war going will improve the situation. There are a lot of ways this could go even worse. Which is something Kissinger has been pointing out recently - even he can tell at 100 years old because it is that obvious.
- mhb 3y agoMy father, Henry Kissinger, is turning 100. This is his guide to longevity. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/25/henry-kissinger-100th-birthday-appreciation/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/25/henry-kis...
- Pxtl 3y agoWhy do the good always die so young?
- gmoore 3y agoAnd he's still a war criminal....
- raverbashing 3y agoLet's just keep it at "The Cracked pot last the longest"
- AHOHA 3y agoHe did more verifiable war crimes than the one he escaped.