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“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
by 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_...
- dogma1138 3y agoThe US can’t be party to the Rome statue without a constitutional change. Other countries also had to amend their constitution but in the US it’s both far harder to accomplish and it’s also more politically charged since the US does not like relinquishing any sovereignty.
- alistairSH 3y agoIMO, that’s mostly Heritage Foundation nonsense. There are plenty of other policy specialists who disagree with the conservative analysis.
- gonzo41 3y agoJust wait until you find out what he did to Laos.
- crossroadsguy 3y agoWhen I think of people like Kissinger and Churchill I feel pity for people who believe in shit like karma is a bitch, or that you pay for your deeds and all that.