I definitely admire Henry Kissinger. I loved his great book Diplomacy. Not just his intellect but the nimbleness of his thought is quite a contrast when compared to absolute numbskulls like John Kerry and Anthony Blinken with their shallow conventional wisdom.
I do think however, that his major policy of the Cold War, detente with the Soviets and a defacto alliance with tye CCP was misguided. This particularly obvious in retrospect as Reagan's policy of confrontation led to the freeing of Eastern Europe within 8 years and the literal demise of the USSR three years after that.
Plus, Kissinger had a fabulous voice and accent. P.S. We should indeed have bombed Iran. And better late (like now) than never.
I definitely admire Henry Kissinger. I loved his great book Diplomacy. Not just his intellect but the nimbleness of his thought is quite a contrast when compared to absolute numbskulls like John Kerry and Anthony Blinken with their shallow conventional wisdom.
I do think however, that his major policy of the Cold War, detente with the Soviets and a defacto alliance with tye CCP was misguided. This particularly obvious in retrospect as Reagan's policy of confrontation led to the freeing of Eastern Europe within 8 years and the literal demise of the USSR three years after that.