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Reversing Kissinger

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Posted By: Judy W., 3/6/2025 2:32:04 PM

The undiplomatic words that Donald Trump had for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last week left some Washington, D.C., observers wondering how the Europeans saw the situation.(Snip) Other foreign policy analysts recognize that Trump has many audiences outside the United States, including those in Moscow and Beijing. Many of these Trump watchers conjectured that the spectacle at the White House was meant to illustrate that Trump was willing to tilt against Ukraine in order to accommodate Putin. And the reason for that, they say, is to drive a wedge between Russia and China (Snip) The Washington foreign policy establishment is calling what it presumes to be Trump’s Russia policy “reverse Kissinger.”

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I always doubted the brilliance of Kissinger. This piece makes clear that his strategy and view of the world hurt America badly. I think his impressive presentation and scholarly manner impressed politicians including presidents, and this piece makes that clear. The author contrasts that with Trump, who sees clearly how to put America first and is thus far better than Kissinger. Of course, Trump's clear-eyed view on international affairs is one big reason why the Dems hate Trump.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: itsonlyme 3/6/2025 2:48:55 PM (No. 1909815)
I thought he "kicked the bucket". Yep Heinz Alfred Kissinger Born May 27, 1923 Fürth, Bavaria, Germany Died November 29, 2023 (aged 100) Kent, Connecticut, U.S.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: DVC 3/6/2025 3:04:47 PM (No. 1909826)
I have to agree with OP on Kissinger. I never liked or trusted Kissinger, not one iota. He never seemed to have US interests at heart, and history has proven that he did not. OTOH, Putin is pure evil and snuggling up to him is repulsive to me. Perhaps this is necessary to split Russia from China, that does seem to be a laudable goal. But sacrificing Ukraine is a sad, sad thing.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: john56 3/6/2025 3:27:14 PM (No. 1909843)
Obviously, Kissinger and Trump had/have totally different negotiation styles. There was at one time during the Cold War years the need for Kissinger-style diplomacy. Today, things are different, and each nation (except for the US under previous administrations) looked out for its best interest or its best deal. Uncle Sucker usually got the short straw. There was a time when that was okay, but that time passed long ago. Anyway, I must be old. I remember when the Democrats LOVED the Russians. Heck, in the 80s, Teddy Kennedy was telling the Russians not to negotiate with Reagan because it would politically benefit the Democrat party.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: franco 3/6/2025 9:51:15 PM (No. 1910107)
Another unintended consequence of Kissinger's: As the architect of the doctrine of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD), first disclosed in 1958, Kissinger probably never envisioned a war being fought toward an end where a nuclear-armed side (Russia) repeatedly threatens a non-nuclear armed side (Ukraine) with nuclear destruction because the non-nuclear side has fought it to a standstill in a purely conventional war and is now poised to take back occupied territory. Short of PDJT throwing him a lifeline, Putin is reduced to repeatedly threatening Ukraine and its supporters with nuclear destruction... Kissinger's MAD doctrine depended upon rational actors on both sides understanding the lose-lose nature of game theory. But if one side is destined to lose anyway, then what does it have to lose from not pressing the button? Glad you're no longer with us, Dr. Kissinger... and here's hoping we don't see the likes of you again.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: MickTurn 3/6/2025 10:29:35 PM (No. 1910121)
Kissinger sold us out in the Vietnam deals, that is crystal CLEAR! His negotiating style was to LIE, get caught then try to weasel his way out of it by GIVING IN to our ENEMIES!
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