[‘If they put Jews into gas chambers in the Soviet Union, it is not an American concern.’]
Soon - in this world, there will be no one left to admire. Not that Kissinger was ever high on my list, but day by day people are baring their souls and it’s not pretty to see.
Right now, we have another dem advocating the creation of a crisis.
If you’d ever read any of his books you would not be surprised with his answer. It’s in the tradition of Metternich (among others). In that view Nations Have Vital Interests that may well be dissociated from individual morality (etc.).
It seems they have no souls.
They agree treatment of Jews in USSR may be a humanitarian concern, particularly if the Soviets turned to gas chambers.
However, is it something the US should risk nuclear annihilation over?
It's the harsh reality of the Cold War era.
When Saddam used mustard, VX and sarin gases on the Kurdish people, murdering thousands, was Iraq swiftly invaded by the int'l community and Saddam deposed, tried and convicted? No. It took about 25 years.
Don't pretend you're not overreacting to these words from Kissinger because it's about Jews and gas chambers. The same calculus would necessarily take place regarding WASPS or any group.