Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has died, his consulting firm says. He was 100. Kissinger dominated foreign policy as the United States extricated itself from Vietnam and broke down barriers with China.
I feel bad about being pro war after 9/11 even if I was a kid. It was because people like me that ‘unpatriotic’ voices were drowned out, that the feeling of “we need to do something” overwhelmed our institutions. It wasn’t because Bush et al lied about WMDs. It was because we yearned for retribution.
Most people seem incapable of accepting responsibility for their governments actions, even when they were on the ‘winning side’, even if they contributed to the inertia. It easy to just blame the elites. I honestly don’t know how different the narrative around Kissinger is compared to post 9/11 Bush, but if it rhymes just a little then it makes sense why he’s blamed for so much. I wouldn’t want to be responsible for the Killing Fields.
I feel bad about being pro war after 9/11 even if I was a kid. It was because people like me that ‘unpatriotic’ voices were drowned out, that the feeling of “we need to do something” overwhelmed our institutions. It wasn’t because Bush et al lied about WMDs. It was because we yearned for retribution.
Most people seem incapable of accepting responsibility for their governments actions, even when they were on the ‘winning side’, even if they contributed to the inertia. It easy to just blame the elites. I honestly don’t know how different the narrative around Kissinger is compared to post 9/11 Bush, but if it rhymes just a little then it makes sense why he’s blamed for so much. I wouldn’t want to be responsible for the Killing Fields.