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Kissinger Interview @ Der Spiegel
By oceanguy | February 18, 2008
Henry Kissinger interviewed by Spiegel Online:
SPIEGEL: Isn’t German and European opposition to a greater military involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq also a result of deep distrust of American power?
Kissinger: By this time next year, we will see the beginning of a new administration. We will then discover to what extent the Bush administration was the cause or the alibi for European-American disagreements. Right now, many Europeans hide behind the unpopularity of President Bush. And this administration made several mistakes in the beginning.
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Kissinger: … But I do believe that George W. Bush has correctly understood the global challenge we are facing, the threat of radical Islam, and that he has fought that battle with great fortitude. He will be appreciated for that later.SPIEGEL: In 50 years, historians will treat his legacy more kindly?
Kissinger: That will happen much earlier.
read the rest, But he’s right on the money with the question on whether bush was the cause… or the alibi… for European anti-Americanism. Those suffering from BDS will hate it, but Dr. K is also correct about the way historians will write about the Bush presidency.
Topics: Islamic Fascism, Politics |
February 18th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
I’m very curious to see what takes place within the next five years. I think that we’re in for one hell of a ride.
February 18th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Especially if we have President Obama, though I just can’t see that happening.
February 18th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
I hope you are right. Obama seems to have some sort of cult-like following. People fainting dead away when they hear him speak. I personally can’t picture ever being that into a politician.
February 18th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
I guess I have faith in the intellect of the electorate… a long campaign works against Obama. The longer he keeps away from specifics, the more naive he looks, and the more he talks specifics the more socialist anti-Semite he looks.
I’ve said from the beginning that the nominee closest to the center of the political spectrum will win, Hillary is having to run WAY left to chase a nomination she has probably already lost, and Obama is one speech away from moonbattery. McCAin is the moderate and he will attract the largest number of voters. It’s a simple bell curve thing.
February 18th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
I’ll say it again: I really hope you are right.