Henry Kissinger has died

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8:23a, 11/30/23
I am old enough to remember that Kissinger would be seen on the news, but without audio. Never heard him speak because of his heavy German accent. He was like the old adage about children, seen but not heard.
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8:29a, 11/30/23
I am looking forward to a good F16 discussion on Kissinger. Definitely a lot of strong opinions about that guy.
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8:48a, 11/30/23
Say what you will but a truly interesting and complicated man. Just an incredible life story.
"The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

Ronald Reagan
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In reply to kb2001 • 8:49a, 11/30/23
kb2001 said:
One of two people to have won the Nobel Peace prize and also committed war crimes
Obama?
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In reply to Rapier108 • 8:50a, 11/30/23
Rapier108 said:
Henry Kissinger is one of those historical figures who we could write volumes about, from both the good and bad point of view.

Regardless of one's opinion of him, he helped shape American history during his time in office, and for sometime after. History will be the ultimate judge as to whether his actions were for the better or worse of the country.
Do you apply this standard to all influential political figures?
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In reply to SockStilkings • 9:26a, 11/30/23
SockStilkings said:
Rapier108 said:
Henry Kissinger is one of those historical figures who we could write volumes about, from both the good and bad point of view.

Regardless of one's opinion of him, he helped shape American history during his time in office, and for sometime after. History will be the ultimate judge as to whether his actions were for the better or worse of the country.
Do you apply this standard to all influential political figures?
Do you?
If you say you hate the state of politics in this nation and you don't get involved in it, you obviously don't hate the state of politics in this nation.
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In reply to ttu_85 • 9:34a, 11/30/23
ttu_85 said:
He wasn't all bad. He hated the communist. Thats good for some points in my book.
But not the Chinese variety, he loved him some moo goo gai pan peeps.
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In reply to zoneag • 9:40a, 11/30/23
zoneag said:
Good riddance to that vile scumbag, he lived way too long. He was no statesman, he was a bloody warmonger that referred to US soldiers as "dumb, stupid animals to be used". Shame that he lived so long.


I've never heard that before. Are you positive about that quote?
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9:44a, 11/30/23
Obligatory:

Was he vaxxed?
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9:56a, 11/30/23
The first thing I thought of was this Monty Python song.



The best lines:

"You've got nicer legs than Hitler,
And bigger tits than Cher"
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In reply to fc2112 • 9:56a, 11/30/23
Gen x hasn't done a damn thing except pat themselves on the back
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In reply to Buck Turgidson • 9:57a, 11/30/23
Buck Turgidson said:
zoneag said:
Good riddance to that vile scumbag, he lived way too long. He was no statesman, he was a bloody warmonger that referred to US soldiers as "dumb, stupid animals to be used". Shame that he lived so long.


I've never heard that before. Are you positive about that quote?


Woodward and Bernstein claimed he made that comment in front of or regarding Al Haig. Consider the source when making your judgment if it is a valid claim.
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11:39a, 11/30/23

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11:56a, 11/30/23
Wasn't Kissinger a big influence to Klaus Schwab? That alone is a huge net negative for all society.
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In reply to dreyOO • 11:58a, 11/30/23
dreyOO said:
Wasn't Kissinger a big influence to Klaus Schwab? That alone is a huge net negative for all society.
Yes.
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In reply to kb2001 • 12:37p, 11/30/23
kb2001 said:
One of two people to have won the Nobel Peace prize and also committed war crimes



Which war crimes?
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In reply to Burdizzo • 12:48p, 11/30/23
Burdizzo said:
kb2001 said:
One of two people to have won the Nobel Peace prize and also committed war crimes



Which war crimes?


His Cambodia body of work is pretty frightening
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12:56p, 11/30/23
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In reply to Terminus Est • 1:09p, 11/30/23
Terminus Est said:
Burdizzo said:
kb2001 said:
One of two people to have won the Nobel Peace prize and also committed war crimes



Which war crimes?


His Cambodia body of work is pretty frightening



One would think the military would not be taking orders from the state department. One might also think it was smart to attempt to kill the enemy where he hides.
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In reply to [removed post] • 1:15p, 11/30/23
C@LAg said:
twitter has been celebrating his death for hours with #RIP BOZO


Pretty classless headline in Rolling stone.


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In reply to ChipFTAC01 • 2:23p, 11/30/23
ChipFTAC01 said:
C@LAg said:
twitter has been celebrating his death for hours with #RIP BOZO


Pretty classless headline in Rolling stone.




Is Rolling Stone still relevant?
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In reply to Tree Hugger • 3:24p, 11/30/23
Tree Hugger said:
The first thing I thought of was this Monty Python song.



The best lines:

"You've got nicer legs than Hitler,
And bigger tits than Cher"
I've had that stuck in my head since I heard the news last night.
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