The Long Reach of Henry Kissinger

By John Waters

In his commencement address to the 2014 graduating class of the U.S. Military Academy, President Obama said the United States remained the “indispensable nation.” In 1998, then-Secretary of State Madeleine Albright defended forceful diplomacy in Iraq by asserting that America was the one “indispensable nation” able to thwart Saddam Hussein’s weapons development program. But 40 years before that West Point speech, and 24 years before Albright's pronouncement, Time magazine labeled Henry Kissinger the “world’s indispensable man.”..

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My Take - The last question in this commentary is:

Q: How do you think future generations of American (sic) should remember Henry Kissinger?
A: As a quintessential American.

However, I think you will find this insightful, and explains why I think this "indispensable man" was a disaster that continues to haunt humanity, because it's my opinion he had no solid moral foundation, and I doubt if that's changed, but he's 92 and I doubt if anyone is asking for his opinion very much these days.  

His wife worked for the Rockefellers for years and that fits in what I think about his veiw of reality - he's a leftist in his approach to what would benefit Henry Kissinger.  As with all leftists he would adopt anything that would put him in the circle of power and influence.  I've thought for years there must be something wrong with Kissinger, and I also think there's something wrong with Niall Ferguson, the author of the book in discussion who thinks Kissinger is "a quintessential American".  But - read the article and decide for yourself.