Henry Kissinger explains how to avoid world war three
We've got to burn more children! Burn 'em up in their homes with their elderly relatives, and salt the land they depend on for good measure. Then, and only then, can we have peace
The Soviets desperately tried to avoid WW3 in the face of Kissinger's provocations.
"He really tries to avoid war"
is surrounded by war breaking out everywhere he goes
now to be fair he does seem to have a consistent philosophy here and that is avoid wars that he might loose
America couldn't seriously loose a war with vietnam in the same way it could with China
he considers the avoidance of conflict between great powers as the focus of his life's work
It was wild that early in the war kissanger was the only person in Washington who was being reasonable about what had to happen in order to wind down the war. Maybe the only person in the room who still had the letter head telling the Washington concensus should never declare war on countries with world ending contingencys.
"Sir you wrong me!
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I only monger wars when my side can commit endless atrocities without fear of reprisal and can't possibly lose
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But, admittedly, they do anyway"
Literally the same argument I see marvel fans make when it comes to thanos
