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Rest in piss, Henry (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago by the_otterman_empire to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Why does everyone hate him? What did he do?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

From Wikipedia:

Due to his adherence to an approach to politics called Realpolitik, which prioritizes pragmatic geopolitical considerations over moral or ideological values, Kissinger has been criticized for turning a blind eye to war crimes committed by American allies during his tenure.[6]

A number of activists and human rights lawyers have sought to prosecute him for war crimes committed by American allies during his tenure.[8][150] Kissinger has been associated with such controversial policies as the U.S. bombing of Cambodia during the Vietnam War, U.S. involvement in the 1973 Chilean military coup, a "green light" to Argentina's military junta for their Dirty War, and U.S. support for Pakistan during the Bangladesh Liberation War despite a genocide being perpetrated.[255]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Kissinger

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

So the average secretary of state in the 20th century