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hoolstoptheheels

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I think he was erroneously assessing the long term consequences to us.


I think he thought less callousness towards our enemies would lead to more death later and a geopolitical disaster for the west. But yeah, I think fears of communism we can now see as irrational played a prominent role in lots of policy mistakes. Deadly ones - it wasn’t just Kissinger.

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Posted: 11/30/2023 at 1:49PM



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