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Part Two: Kissinger

Behind the Bastards

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The Necessity of Choice

In 19 61 he publishes a book titled the necessity of choice, which is his manifesto on how the united states should approach foreign policy in the 19 sixties. It is not an optimistic piece of writing. The united states cannot afford another decline like the one which has characterized the past decade and a half. 15 years of more of a deterioration of our position in the world would find us reduced to fortress america. Our margin of survival has narrowed dangerously. I think we should go on the spiritual offensive, yes. E, spiritualspiritual e with a nuclear extension. With lukes yooso. So this earns him, finally, the job at harvard that he'd coveted. This

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