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The Legacy of Henry Kissinger

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Henry Kissinger and the American Century

Kissinger's legacy is threatening to contemporary geopolitics, says historian Jeremy Surrey. If they legitimize any kind of war crimes, trials against American decision makers, it could point to them even if they're doing something different from what Kissinger did,. That's the challenge with war crimes. I think there are war crimes that should be pursued, but we have to be careful it doesn't just become Victor's justice.

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