he did what (he thought) needed to be done, and he did it well. The 20th Century wasn't full of happy people making easy decisions, America/The West won the Cold War, on that front he did well
The CIA backed the revolution/coup in Chile only after attempting to stop Allende and his Marxist party getting into power with all sorts of propaganda in country, the claim is that the planes that dropped the bombs on the Presedential compound, while 100% Chilean, were actually flown by American pilots is less 'official'
and obviously there was the finacial backing that the US withdrew when Allende took power, and thatwent back in after he was deposed/killed
but anyway, Kissinger did his job, prehaps not how some would have done it, but he certainly was effective, no?
_________________ ollie.
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now your tears are worth it
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