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In reply to the discussion: Robert Parry: When Henry Kissinger Makes Sense [View all]Wella
(1,827 posts)12. Not quite: it sounds like Kissinger is saying that American officials misunderstood Putin
"Instead Kissinger argued that the West with its strategy of pulling Ukraine into the orbit of the European Union was responsible for the crisis by failing to understand Russian sensitivity over Ukraine and making the fatal mistake of quickly pushing the confrontation beyond dialogue."
One wonders if a master diplomat could have avoided the crisis. The Ambassador to the Ukraine is an extremely experienced Foreign Service guy, who worked on the India/Pakistan issue. But the diplomatic lead had to come from the state department and some mistakes may have been made there early on. A certain diplomat calling the Ambassador on an unsecured phone line certainly didn't help either.
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There you have it. Proof positive that Robert Parry has jumped the shark as a journalist.
Tommy_Carcetti
Nov 2014
#2
Those who have attempted to use Parry as a voice of authority on Ukraine....
Tommy_Carcetti
Nov 2014
#13
Hell, you don't have to go beyond the piece you just posted to find examples of that.
Tommy_Carcetti
Nov 2014
#32
Actually, Yanukovych was the first to use violence against the protesters.
Tommy_Carcetti
Nov 2014
#54
The violence that actually overthrew the government was perpetrated by fascist thugs
eridani
Nov 2014
#55
You can drop all the names you like, but if what they're saying doesn't jive with the actual facts..
Tommy_Carcetti
Nov 2014
#45
Agree, but it is funny that Parry, who always spoke in absolute morality terms, is for Realpolitik
karynnj
Nov 2014
#15
All Middle Eastern countries that the US is bombing prefer that that not be the case
eridani
Nov 2014
#9
Not quite: it sounds like Kissinger is saying that American officials misunderstood Putin
Wella
Nov 2014
#12
As someone who grew up seeing stories of the atrocities in Bosnia and Rwanda...
Odin2005
Nov 2014
#29
Kissinger's position (and by extension, Parry's) is completely non-sensical.
Tommy_Carcetti
Nov 2014
#14
Interesting conjecture that the President of Ukraine could have traded Crimea for sanctuary
karynnj
Nov 2014
#18
If that's his analysis, events in Eastern Ukraine would currently be proving him wrong. nt
Tommy_Carcetti
Nov 2014
#40
Actually, when you think that Kissinger starts to sound like the voice of reason, you should start
pampango
Nov 2014
#22
It was a lame attempt by Parry to explain away why Kissinger is adopting Parry's stances on Ukraine
Tommy_Carcetti
Nov 2014
#23
Encyclopedic references to the term "Any port in a storm" should refer to this article. nt
stevenleser
Nov 2014
#24
Yep. None of us should be surprised when Kissinger minimizes an unprovoked war of aggression
stevenleser
Nov 2014
#51