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In reply to the discussion: Yesterday, the Obama administration did something horrifying. [View all]bjo59
(1,166 posts)With Kissinger widely viewed as a war criminal, the term "scoundrel" takes on a new meaning here. But then in "the real world," up means down, left means right, and peace means war. The Obama administration's foreign policy (responsible for millions of dispossessed, maimed, and murdered civilians) reeks of Henry Kissinger's Machiavellian philosophy and it's no surprise that it would merit Kissinger's years of so-called public service worthy of the highest esteem. Can we perhaps even expect a "second coming" of Henry Kissinger in the role of Clinton's Secretary of State should she find herself back in the White House? Forget the State Department, she can't even be on Christmas vacation without running across Kissinger:
**** The Clintons and Kissingers appear to spend a chunk of their quality time together at that de la Renta estate in the Punta Cana resort. Last year, the Associated Press noted that this is where the Clintons take their annual Christmas holiday. And other press reports in the United States and the Dominican Republic have pointed out that the Kissingers are often part of the gang the de la Rentas have hosted each year. When Oscar de la Renta died in 2014, the New York Times obituary reported:
At holidays, the de la Rentas filled their house in Punta Cana with relatives and friends, notably Bill and Hillary Clinton, Nancy and Henry Kissinger, and the art historian John Richardson. The family dogs had the run of the compound, and Mr. de la Renta often sang spontaneously after dinner. First-time visitors, seeking him out in the late afternoon, were surprised to find him in the staff quarters, hellbent on winning at dominoes.
...Last April, the Weekly Standard noted that the Clintons had spent a week around the previous New Year's at Punta Canta and that Secret Service protection for the trip had cost $104,000. It was during this vacation that Hillary Clinton reportedly decided to run for president for the second time.****
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/02/hillary-clinton-kissinger-vacation-dominican-republic-de-la-renta