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Biden must face Kissinger’s Eastern Mediterranean mistake

By Michael Rubin
Published December 4, 2023 10:17pm ET
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Biden must face Kissinger’s Eastern Mediterranean mistake
FILE - In this May 1, 2006, file photo, then-Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., left, speaks with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, after he gave a speech proposing that Iraq be divided into three separate regions during the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia conference in Philadelphia. As Iraq edges toward chaos, Vice President Joe Biden is having a quiet I-told-you-so moment. As a senator in 2006, Biden proposed that Iraq be divided into three semi-independent regions for Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds. And he said that his plan would allow U.S. troops to be out by early 2008. Otherwise, he warned, Iraq could fall into sectarian conflict that could destabilize the region. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) | MATT ROURKE

As the United States prepares to bury Henry Kissinger, an outsize figure in 20th century American diplomacy, many parts of the world continue to struggle with his legacy. Kissinger became famous for the breakthrough with communist China and won the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating a ceasefire in Vietnam. More people should be aware of his involvement in the 1971 Bangladeshi genocide.

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