Current Events > Oh good, Henry Kissinger's ideas are getting reception in the White House

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https://www.thedailybeast.com/henry-kissinger-pushed-trump-to-work-with-russia-to-box-in-china

Henry Kissinger suggested to President Donald Trump that the United States should work with Russia to contain a rising China.

The former secretary of statewho famously engineered the tactic of establishing diplomatic relations with China in order to isolate the Soviet Unionpitched almost the inverse of that idea to Trump during a series of private meetings during the presidential transition, five people familiar with the matter told The Daily Beast. The potential strategy would use closer relations with Russia, along with other countries in the region, to box in Chinas growing power and influence.

Kissinger also pitched the idea to Jared Kushner, the top White House adviser whose portfolio includes foreign-policy matters, one of the sources briefed on the discussions said.

Inside the administration, the proposal has found receptive ears, with some of Trumps top advisersin addition to officials in the State Department, Pentagon, and the National Security Councilalso floating a strategy of using closer relations with Moscow to contain Beijing, according to White House and Capitol Hill insiders. But the idea has been complicated by the presidents deference to Russian President Vladimir Putin, which has caused countless domestic political headaches.

Both the White House and the National Security Council declined to comment. Kissinger's office did not return a request for comment.

The mere fact that Kissinger was given an audience to make his pitchhes met with Trump at least three times since the 2016 campaignis a testament to his tremendous staying power in top political circles, despite a controversial foreign policy track record that includes numerous accusations of war crimes. It also is a reflection of how dramatically geopolitical relations have changed during the course of his lifetime.

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wtf I was just watching documentaries about Vietnam with a buddy of mine that made Nixon and Kissinger look like fucking worse monsters than I already knew they were... like literally last night -_-
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how is he still alive
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It all makes sense now, Trump is playing 4-d chess with Kissingers advice
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how is he still alive

Because karma isn't real.
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