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ip of U.S. foreign policy the best, according to Zoellick's mentor, former Secretary of State James Baker. "I know where I am; I think I know where Henry Kissinger and George Shultz are. I think we were all pretty darn successful secretaries of state," Baker said in a long interview Thursday with The Cable. "

Baker pointed to a recent New York Times column by Tom Friedman arguing that the most successful American leaders on the Middle East process were Kissinger, Jimmy Carter, and himself. In any case, Baker said, Zoellick "wasn't involved extensively" in making policy toward Israel. "He was not the lead

sure, of these wars that we get into that sometimes do not represent a direct national security threat to the United States." Baker argued that the George H.W. Bush-led 1990-1991 Gulf War, which was prosecuted by an international coalition Baker himself played a key role in creating, was a more successful model

live and throw garbage in everyone else's backyard. The prospects generally lack the public presence and star power of most Foggy Bottom occupants--Henry Kissinger, Colin Powell, and Condi Rice, for example. And they certainly don't rival Hillary Clinton, who is determined both to stay until January and not be

star power of most Foggy Bottom occupants--Henry Kissinger, Colin Powell, and Condi Rice, for example. And

ate the nation's strategic path. The memorable strategists include George Marshall for President Truman, Henry Kissinger for Nixon, James Baker for George H.W. Bush. But for almost two decades now, policymaking power has been concentrated increasingly in the White House-under George W. Bush and Vice President C

; bi Inline image I I recently read an article in Salon Magazine by Omer Aziz - The Ivy League's favorite war criminal: Why the atrocities ofHenry Kissinger should be mandatory reading - which blew me away because I had never thought of the architect of Shuttle Diplomacy as a war criminal even though I

er use to say, "History is always written by the winners"and every day I realize how true these words are Getting back to the initial question is Henry Kissinger's past actions of those of a war criminal.... and if so, why is there no discussion? And if not, why is there still no discussion? EFTA00853164 A W

g undercover for the FBI at white supremacist meetings and conventions across the country. Kind of like in the movies, the former Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush operative put the wires on after he got mixed up in the wrong crowd (though he emphasizes that he never did anything illegal). Blodgett now gets ca

ongress or even to persons in the executive branch and then to the press. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019914 One of Kushner’s now-frequent wise-men callers was Henry Kissinger. Kissinger, who had been a front-row witness when the bureaucracy and intelligence community revolted against Richard Nixon, outlined the kinds of mi

o persons in the executive branch and then to the press. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019914 One of Kushner’s now-frequent wise-men callers was Henry Kissinger. Kissinger, who had been a front-row witness when the bureaucracy and intelligence community revolted against Richard Nixon, outlined the kinds of mischief, and

tand. Ailes, a veteran of the Nixon, Reagan, and Bush 41 White Houses, was growing worried by the presiden

search Inmstitute of the German Council on foreign relations Donald R. Keough, Chairman of the Board, Allen & Company Incorporated; Coca-Cola Co. Henry A. Kissinger, Chairman, Kissinger Associates, Inc.; former U.S. Secretary of State; former Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Sir John Ke

romi- nence. Boasting such social names as Nancy Kissinger. Brooke Astor, and Robert Bass. the board also i

uchanan, senior partner, Brain & Company, London James E. Burke, Chairman, CEO Em., Johnson & Johnson Sven Burmester, writer and explorer, Denmark George Herbert Walker Bush, former President of the USA D. Wayne Calloway, Chairman, CEO, Pepsico Kurt Campbell, Senior Vice President and Director, International Security P

s had to wrestle with his own crises. He survived George W. Bush’s “global war on terror” after 9/11, then faced the

RSIGHT_024980 --- PAGE BREAK --- 24 state requires more than energy, brains, and celebrity. Dean Acheson helped rebuild Europe after World War II. Henry Kissinger, who acted like the secretary of state for Richard Nixon even before he got the job, engineered the opening to China. But does anyone think Colin Pow

n helped rebuild Europe after World War II. Henry Kissinger, who acted like the secretary of state for Richar

e anyway. Donilon believes you have to go back to George H. W. Bush’s era to find such “alignment” among national-sec

es—as on the details of Af-Pak escalation— they cordially disagree but know the president will decide anyway. Donilon believes you have to go back to George H. W. Bush’s era to find such “alignment” among national-security principals. “She’s a great team player,” he says. The biggest problem between State and the Whi

l Interest Foreign-Policy Failure Dimitri K. Simes August 24, 2011 -- PRESIDENT BARACK Obama is in many respects the opposite of Richard Nixon and George H. W. Bush, both foreign-policy presidents who subordinated their domestic ambitions to America’s national-security requirements. Moreover, where Obama has succ

ion officials talk frequently about China in domestic contexts, the president’s policy toward Beijing is fundamentally incoherent. Two recent books, Henry Kissinger’s On China and Aaron Friedberg’s A Contest for Supremacy: China, America, and the Struggle for Mastery in Asia, suggest two very different interpretati

rica, and the Struggle for Mastery in Asia, suggest two very different interpretations of Chinese conduct and propose alternative American responses. Kissinger views China as a rising but thus far moderate power and warns against creating a self-fulfilling prophecy that could lead to zero-sum competition bet

airs HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026794 --- PAGE BREAK --- “There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.” = - Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger “Any idiot can face a crisis. It’s day to day = living that wears you out.” - Anton Chekhov “Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oi

ady full.” = - Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger “Any idiot can face a crisis. It’s day to day =

Chief Spokesman as well as the US Department of Justice as Assistant to the Director for Policy Development. Prior to these posts, he served in both the George H. W. Bush and, earlier, the Reagan White House where he started as a writer for President Reagan. Mr. Kelly is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations an

ciety, accountable and effective democratic institutions, and responsible regional leadership." Other issues: Although he once described himself as a George H. W. Bush-school realist, in the past year Obama has learned to embrace humanitarian intervention, both in Libya and in central Africa, where military adv

long-term global strategy. Must the US, as Henry Kissinger suggests in his latest book On China, consider th

n Iran's nuclear ambitions. But it is in Asia that history is unfolding - and where the US must define its long-term global strategy. Must the US, as Henry Kissinger suggests in his latest book On China, consider the prospect of a "Pacific Community" that, unlike the Cold War-era Atlantic Community, is not based o