Henry Kissinger Gets It… US ‘Exceptionalism’ Is Over Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger made prudent remarks recently when he said the United States is no longer a uni-power and that it must recognize the reality of China as an equal rival.
The furor over a new law passed by the US this week regarding Hong Kong and undermining Beijing’s authority underlines Kissinger’s warning.
If the US cannot find some modus vivendi with China, then the outcome could be a catastrophic conflict worst than any previous world war, he admonished.
Speaking publicly in New York on November 14, the veteran diplomat urged the US and China to resolve their ongoing economic tensions cooperatively and mutually, adding: “It is no longer possible to think that one side can dominate the other.”
A key remark made by Kissinger was the following: “So those countries that used to be exceptional and used to be unique, have to get used to the fact that they have a rival.” https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/11/29/henry-kissinger-gets-it-us-exceptionalism-is-over/?fbclid=IwAR2AHa-alEtuE5gnVoNDxeDrQDJ207lLnjEiNf84HeVtl4Fs4RGkghcWXvw
In this April 2008 episode of Uncommon Knowledge, Henry Kissinger explains to Hoover Institution fellow Peter Robinson why Iran cannot be contained the same way the Soviet Union was. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eqx-vrLt_Qo&fbclid=IwAR2AHa-alEtuE5gnVoNDxeDrQDJ207lLnjEiNf84HeVtl4Fs4RGkghcWXvw