Anonymous
6/13/2025, 3:45:48 AM
No.211672061
>>211671983
He acted like the smartest guy in the room for doing realpolitik shit but a lot of his realpolitik policies were things that were extremely damaging to America in the long-term and only mildly annoyed the Soviets in the short-term (e.g. supporting Islamism in Pakistan against India, supporting engagement with China, supporting Pol fucking Pot after he was deposed)
He acted like the smartest guy in the room for doing realpolitik shit but a lot of his realpolitik policies were things that were extremely damaging to America in the long-term and only mildly annoyed the Soviets in the short-term (e.g. supporting Islamism in Pakistan against India, supporting engagement with China, supporting Pol fucking Pot after he was deposed)