Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · edit-21 month agoUS ambassador says UK would have lost WW2 with Starmer as leaderwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down13
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkUS ambassador says UK would have lost WW2 with Starmer as leaderwww.bbc.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · edit-21 month agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareMrkawfee@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month ago" it may be dangerous to be America’s enemy, but to be America’s friend is fatal." Henry Kissinger
minus-squaretetris11@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agowhat did he actually mean by that
minus-squareMrkawfee@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoAsk Gadaffi, Noriega, Suharto, Mubarak, Diem, Hussein or any number of leaders who made the mistake of trusting the US.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agohttps://www.snopes.com/news/2025/03/10/henry-kissinger-america-quote/ It’s misquoted. The full quote is warning Nixon that if America doesn’t protect their latest fascist dictator in Vietnam other “anti-communist” dictators won’t be as eager to ally with them.
" it may be dangerous to be America’s enemy, but to be America’s friend is fatal."
what did he actually mean by that
Ask Gadaffi, Noriega, Suharto, Mubarak, Diem, Hussein or any number of leaders who made the mistake of trusting the US.
Ah gotcha, thanks
https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/03/10/henry-kissinger-america-quote/
It’s misquoted. The full quote is warning Nixon that if America doesn’t protect their latest fascist dictator in Vietnam other “anti-communist” dictators won’t be as eager to ally with them.