Henry Kissinger: Is nuclear catastrophe inevitable?

Henry Kissinger, who is still (to my mind) the wisest foreign policy analyst in the land, just wrote a Wall Street Journal piece called "A path out of Middle East Collapse." Today that article is being carefully analyzed all over the world. Kissinger’s most crucial point: "If nuclear weapons become established (in the Middle East), a catastrophic outcome is nearly inevitable." Well, Obama and Europe have just handed the nuclear key to Iran, and Saudi Arabia is shopping for its own. Pakistan is selling. Are we in "inevitable catastrophe" territory yet? Our delusional liberals have been whistling past that graveyard to protect Obama. But the next president won't have that option. Putin just said that "some American politicians have mush for brains," and that isn't just braggadocio. Dr. K starts with the disastrous collapse of the power balance in the Middle East. And because he writes in long, thought-provoking...(Read Full Post)