Henry Kissinger on military men

[snopes]

Comment: Did Henry Kissinger say to Washington Post reporters Woodward and
Bernstein..?

"Military men are dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns for foreign
policy"

This quote was on a 2005 book by Charles Kelley titled
Vietnams Rain Agents

[Malruhn]

This sounds familiar, but I recall it being debunked by saying that Kissinger was relaying what someone else thought... like a political party or country thought military men were stupid, etcetera. No cites right now... just a faulty remembery.

Didn't he serve in the U.S. military during World War II ?

[JoeBentley]

Originally Posted by alsachti

Didn't he serve in the U.S. military during World War II ?

He was drafted into the Army in 1943 and became a German interpreter with the 970th Counter Intelligence Corp, obtained the rank of Sergent and recieved an Honorable Discharge a few months after the War ended.

[Ali Infree]

And when would Kissinger have spoken to Woodard AND Bernstein? Their partnership didn't last long after Watergate. Of course, Woodard regularly talks with the Beltway royalty.


Ali "Yes, mein Fuhrer!" Infree

[Lainie]

Originally Posted by JoeBentley

He was drafted into the Army in 1943 and became a German interpreter with the 970th Counter Intelligence Corp, obtained the rank of Sergent and recieved an Honorable Discharge a few months after the War ended.

And then went to college on the GI Bill.

Originally Posted by Ali Infree

And when would Kissinger have spoken to Woodard AND Bernstein? Their partnership didn't last long after Watergate. Of course, Woodard regularly talks with the Beltway royalty.

Nitpick: It's Woodward.