I think when we are dealing with a unit like ISIS, we should not get into a position where they can lead us by establishing ground forces. Then, we have to go into the long-range problem. I would strongly favor a strong attack on ISIS for a period that is related to the murder of the American. This is an insult to the United States, which requires that we demonstrate that this is not an act that is free. They have cut the throat of an American on television.

I think a conflict with ISIS - important as it is - is more manageable than a confrontation with Iran. But they have to conquer more and more territory before they can became a geo-strategic, permanent reality. ISIS is a group of adventurers with a very aggressive ideology. And this gives Iran the opportunity to reconstruct the ancient Persian Empire - this time under the Shia label.įrom a geo-strategic point of view, I consider Iran a bigger problem than ISIS. There has come into being a kind of a Shia belt from Tehran through Baghdad to Beirut. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. On current affairs, Kissinger tells NPR's Scott Simon why a conflict with the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, is more manageable than a confrontation with Iran, what he would do about the Islamic State, and what he thinks the best solution is for the crisis in Ukraine.Ĭlose overlay Buy Featured Book Title World Order Author Henry Kissinger His book stretches from China under the emperors, Rome surrounded by barbarians and Islam encircled by infidels, to the treaties of Europe and the pivotal positions of Russia and Iran. Nations are always trying to establish systems to make the world a more orderly place, but they rarely last for long. And in his new book, World Order, the former secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford gives a historian's perspective on the idea of order in world affairs. Henry Kissinger was a Harvard scholar before he became a mover and shaker in the world of foreign policy. In a recent interview with Scott Simon, he gave his thoughts on ISIS, Ukraine and Iran. Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger celebrates his 90th birthday, last year in Berlin.

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