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'Kissinger meant that there must never be an example of a country in America’s sphere of influence delivering socialism through the ballot. “Henry saw Allende as being a far more serious threat than Castro,” Kissinger staffer Morris told Hersh. “Allende was a living example of democratic social reform in Latin America.”

rollingstone.com/politics/poli

@cyrilpedia Left of Center here. I don't know enough about his role -- what another person could have achieved in his place in that era working with Nixon.

I tend to discount perspectives that paint individuals as evil and uniquely and solely responsible.

I think this discussion gets it about right. youtu.be/xjX3O6OKvV0?si=68R7D7

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