We should stop beating-up on Pakistan: Henry Kissinger

Dr Henry Kissinger has asked the world to back Pakistan instead of snubbing it, post May 2.

Former American diplomat Dr Henry Kissinger has asked the world to back Pakistan instead of snubbing it in the aftermath of the Abbottabad operation.

In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Kissinger spoke on how he thinks the US and its allies should be handling the situation in Afghanistan:

“There is an emerging consensus that we should negotiate with the Taliban but even if you can get an agreement from them about withdrawal how do you enforce that? Otherwise it develops into a unilateral withdrawal. In Afghanistan, I think withdrawal will become a political necessity because of the inability to create a structure which we can turn over. So I would negotiate with surrounding countries who would be threatened by a terrorist Afghanistan if it emerged.”

On Osama

Speaking on Bin Laden’s death, Kissinger noted:

“It must have an effect on the morale of al-Qaeda and the view of their relevance, considering that there were so few protests in the Arab world.”

The German born Harvard professor dominated US foreign policy at the height of the Cold War and is credited to coining infamous diplomatic phrases such as “Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac” and “shuttle diplomacy,” coined to describe his Middle Eastern peregrinations in the 1970s.