Woodward: Kissinger Re-Fighting Vietnam via Bush

Posted on Oct 2, 2006

In his “60 Minutes” interview, Bob Woodward said Henry Kissinger “is almost like a member of the [Bush] family,” and that in his frequent meetings with Bush and Cheney, Kissinger’s dogmatic ‘stay the course’ advice on Iraq amounts to “fighting the Vietnam war again.”

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“60 Minutes” transcript via Crooks and Liars:

Wallace: Cheney stunned Woodward by revealing that a frequent advisor to the Bush white house is former secretary of state Henry Kissinger, who served presidents nixon and ford during the vietnam war.

>> Woodward: He’s back. In fact, Henry Kissinger is almost like a member of the family. If he’s in town, he can call up, and if the president’s free, he’ll see him.

>> Wallace: Woodward recorded his on-the-record interview with Cheney, and here’s what the vice president said about Henry Kissinger’s clout.