You might want to stock up on booze and be prepared to disconnect from all media when Kissinger finally kicks it.

Well, compared with the other neocon hawks, Powell was at least not a neocon. And not terribly hawkish.

We live in times when people want to turn the war criminal Jimmy Carter into a moral hero. Don't even talk to me about more recent shit being too far gone. Carter ended the age of the New Deal President. He introduced neoliberal economics, which most people finally realize we're suffering from now. Our bleak future is Carter's "Crisis of Confidence." It's our fault, according to Carter.

> Will Bush also be remembered fondly and for his buffoonery and not the war crimes?

I mean, he pretty much already is, from what I've seen (palling around with celebrities, getting good press for shunning Trump, etc.)

We're not far off: https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/rc2u5h/this_is_a_note...

The everyday buffoonery is not very relevant in the long run, it's the broad strokes that make it into the history books.

- GWB invaded Iraq under false pretenses, and ruined the place for generations.

- Obama got Obamacare through congress, giving millions access to healthcare.

- Trump tried a coup when he lost the election.

Sadly this is more truth than it should be. There is usefulness in understanding someone's past. The emphasis on "being tough enough to forgive" in the thread is visible in how often we see public opinion turn on politicians for things in their past that are (sometimes) irrelevant to the role ahead.