Does America Still Care About the Middle East?

For a strategist famed for taking a long view of politics, this is curiously short-sighted. Mr Kissinger, who has always had a rather exaggerated idea of what US power can achieve abroad, appears to have abdicated the ability of the US to act decisively in a complex Middle East. Rather, he is counselling America’s leaders to simply manage its declining footprint, mouthing the right platitudes as they head to the exit.