I also read that interview years ago when Brzezinski gave it. When I read his words I felt sick inside. The Soviet invasion and the war that followed did not have to happen - but they wanted it to happen. They wanted to give the Soviets "their Vietnam".
And likewise with the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, Brzezinski got China to build and support them, because the Americans had just been defeated in Vietnam, and thus he tried to give the Vietnamese "their Vietnam".
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/US...US_PolPot.html
Just like he later gave Soviets "their Vietnam".
But it's important to remember that his own country, Poland, suffered terribly because it was situated between 2 large powers, Germany and the Soviet Union, and got crushed in between. To me, this painful history is the reason why Brzezinksi became such a predatory man, who sought to defeat the Soviets at all costs.
Cambodia - Return to the Killing Fields 1-5 - YouTube
And likewise with the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, Brzezinski got China to build and support them, because the Americans had just been defeated in Vietnam, and thus he tried to give the Vietnamese "their Vietnam".
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/US...US_PolPot.html
Just like he later gave Soviets "their Vietnam".
But it's important to remember that his own country, Poland, suffered terribly because it was situated between 2 large powers, Germany and the Soviet Union, and got crushed in between. To me, this painful history is the reason why Brzezinksi became such a predatory man, who sought to defeat the Soviets at all costs.
Cambodia - Return to the Killing Fields 1-5 - YouTube

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