Global leaders pay tribute to Henry Kissinger, but his record also draws criticism

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : "When he later became Secretary of State, his appointment as a former refugee said as much about his greatness as it did America's greatness.
61% : "Israeli President Isaac Herzog said as he met U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Tel Aviv that Kissinger "laid the cornerstone of the peace agreement, which (was) later signed with Egypt, and so many other processes around the world I admire.
44% : Well over half of the population was born after the Khmer Rouge were ousted in 1979 and Kissinger left government, so there is not much awareness among Cambodians about his record, he said.
42% : TOKYO (AP) -- Global leaders paid tribute to former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger on Thursday, but there was also sharp criticism of the man who remained an influential figure decades after his official service as one of the most powerful diplomats in American history.

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