Death of Henry Kissinger met with polarized reaction

A polarized reaction poured in Thursday to the death of former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who managed to galvanize global attention decades after his official service as one of the most powerful diplomats in American history. Kissinger, who died Wednesday in Connecticut at 100, was praised as a skilled defender of U.S. interests by world leaders. On social media he was widely called a war criminal who left lasting damage throughout the world. “America has lost one of the most dependable and distinctive voices” on foreign affairs, said former President George W. Bush, striking a tone that many…