Does Secretary of State Kerry follow the Kissinger approach? A reminder from
Yom Kippur War

"Kissinger assumed that Israel would win quickly, and he opposed giving it
major support that could make its victory too one-sided. "The best result,"
Kissinger told Schlesinger the first weekend, "would be if Israel came out a
little ahead but got bloodied in the process, and if the U.S. stayed clean."

"The strategy was to prevent Israel from humiliating Egypt again," Kissinger
later explained. American restraint, he hoped, might lead to an opening to
Egypt, preserve detente with the Soviets, and make Israel see the benefits
of a negotiated settlement."

Kissinger: A Biography
By Walter Isaacson
page 514-515

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