The secret talks that ended the Vietnam War are also problematic in that one account has it that Nixon reneged on a secret pledge to pay billions in war reparations to Vietnam. In return, the Vietnamese were said to have kept many of our POWs, with later US governments unable to take up the issue in an honest fashion.
In sum, secret back channel diplomacy can often set the basis for misfortune because it commonly lacks the professionalism and oversight of normal diplomacy. As much as Trump may like his son in law, and as whip-smart as he may be, I am skeptical that inheriting a real estate fortune and piddling about in the Manhattan real estate market makes one qualified to establish and conduct back-channel negotiations with the Russians.
Words “Back channel “ are a misdirection. Kushner wanted to use russian equivalent of a SCIF to avoid US intelligence detection as a private citizen...then didnt disclose meeting on a security clearance form.
Kennedy was POTUS..not a private citizen.
People need to start focusing on the important part of this...who leaked national security details that involve encryption in order to try to take down kushner.
Btw..russia wasnt going to give kushner access to their SCIF equivalent....just like we wouldnt do it for a putin son in law.
Hopefully you are even more skeptical that a community organizer can open a back channel with Iran.