Iran has little capacity to deploy force. Its strategic doctrines are defensive, designed to deter invasion long enough for diplomacy to set it.Noam Chomsky
In general, I think, U.S. policies remain constant, going back to the Second World War. But the capacity to implement them is declining.Noam Chomsky
You cannot control your own population by force, but it can be distracted by consumption.Noam Chomsky
Governments regard their own citizens as their main enemy, and they have to be - protect themselves. That's why you have state secret laws. Citizens are not supposed to know what their government is doing to them.Noam Chomsky
The U.S. - the idea that the U.S. has introduced and imposed principles of international law, that's hardly even a joke. The United States has even gone so far as to veto Security Council resolutions calling on all states to observe international law. That was in the 1980s under Reagan.Noam Chomsky
When George W. Bush came into office, North Korea had maybe one nuclear weapon and verifiably wasn't producing any more.Noam Chomsky
There is no body of theory or significant body of relevant information, beyond the comprehension of the layman, which makes policy immune from criticism.Noam Chomsky
In November 2008, the day of the presidential election, Israeli military forces invaded Gaza and killed half a dozen Hamas militants. Well, that was followed by a missile exchange for a couple of weeks in both directions.Noam Chomsky
