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1 posted on 02/23/2007 7:50:09 AM PST by SJackson
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To: SJackson

It's not like Chomsky to be longwinded. /sarc


2 posted on 02/23/2007 7:53:20 AM PST by Borges
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To: SJackson
Chomsky's a multi-millionaire Maoist punk.His opinions are worth less than nothing.
3 posted on 02/23/2007 7:53:45 AM PST by Gay State Conservative ("The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism."-Karl Marx)
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A quiz, which quote is Noam Chomsky, which is Pat Buchanan? The far left and far right seem to be in agreement when it comes to American Aggression.

Quote A:

There are several issues in the case of Iran. One is simply that it is independent and independence is not tolerated...The United States, as we know, overthrew the parliamentary government, installed a brutal tyrant, was helping him develop nuclear power, in fact the very same programs that are now considered a threat were being sponsored by the U.S. government, by Cheney, Wolfowitz, Kissinger, and others, in the 1970s, as long as the Shah was in power. But then the Iranians overthrew him, and they kept U.S. hostages for several hundred days. And the United States immediately turned to supporting Saddam Hussein and his war against Iran as a way of punishing Iran. The United States is going to continue to punish Iran because of its defiance. So that’s a separate factor.

Quote B:

In the 27 years since the Iranian Revolution, the United States has launched air strikes on Libya, invaded Grenada, put Marines in Lebanon and run air strikes in the Bekaa Valley and Chouf Mountains in retaliation for the Beirut bombing.

We invaded Panama, launched Desert Storm to liberate Kuwait and put troops into Somalia. Under Clinton, we occupied Haiti, fired cruise missiles into Sudan, intervened in Bosnia, conducted bombing strikes on Iraq and launched a 78-day bombing campaign against Serbia, a nation that never attacked us. Then, we put troops into Kosovo.

After the Soviet Union stood down in Eastern Europe, we moved NATO into Poland and the Baltic states and established U.S. bases in former provinces of Russia's in Central Asia.

Under Bush II, we invaded Afghanistan and Iraq, though it appears Saddam neither had weapons of mass destruction nor played a role in 9-11.

Yet, in this same quarter century when the U.S. military has been so busy it is said to be overstretched and exhausted, Iran has invaded not one neighbor and fought but one war: an 8-year war with Iraq where she was the victim of aggression. And in that war of aggression against Iran, we supported the aggressor.

Hence, when Iran says that even as we have grievances against her, she has grievances against us, does Iran not have at least a small point? And when Russian President Putin calls Bush's America "Comrade Wolf," does he not have at least a small patch of ground on which to stand?


4 posted on 02/23/2007 7:57:35 AM PST by SJackson (restoring the Jews to their homeland is a noble dream shared by many Americans, A Lincoln)
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To: SJackson

It's too bad someone didn't eliminate Chomsky years ago.


5 posted on 02/23/2007 7:57:56 AM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: SJackson
Noam Chomsky is a noted linguist, author, and foreign policy expert.

Well, it starts out with a good deal of humor.
6 posted on 02/23/2007 8:17:32 AM PST by dmartin (Who Dares Wins)
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To: SJackson

I think he has a good point there.

I just wish he would put a hat on it and go home.

The stinking commie traitor slime.


11 posted on 02/23/2007 8:36:46 AM PST by bilhosty (to hell with ABCNNBCBS)
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To: SJackson
[Long, requires strong stomach]

Nah, just a weak mind.

13 posted on 02/23/2007 8:49:17 AM PST by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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To: SJackson
Noam Chomsky is a noted linguist, author, and foreign policy expert.

... < giggle> Snort....

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!


14 posted on 02/23/2007 8:52:35 AM PST by sauropod ( "The View:" A Tupperware party in the 10th circle of Hell.)
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To: SJackson
Chomsky has some good arguments even though they may fail when all the data is surveyed.

But his points about National Health-care are ludicrous, since the experience in Europe is that the rich types like himself get out of National Health-care ASAP. In fact private Health-care in Europe needs National Halthcare in order to keep costs down.
15 posted on 02/23/2007 9:04:29 AM PST by seppel
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