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Noam Chomsky |
"President Clinton announced that if Iraq fails
the test of conformity (as determined by Washington), "everyone
would understand that then the United States and hopefully all
of our allies would have the unilateral right to respond at
a time, place and manner of our own choosing..." Noam
Chomsky 1998 |
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Republicans in
the 1990s |
[Regarding Iraq], "Senate majority leader Trent Lott
[REP] denounced the Administration for having "subcontracted"
its foreign policy "to others"—to the UN Security
Council. Senator John McCain [REP] warned that "the United
States may be subordinating its power to the United Nations..."
Noam
Chomsky 1998 in "Rogue States" |
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Noam Chomsky |
Secretary of State George Shultz... explained (April 14, 1986)
that "Negotiations are a euphemism for capitulation if
the shadow of power is not cast across the bargaining table."
He condemned those who advocate "utopian, legalistic means
like outside mediation, the United Nations, and the World Court,
while ignoring the power element of the equation"—sentiments
not without precedent in modern history. Noam
Chomsky 1998 |
Unirted
States - Sole Superpower - before 2000