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US sole superpower |
"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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legality of invasion |
Chomsky reads early U.S. and U.K. threats against the UN
Charter: " There are legitimate ways to react to the
many threats to world peace. If Iraq’s neighbors feel threatened,
they can approach the Security Council to authorize appropriate
measures to respond to the threat. If the U.S. and Britain feel
threatened, they can do the same. But no state has the authority
to make its own determinations on these matters and to act as
it chooses; the U.S. and UK would have no such authority even
if their own hands were clean..." Noam
Chomsky 1998 in "Rogue States" |
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US - sole superpower |
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"... Noam
Chomsky 1998 |
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