Military Quotes by Noam Chomsky

The U.S. is just in a class by itself in military expenses. It basically matches the rest of the world, and it's…

— Noam Chomsky

US wars are going to be against much weaker enemies. And they have to be won quickly and decisively before a popular…

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Chinese military spending is carefully monitored by the United States.

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Egypt is the second-largest recipient over a long period of U.S. military and economic aid. Israel is first.

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The American claim that the bombing of North Vietnam was directed against military targets does not withstand direct investigation.

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The United States is afraid of China; it is not a military threat to anyone and is the least aggressive of all…

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The United States is a violent military state. It's been involved in military action all over the place.

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Historically, several policy domains, including that of foreign policy towards the US and India, budget allocations etc, have been controlled by the…

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During the 1990's, Colombia was the leading recipient of US military aid and training in the hemisphere. Approximately half of all US…

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Washington still refuses to provide evidence to support the claims in 1990 that a huge Iraqi military build-up on the Saudi border…

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South America has virtually broken away in the last decade. That's an event of historic significance. South America just doesn't follow US…

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In a moment of crisis, of which there are all too many, Russian military planners may conclude that lacking a deterrent, the…

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[With] military threats, you can see them actually, you can imagine it. People don't think about it enough. But if you think…

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In November 2008, the day of the presidential election, Israeli military forces invaded Gaza and killed half a dozen Hamas militants. Well,…

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On the other hand, you have to balance that against expanding our nuclear forces, add to our so-called depleted military, which is…

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The costs of the Bush-Obama wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are now estimated to run as high as $4.4 trillion - a…

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When Israelis in the occupied territories now claim that they have to defend themselves, they are defending themselves in the sense that…

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Actually, the phrase "national security" is barely used until the 1930s. And there's a reason. By then, the United States was beginning…

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Take a look at the Supreme Court decision that just authorized an effort by U.S. claimants against Iran for terrorist acts. What…

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Reparations - not just aid - should be provided by those responsible for devastating Iraqi civilian society by cruel sanctions and military…

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Control of thought is more important for governments that are free and popular than for despotic and military states. The logic is…

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There are leaks from the Embassy in Honduras. There was a coup in 2009. Obama broke with most of Latin America and…

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In Turkey also, for a long time, the military was the decisive force but in the past 10 years they have backed…

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“But there's one word. You look at any other term of political discourse, and you're going to find the same thing: the…

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If you look at the Associated Press wires, there's a constant flow of information coming in. At that time I happened to…

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Student debt is structured to be a burden for life. The indebted cannot declare bankruptcy, unlike Donald Trump. Current student debt is…

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North Korea and China have proposed what sounds like a pretty sensible option that North Korea should end its development of nuclear…

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For fifty years, we heard NATO is necessary to save Western Europe from the Russian hordes, you know the slave state, stuff…

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At the beginning of his administration, Reagan tried set the basis for American military intervention in El Salvador - which is about…

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We should therefore be opposed to institutional barriers to that freedom: Military dictatorships, for example. Or states run by a Central Committee.

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It turned out that [Bill] Clinton had authorized Texaco to illegally ship oil to the military junta [in Haiti] during a time…

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Similar problems are arising in Egypt too. The question is whether the military will release its grip which has been extremely strong…

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Any incident could instantly blow up. Both sides [USA and Russia] are modernizing and increasing their military systems, including nuclear systems.

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U.S. analysts estimate that Russian military expenditures have tripled during the Bush-Putin years, in large measure a predicted reaction to the Bush…

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In the early days of the military Arpanet, my daughter was studying in Nicaragua. Because the U.S. was essentially at war with…

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United States has comparative advantage in military force. It tends to react to anything at first with military force, that's what it's…

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U.S. Government propaganda tries to give the impression that aerial bombardment achieves near-surgical accuracy, so that military targets can be destroyed with…

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The close Turkish-Israeli relations go back to the late 1950s - military intelligence, commercial, more recently, tourism and cultural relations.

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Suppose that, say, China established military bases in Colombia to carry out chemical warfare in Kentucky and North Carolina to destroy this…

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The United States is alone among all the countries in that it does not permit US military forces to be under any…

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