[Peace-discuss] Refutation of "humanitarian intervention"

[Morton K. Brussel]

I don't understand the following statement of Chomsky, after he shows  
the hypocrisy and faults of R2P. Perhaps someone can explain.

Amther discussion of R2P and humanitarian intervention can be found by  
Jean Bricmont at

http://www.zcommunications.org/znet/viewArticle/22152

It is a long article, but he notes at its beginning:

…I would like, in this talk, to challenge the intellectual assumptions  
underlying the notion and the rhetoric of R2P. In a nutshell, my  
thesis will be that the main obstacle to the implementation of a  
genuine R2P are precisely the policies and the attitudes of the  
countries that are most enthusiastic about this doctrine, namely the  
Western countries, and in particular the US.…

--mkb


On Aug 3, 2009, at 7:57 PM, C. G. Estabrook wrote:

> American public opinion brings up a further consideration.  The  
> maxims that largely guide international affairs are not graven in  
> stone, and, in fact, have become considerably less harsh over the  
> years as a result of the civilizing effect of popular movements.   
> For that continuing and essential project, R2P can be a valuable  
> tool, much as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has been.

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