[Peace-discuss] Mr. Obama goes to war

[C. G. Estabrook]

"... I think Obama looks more aggressive and violent than Bush. The first acts 
to occur under his administration were attacks on Afghanistan and in Pakistan, 
both of which killed many civilians and are building up support for the Taliban 
and terror. He wants to extend the military side of the war. There is an Afghan 
peace movement, which is calling for a reduction or an end of terror. President 
Karzai has pleaded with the United States not to carry out attacks that will hit 
civilians and, in fact, has demanded a timetable for the withdrawal of foreign 
forces, American forces, but that’s just totally disregarded and the 
opportunities for a peaceful settlement are just ignored ... It’s also spilling 
over into Pakistan, naturally, which is really dangerous. Pakistan, by now, is 
partially under the control of the radical Islamist elements that Reagan helped 
install there. It’s an extreme danger for Pakistan and actually for the world, 
since Pakistan has nuclear weapons."

--Noam Chomsky, 12 February 2009

http://www.srilankaguardian.org/2009/02/professor-chomsky-on-sri-lanka-and.html