[Peace-discuss] Mr. Obama goes to war

[C. G. Estabrook]

It's of course not nonsense but the simple truth. The Obama administration is on 
record as saying that the "policies /initiated/ by Bush" --  the attacks into 
Pakistan -- are "baby steps," and they intend to take adult ones.

Obama intends to expand the killing in the Middle East and "win" the SW Asian 
war, as Nixon won the SE Asian war.  And he counts on the liberals to cover for 
him, as they are.  --CGE


Morton K. Brussel wrote:
> Nonsense can emerge even from Chomsky.  Obama is continuing policies 
> /initiated/ by Bush.   Chomsky probably hopes to mobilize opposition to 
> Obama's policies with such statements, but overplays his hand. --mkb
> 
> On Feb 15, 2009, at 10:51 AM, C. G. Estabrook wrote:
> 
> "... 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