The New Crusade

[Chuck Munson]

Dennis Perrin wrote:
> 
> > THE NEW CRUSADE
> >
> > By Jack A. Smith
> >
> > Why, aside from providing the American people with an eye-for-an-eye
> > moment of cathartic revenge and to launch a series of unjust wars,  did
> > the Bush administration bomb and invade Afghanistan into submission?
> 
> So happy to see the "left" still asking such penetrating questions, and for
> using the term "revolt" (as does Smithy further down) to describe the 9/11
> attacks, which not only puts them in line with Wahabbi enthusiasts, but also
> various neo-Nazi groups. Oh, if only the Taliban and their al-Qaeda chums
> were still running Afghanistan and spreading more of their anti-imperial
> "revolt" our way!

Chomsky answered this question late last year. He argued that the U.S. was
like the Mafia: they beat up the weakest guy on the block to set an
example for everybody else.

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