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43 US control is diminishing, but it still thinks it owns the world
The United States has long assumed the right to use violence to achieve its aims,
but it is now less able to implement its policies
Noam Chomsky but they have not succeeded. the United States must be free to planning?
guardian.co.uk Take the US invasion of Iraq, for carry out combat operations from Yes. Right after the second world war,
example. To everyone except a its military bases, which it will George Kennan, head of the US state
This piece is adapted from Uprisings, dedicated ideologue, it was pretty retain; and, two, "encouraging the department policy planning staff, and
1391 نمهب20 جمعه- 1225 شماره/ سال متسیب a chapter in Power Systems: obvious that we invaded Iraq not flow of foreign investments to Iraq, others sketched out the details, and
Conversations on Global Democratic because of our love of democracy especially American investments". In then they were implemented. What's
Uprisings and the New Challenges but because it's maybe the second- January 2008, Bush made this clear happening now in the Middle East
to US Empire, Noam Chomsky's or third-largest source of oil in the in one of his signing statements. A and north Africa, to an extent, and in
new book of interviews with David world, and is right in the middle of couple of months later, in the face of South America substantially goes all
Barsamian (with thanks to the the major energy-producing region. Iraqi resistance, the United States had the way back to the late 1940s. The
publisher, Metropolitan Books). You're not supposed to say this. It's to give that up. Control of Iraq is now first major successful resistance to
The questions are Barsamian's, the considered a conspiracy theory. disappearing before their eyes. US hegemony was in 1949. That's
answers Chomsky's. The United States was seriously Iraq was an attempt to reinstitute by when an event took place that,
defeated in Iraq by Iraqi nationalism force something like the old system interestingly, is called "the loss of
Does the United States still have – mostly by nonviolent resistance. of control, but it was beaten back. In China". It's a very interesting phrase,
the same level of control over the The United States could kill the general, I think, US policies remain never challenged. There was a lot of
energy resources of the Middle insurgents, but they couldn't deal with constant, going back to the second discussion about who is responsible
East as it once had? half a million people demonstrating world war. But the capacity to for the loss of China. It became a
Themajorenergy-producingcountries in the streets. Step by step, Iraq was implement them is declining. huge domestic issue. But it's a very
are still firmly under the control of able to dismantle the controls put in interesting phrase. You can only
the western-backed dictatorships. place by the occupying forces. By Declining because of economic lose something if you own it. It was
So, actually, the progress made by November 2007, it was becoming weakness? just taken for granted: we possess
the Arab spring is limited, but it's not pretty clear that it was going to be very Partly because the world is just China – and, if they move toward
insignificant. The western-controlled hard to reach US goals. And at that becoming more diverse. It has independence, we've lost China.
dictatorial system is being eroded. In point, interestingly, those goals were more diverse power centres. At the Later came concerns about "the loss
fact, it's been being eroded for some explicitly stated. So in November end of the second world war, the of Latin America", "the loss of the
time. So, for example, if you go back 2007 the Bush II administration United States was absolutely at the Middle East", "the loss of" certain
50 years, the energy resources – the came out with an official declaration peak of its power. It had half the countries, all based on the premise
main concern of US planners – have about what any future arrangement world's wealth, and every one of its that we own the world and anything
been mostly nationalised. There are with Iraq would have to be. It had competitors was seriously damaged that weakens our control is a loss to
In touch with Iranian diversity constantly attempts to reverse that, two major requirements: one, that or destroyed. It had a position of us and we wonder how to recover it.
unimaginable security and developed Today, if you read, say, foreign policy
نaPPneEdRrCsAAiIartnInCsutilttuutree plans to essentially run the world – journals or, in a farcical form, listen
not unrealistically at the time. to the Republican debates, they're
This was called "grand area" asking, "How do we prevent further
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43 US control is diminishing, but it still thinks it owns the world
The United States has long assumed the right to use violence to achieve its aims,
but it is now less able to implement its policies
Noam Chomsky but they have not succeeded. the United States must be free to planning?
guardian.co.uk Take the US invasion of Iraq, for carry out combat operations from Yes. Right after the second world war,
example. To everyone except a its military bases, which it will George Kennan, head of the US state
This piece is adapted from Uprisings, dedicated ideologue, it was pretty retain; and, two, "encouraging the department policy planning staff, and
1391 نمهب20 جمعه- 1225 شماره/ سال متسیب a chapter in Power Systems: obvious that we invaded Iraq not flow of foreign investments to Iraq, others sketched out the details, and
Conversations on Global Democratic because of our love of democracy especially American investments". In then they were implemented. What's
Uprisings and the New Challenges but because it's maybe the second- January 2008, Bush made this clear happening now in the Middle East
to US Empire, Noam Chomsky's or third-largest source of oil in the in one of his signing statements. A and north Africa, to an extent, and in
new book of interviews with David world, and is right in the middle of couple of months later, in the face of South America substantially goes all
Barsamian (with thanks to the the major energy-producing region. Iraqi resistance, the United States had the way back to the late 1940s. The
publisher, Metropolitan Books). You're not supposed to say this. It's to give that up. Control of Iraq is now first major successful resistance to
The questions are Barsamian's, the considered a conspiracy theory. disappearing before their eyes. US hegemony was in 1949. That's
answers Chomsky's. The United States was seriously Iraq was an attempt to reinstitute by when an event took place that,
defeated in Iraq by Iraqi nationalism force something like the old system interestingly, is called "the loss of
Does the United States still have – mostly by nonviolent resistance. of control, but it was beaten back. In China". It's a very interesting phrase,
the same level of control over the The United States could kill the general, I think, US policies remain never challenged. There was a lot of
energy resources of the Middle insurgents, but they couldn't deal with constant, going back to the second discussion about who is responsible
East as it once had? half a million people demonstrating world war. But the capacity to for the loss of China. It became a
Themajorenergy-producingcountries in the streets. Step by step, Iraq was implement them is declining. huge domestic issue. But it's a very
are still firmly under the control of able to dismantle the controls put in interesting phrase. You can only
the western-backed dictatorships. place by the occupying forces. By Declining because of economic lose something if you own it. It was
So, actually, the progress made by November 2007, it was becoming weakness? just taken for granted: we possess
the Arab spring is limited, but it's not pretty clear that it was going to be very Partly because the world is just China – and, if they move toward
insignificant. The western-controlled hard to reach US goals. And at that becoming more diverse. It has independence, we've lost China.
dictatorial system is being eroded. In point, interestingly, those goals were more diverse power centres. At the Later came concerns about "the loss
fact, it's been being eroded for some explicitly stated. So in November end of the second world war, the of Latin America", "the loss of the
time. So, for example, if you go back 2007 the Bush II administration United States was absolutely at the Middle East", "the loss of" certain
50 years, the energy resources – the came out with an official declaration peak of its power. It had half the countries, all based on the premise
main concern of US planners – have about what any future arrangement world's wealth, and every one of its that we own the world and anything
been mostly nationalised. There are with Iraq would have to be. It had competitors was seriously damaged that weakens our control is a loss to
In touch with Iranian diversity constantly attempts to reverse that, two major requirements: one, that or destroyed. It had a position of us and we wonder how to recover it.
unimaginable security and developed Today, if you read, say, foreign policy
نaPPneEdRrCsAAiIartnInCsutilttuutree plans to essentially run the world – journals or, in a farcical form, listen
not unrealistically at the time. to the Republican debates, they're
This was called "grand area" asking, "How do we prevent further
ﺧـﺎﻧﻪﻓﺮﻫــﻨﮓوﻫـ اﯾـﺮاHAMSAZ KK%#SS—¾²—"˜;Ès)#ä#'Î#$ÎS—#ñ…q$—$!ÃÞ#@i'43 1مدی7ﯾﺪرﯿﺤﯽﯾﻮﺮﻮﺎﺎریرﯽییﯽﺪwﺪﯾ.ﮔﭘUﺧ7ﭘﺑوﯽﺟﺗﻫﺮﻧرﱪﻮاﭘnwﯿاز8دجمﯾﺗ8ﺼiﺪﺳﺮﻦﺎtرﺮﺎﻨهاwﮏsﯿﺮﺿﮐا5ﻌﺳﻓﻧﯿﻻﻮﯿ1ﻣﻫf.ﺪﺑبدودرﻣap0ﺎﺳ5ﺎﺪز.ﯿﺑ|نﻫﻮceﺘﺎیق|ﻌ&ﻌﯿ|ﺎe|ﻤﻪ8ﮔr|ﺳنﺴﻬﻮ.1bدﺣﮋﭽcﻮﻧﯽﻣ1ﺎﺎﻣﻣoف8|ﻧa5ﺑ|ﺻﺋﯿ-||ﻦﻫﭘدo1دi|دیر.95ﺎناﮐﯽkﻠcﮐP|ﺮ8ﺎﻪـﯾ.،oﮕﮐوﯽآﺣc3ددﯽﻤﯽﮏ.EmoﺮﺴـﯾاPﻪﺰﻧازﻮﺟmﺒﻃﮕeﯾﺮﺎﮐاR4ﺑﭽﺸﻨﻮmﯽﺧﻨﺗﺗﻮ/ﻫﺗﻧﻨPC8هbﺎﻪﺷآیﺷEﺮeﻣﺿﯽﺎﮐﺪﮔﺎﻮ2AirRﻟﯽﻓﺧﻘرtnﻧرﺎﺎﺎoﮐCﺘﺧﮓﮐﻨ0fﺪﻫﻮInﺷﯽAنoﻨرﺎﻤﺒAﺎﺷدﺳI@ﯿﺤدﻫﺷvﻣﻦﺮﺎﻧﻪeـﻧزpﻻیﻓﻟ,|ﯿﯽﯽﻮeNدﻣﻪﺪﺸ|ﺣrیﺳﮓر.رﻟﻧﯽﻠVﻓﻋcﻠداﺧﺎﺧﺪﻫرﺎآﺎﺎaﺪaﭘﻤﺮﺮﻀﻧﺎﺘnﺮﻤیاﯿiﺤﯽﻓﺑ|ﮔﺎcﻔنﻨ.ﯾﻔﺤآcoﺳﻫﻦﻣﯽﺎﻧﻣﻤﺎﺗﺎu|oر|زﺳراﺑvﺸﺪﺷmریذوeﯿسﮑﺎآﻤ|ﯽﺎrﺎﺗﻂ|ﮑرهﺎﮐﺰـهﺳﻮدﺑ|ﭘﺗـﻓاﺗﺎرﻪﻠﻼﺗﺮﺌﻮﺗﺑﺳاﺎﺌﺷـﻮوﺎرﻣﻋﺘﺗﯾﻮﻋﺮﺎﻠرسﻌﻮﺗـﺮ|ﮔرﺰتﺮنﻄﺬﺳﯽﺎﮐﻧوﺰیﯿﻫﻋﻧ|ا|ﺎءﺎﻫﻠﺰﻘاﻮﺳرﮐﯿﯾرﻣﺗﯾﺎرﺎﮐﮔیﯽﯽﺠﻮﺘﻮروﺎﻮﺴﺳﺐیﮔارﮐﺳﺎﮔنﯿدﺟﯽزـﯿﺎﯽهﻮﻫﺮﻣـﻦیﮐﻘﯿدﻧ|وﻧاﻨﮐاﭼﯽﻘﺎﻧﻮﺎﯽﻼﻣﺎﻫژﯿﻣﻤﻧدﺷن|ﻨﺷﺤﻤﻪﯽﻘر-ﮐآﺗﺎﺑﻣﻧﮐﮐﺳﺳﺎﮐﺎﺎﯿﻣورﻠﺮﺎﻨارﻨﮔرﺑﯽرﺘﻔرﺎﺮزﯿﯾﮔـﺎﮔﺎﻮﮐهﮋÁo¹À «¹ÀoÎ q¨o¶
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