“You're never going to be gentle enough with the person who is your guest.” Quote by Elisabeth Hasselbeck
“My dad died when I was young. He was a good and decent man. There are a few things he would say that have just always stuck with me. He'd say, "Son, you're either part of the problem or part of the solution." Well, regrettably, President Obama has become part of the problem, and Mitt Romney is the solution.” MenWellsProblemYoungPresidentSonDadSolutionsDiedMy DadStuckDecentPresident ObamaRomneyDecent ManDad DiedMy Dad Died Author:Paul Ryan
“To say that the United States has pursued diplomacy with North Korea is a little bit misleading. It did under the Clinton administration, though neither side completely lived up to their obligations. Clinton didn't do what was promised, nor did North Korea, but they were making progress. So when Bush came into the presidency, North Korea had enough uranium or plutonium for maybe one or two bombs, but then very limited missile capacity. During the Bush years it's exploded. The reason is, he immediately canceled the diplomacy and he's pretty much blocked it ever since.” YearsLittlesTwoStatesReasonEnoughBitsSidesUnitedUnited StatesProgressLittle BitCapacityClintonObligationAdministrationBombsPresidencyDiplomacyKoreaPursuedNorth KoreaMisleadMissilesHad EnoughBlockedUraniumPlutonium Author:Noam Chomsky
“If the United States is accommodating, the North Koreans become accommodating. If the United States is hostile, they become hostile.” IfsStatesUnitedUnited StatesHostileNorth KoreaKoreanNorth Korean Author:Noam Chomsky
“The Iranian issue I don't think has much to do with nuclear weapons frankly. Nobody is saying Iran should have nuclear weapons nor should anybody else. But the point in the Middle East, as distinct from North Korea, is that this is center of the world's energy resources. Originally the British and secondarily the French had dominated it, but after the Second World War, it's been a U.S. preserve. That's been an axiom of U.S. foreign policy, that it must control Middle East energy resources.” ThinkingWorldShouldWarEnergyIssuesMiddlePolicyWeaponsResourcesShould HaveBritishEastNuclearPreservesWar Of The WorldsIranForeign PolicyMiddle EastWorld War INuclear WeaponsKoreaNorth KoreaSecond World WarIranianAxiomsCenter Of The World Author:Noam Chomsky
“Iran is independent and independence is not tolerated.” IndependentIndependenceIran Author:Noam Chomsky
“Take Cuba. A very large majority of the U.S. population is in favor of establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba and has been for a long time with some fluctuations. And even part of the business world is in favor of it too. But the government won't allow it.” WorldLongHas BeensGovernmentLong TimeRelationMajorityPopulationFavorsCubaDiplomaticBusiness WorldFluctuationDiplomatic Relations Author:Noam Chomsky
“International affairs is very much run like the mafia. The godfather does not accept disobedience, even from a small storekeeper who doesn't pay his protection money. You have to have obedience otherwise the idea can spread that you don't have to listen to the orders and it can spread to important places.” DoeImportantIdeasRunningOrderPayAcceptingAffairInternationalSpreadProtectionObedienceMafiaDisobedienceInternational AffairsStorekeeper Author:Noam Chomsky
“Independent development can be a virus that can infect others.” DevelopmentIndependentViruses Author:Noam Chomsky