"As Obama came into office, (former Secretary of State) Condoleezza Rice predicted he would follow the policies of Bush's second term, and that is pretty much what happened, apart from a different rhetorical style, Chomsky said.
Chomsky said the U.S. operates under the "Mafia principle, explaining "the Godfather does not tolerate ˜successful defiance' and must be stamped out "so that others understand that disobedience is not an option.
Despite pressure on the U.S. to withdraw from Iraq, Alabbasi reported, Chomsky said the U.S. continues to seek a long-term presence in the country and the huge U.S. embassy in Baghdad is to be expanded under Obama.
"As late as November, 2007, the U.S. was still insisting that the ˜Status of Forces Agreement' allow for an indefinite U.S. military presence and privileged access to Iraq's resources by U.S. investors, Chomsky added. "Well, they didn't get that on paper at least. They had to back down, Alabbasi quotes him as saying.
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