The Gulf war : strengths and needs of the U.S. and Britian / Noam Chomsky ; interviewed by Philip Maldari and Kris Welch.

Noam Chomsky, MIT linguistics professor and foreign policy analyst, discusses what he views are the real resons for the United States involvement in the Gulf War, 1990-1991. Both the United States and Britain rely on force rather than diplomacy, they fear powerful Third World nations, and they seek to establish imperial systems in the region. He goes on to suggest the big implication of defeating Iraq: a big rise in Islamic fundamentalism. He concludes with a discussion of public opinion’s support for the war, and George Bush’s actions.|THE GULF WAR : STRENGTHS AND NEEDS OF THE U.S. AND BRITAIN / Noam Chomsky| interviewed by Philip Maldari and Kris Welch. Noam Chomsky, MIT linguistics professor and foreign policy analyst, discusses what he views are the real reasons for the United States involvement in the Gulf war. Both the U.S. and Britain rely on force rather than diplomacy, they fear powerful Third World nations, and they seek to establish imperial systems in the region. He goes on to suggest the big implication of defeating Iraq: a big rise in Islamic fundamentalism. He concludes with a discussion of public opinion’s support for the war, and Bush’s actions. BROADCAST: KPFA, 25 Jan. 1991.