Noam Chomsky on American Empire
Many Americans are not accustomed to the idea that America sits atop aglobal empire, but with military bases and forces spread out across the
world, interventions in dozens of countries – there’s simply no other
way to describe our “empire.” Expansion is the path to security, and to
achieve security you have to control everything of value. This is the
blueprint that has guided US leaders for decades, but is this empire
worth building – and at what cost?
