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Chomsky at West Point, that's an interesting combination.

I feel his invitation to talk and answer questions at a military academy points to an openness to debate all sides in an academic way that you wouldn’t expect from a us military appendage. It’s a win for civilized discussion and the questions the cadets posed were thoughtful and showed a genuine interest of the subject matter.

Worth noting the warm applause rendered by the audience of cadets at the conclusion of the speech

thank you for giving me a free education on YOU TUBE

"Do the human rights violations have anything to do with the invasion? No, nothing!"
"And with that Mr. Chomsky we're going to have to ask you to leave, as I think you've offended everyone in the room"

Democracy Now regular guest excellent

Chomsky approaches this talk from the perspective of an intellectual who is trying to find a justification for the war but cannot. He attempts to form the best rational, grounded case for the war and the best he can come up with is simply a declaration of opinion without any evidence. Note he does not try to prove the war was unjust. He offers no argument against the war, provides no evidence that would easily show how unjust it was. His point here is that the burden is on the aggressor to prove necessity. Or, if not prove, as he shows, at the very least come up with any coherent argument for it that doesn't simplify to an opinion that lacks factual evidence.

This is the brilliance of Chomsky, he is willing to temporally accept, or adopt, the opposing perspective and try to make the best possible argument for it. And in failing to make any reasonable argument he demonstrates what cannot be demonstrated simply by stating the opposing opinion.

I wonder, if just one of the attending cadets will ever refuse a order, to invade another country on ethical and moral reasons? Is an individual American soldier allowed to refuse an order without being thrown in jail?

48:15 things got a little too real

He was stopped from taking further questions

Just war? Just cuz.

Why is everyone just adoring Noam and no one is talking about how they are planning to organize and challenge the State Capitalism that is ruling the world? I, for my part, go to every City Council in my little town and demand a resolution to stop military aid to apartheid state of Israel! What do you do?

4/20 lol

Anarchy is not a failed state...   any more than a nuclear razed Hiroshima is now a forest.     But if someone insists on calling a failed state anarchy, can i call statism failed anarchy?

I love hearing Noam Chomsky speak. But I it's time for me (27:30) to cut out of here. In case there is to be a Q and A. I know Prof. Chomsky will handle it admirably. But I'm not fair minded enough to listen with equanimity.

Ha!  Look at the slack-jawed jar heads!  Cadets busily scribbling unintelligible observations!  Expressions ranging from mystification to contempt.