Chomsky: Obama Is ‘Dedicated To Increasing Terrorism’

[limpyhobbler]

207. I think we are using different definitions of the word "evidence".

If a bunch of knowledgeable people say: Hey we've been over there and talked to the locals. They told us they are becoming terrorists and hate the US now because we keep dropping bombs on them------------> That is evidence.

Maybe it's not good enough evidence for you. Maybe you have a higher standard of proof. And there may also be some other evidence that contradicts this evidence. You may wish to present some contradictory evidence.

But I don't think you can say at this point that "There is no evidence" when you have basically eye witness testimony and reports of people becoming radicalized in response to US policies.

We make public policy decisions all the time on the basis of imperfect and inconclusive evidence. If the evidence was uncontroversial, or 100% conclusive, then there might be no debate. Since evidence is often inconclusive and contradictory, that's why we have analysts.

Anybody can be an analyst. Anybody can look at this evidence, apply their own common sense to it, and draw their own conclusions.