The criticisms were so tepid they were embarrassing. Almost nobody, including me, dared to criticize the U. S. attack on South Vietnam. That's like talking Hittite. Nobody even understood the words. (Noam Chomsky)

The criticisms were so tepid they were embarrassing. Almost nobody, including me, dared to criticize the U. S. attack on South Vietnam. That's like talking Hittite. Nobody even understood the words.

Noam Chomsky

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