Suppose that the US really is trying to get rid of drugs in Colombia. …

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Suppose that the US really is trying to get rid of drugs in Colombia. Does Colombia then have the right to fumigate tobacco farms in Kentucky? They are producing a lethal substance far more dangerous than cocaine. More Colombians die from tobacco-related illnesses than Americans die from cocaine. Of course, Colombia has no right to do that. ✨ Noam Chomsky (2004). Language and Politics, p.738, AK Press
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