in chapter 3: !Chomsky "states that the drive for #resources is an important factor in U.S's imperial policy - but not the only one - and that whilst #NorthKorea was a tempting target due to its strategic location amidst the developing economies of Northeast #Asia it had a deterrent (artillery pointed at #Seoul) that Iraq lacked and goes on to point out that #Imperial occupation is actually quite costly although these costs are in effect #gifts from the #taxpayers to private corporations (like Bechtel and Halliburton)." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Ambitions#Three:_Regime

in chapter 3: !Chomsky "states that the drive for #resources is an important factor in U.S's imperial policy - but not the only one - and that whilst #NorthKorea was a tempting target due to its strategic location amidst the developing economies of Northeast #Asia it had a deterrent (artillery pointed at #Seoul) that Iraq lacked and goes on to point out that #Imperial occupation is actually quite costly although these costs are in effect #gifts from the #taxpayers to private corporations (like Bechtel and Halliburton)." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Ambitions#Three:_Regime_Change cc @question