His strike against the Desert Foxes saw him equal Osei Kofi's all-time Ghana record of seven Africa Cup of Nations goals.
At that time, he and others were full of information and bravado as they pushed toward the "Christian nation" goal.
Under "objectives" the document adds that the radio novella will be used to address "democratic alternatives to violence that can furnish functioning state institutions, and emerging environmental concerns in support of U.S. and partner nation goals in Colombia, South America".
Among Paris Club nations, the goal has been to reduce Iraq's total debt of about $116 billion by two thirds or more.
In establishing the state of Israel, Jews achieved, with the help of other nations, a goal that seemed impossible for nearly 2000 years; but threats still loom.
Besides, eliminating the debt shouldn't be the nation's goal.
Chomsky concedes that, rhetorically at least, this has been the nation's goal since Woodrow Wilson, but he insists the words are utterly at odds with American deeds.
"The Constitution's most basic objective," he writes, is "the creation of a single nation," a goal it advances "by creating political institutions strong enough to permit the 'people' to govern themselves".
In remarks that largely were a pitch to businesses to invest in China, he said his nation's goal was to improve its capacity to innovate so that its economy is redefined "from 'Made in China' to 'Created by China.' ".
And in any case, budget analysts say that if the nation's goal — at a moment when the economy is still shaky — is to start moving seriously toward fiscal balance, neither approach is likely to prove equal to the problem.
