▁Soviet ▁Union ▁and ▁with ▁East ▁Asia ▁since ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁In ▁the ▁former , ▁Ch om sky ▁arg ues , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁has ▁al lied ▁itself ▁with ▁the ▁capital ist ▁reform ers ▁who ▁have ▁advoc ated ▁priv at ization ▁and ▁ne oli ber al ism ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁the ▁w elf are ▁state , ▁leading ▁to ▁increased ▁pover ty ▁and ▁dem ographic ▁decl ine ▁across ▁the ▁region . ▁In ▁the ▁latter , ▁he ▁has ▁expl ored ▁the ▁role ▁that ▁the ▁U . S . ▁has ▁played ▁– ▁through ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Peace ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁– ▁in ▁supporting ▁capital ist ▁development , ▁but ▁trying ▁to ▁ensure ▁its ▁own ▁economic ▁h eg em ony ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁ ▁Chapter ▁seven , ▁" Ca uld ron ▁of ▁An imos ities ", ▁opens ▁with ▁a ▁discussion ▁of ▁U . S . ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁increasing ▁militar ization ▁of ▁Israel ▁and ▁its ▁illegal ▁development ▁of ▁nuclear ▁weapons , ▁something ▁Ch om sky ▁bel ieves ▁threat ens ▁peace ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁by ▁encourag ing ▁nations ▁like ▁Iran ▁and ▁Ira q ▁to ▁do ▁the ▁same . ▁He ▁expl ores ▁the ▁long standing ▁western ▁explo itation ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁for ▁its ▁oil ▁resources , ▁first ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁and ▁subsequently ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁post - World ▁War ▁II , ▁and ▁then ▁looks ▁at ▁the ▁U . S .' ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁Isra eli – Pal est