ta ▁of ▁General ▁Som o za ▁and ▁then ▁by ▁supporting ▁the ▁Cont ra ▁milit ias , ▁in ▁both ▁instances ▁leading ▁to ▁mass ▁human ▁rights ▁ab uses ▁which ▁were ▁ignored ▁by ▁the ▁main stream ▁U . S . ▁media . ▁ ▁Chapter ▁two , ▁" Im per ial ▁Grand ▁Str ategy ", ▁looks ▁at ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ' s ▁belief ▁that ▁it ▁should ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁" prevent ative ▁war " ▁against ▁states ▁who ▁threaten ▁its ▁global ▁h eg em ony , ▁despite ▁the ▁il leg ality ▁of ▁these ▁actions ▁under ▁international ▁law . ▁Ch om sky ▁arg ues ▁that ▁the ▁targets ▁of ▁U . S . ▁prevent ative ▁war ▁must ▁be ▁weak , ▁yet ▁important ▁and ▁easy ▁to ▁dep ict ▁as ▁a ▁threat ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁popul ace . ▁Using ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁invasion ▁of ▁Ira q ▁as ▁an ▁example , ▁he ▁discuss es ▁how ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ▁and ▁media ▁port rayed ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁government ▁of ▁S add am ▁Hus sein ▁as ▁a ▁threat ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁and ▁other ▁Middle ▁Eastern ▁states , ▁something ▁which ▁Ch om sky ▁arg ues ▁it ▁was ▁not . ▁ ▁Chapter ▁three , ▁" The ▁New ▁Era ▁of ▁En light en ment ", ▁expl ores ▁further ▁examples ▁of ▁U . S . ▁inter vention ism ▁in ▁world ▁affairs . ▁Crit ic ising ▁the ▁standard ▁U . S . ▁government ▁claim ▁that ▁such ▁inter vention ism ▁is ▁for ▁human itar ian ▁purposes ,