▁also ▁argued ▁that ▁government ▁and ▁media ▁propag anda ▁also ▁set ▁out ▁to ▁for ge ▁an ▁err one ous ▁link ▁between ▁Ira q ▁President ▁S add am ▁Hus sein ▁and ▁Al - Q a eda , ▁playing ▁on ▁the ▁American ▁people ' s ▁horror ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 / 1 1 ▁attacks . ▁Furthermore , ▁he ▁stated ▁that ▁they ▁also ▁wrong ly ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁government ▁was ▁developing ▁weapons ▁of ▁mass ▁destruction ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁against ▁the ▁U . S . ▁or ▁its ▁al lies . ▁Ch om sky ▁remarks ▁that ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁invasion ▁of ▁Ira q ▁is ▁particularly ▁significant ▁because ▁it ▁signals ▁the ▁" new ▁norm " ▁in ▁international ▁relations , ▁and ▁that ▁in ▁future ▁the ▁U . S . ▁might ▁be ▁willing ▁to ▁w age ▁a ▁prevent ative ▁war ▁against ▁" I ran , ▁Sy ria , ▁the ▁And e an ▁region , ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁others ." ▁ ▁Re views ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁reviews ▁ ▁Writing ▁in ▁the ▁International ▁Affairs ▁journal , ▁Michael ▁T . ▁Bo yle ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁National ▁University ▁review ed ▁H eg em ony ▁or ▁Sur v ival ▁alongside ▁Im manuel ▁W aller stein ' s ▁The ▁Dec line ▁of ▁American ▁Power : ▁The ▁U . S . ▁in ▁a ▁Cha otic ▁World ▁( 2 0 0 3 ), ▁considering ▁both ▁to ▁be ▁" well - cons ider ed ▁if ▁imper fect ▁arguments " ▁that ▁the ▁Bush ▁administration ' s ▁foreign ▁policy ▁was ▁in ▁keeping ▁with ▁a ▁long ▁history ▁of