▁its ▁economic ▁embargo ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁and ▁its ▁financial ▁backing ▁for ▁milit ant ▁groups ▁that ▁attack ▁Cub an ▁targets , ▁including ▁the ▁perpet rat ors ▁of ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁P igs ▁invasion ▁and ▁the ▁bomb ing ▁of ▁Cub ana ▁Fl ight ▁ 4 5 5 . ▁He ▁further more ▁discuss es ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ' s ▁role ▁in ▁training ▁Latin ▁American ▁right ▁wing ▁par amil it ary ▁squad s , ▁who ▁have ▁perpet r ated ▁w ides p read ▁human ▁rights ▁ab uses ▁across ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁Chapter ▁five , ▁" The ▁Ira q ▁Connection ", ▁looks ▁at ▁the ▁background ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Ira q ▁War , ▁beginning ▁with ▁an ▁analysis ▁of ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁the ▁Re agan ▁administration ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁who ▁focused ▁their ▁military ▁efforts ▁in ▁Central ▁America ▁and ▁the ▁Middle ▁East . ▁Ch om sky ▁arg ues ▁that ▁Re agan ' s ▁administration ▁util ized ▁fear ▁and ▁national ist ▁r het or ic ▁to ▁dist ract ▁the ▁public ▁from ▁the ▁poor ▁economic ▁situation ▁that ▁the ▁U . S . ▁was ▁facing , ▁finding ▁sc ap ego ats ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁left ist ▁govern ments ▁of ▁Lib ya , ▁Gren ada ▁and ▁Nic ar agua , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁international ▁drug ▁trade . ▁He ▁exam ines ▁the ▁long ▁relationship ▁that ▁the ▁U . S . ▁had ▁with ▁the ▁Hus sein ' s ▁Ira qi ▁government , ▁not ing ▁that ▁they ▁act ively ▁supported ▁Hus