▁She ▁thought ▁that ▁despite ▁being ▁aim ed ▁at ▁a ▁wide ▁audience , ▁the ▁text ▁was ▁not ▁" light ▁reading ", ▁and ▁expressed ▁dis like ▁at ▁Ch om sky ' s ▁" s ar cast ic ▁tone ". ▁ ▁Press ▁reviews ▁ ▁View s ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁press ▁were ▁mixed . ▁In ▁a ▁review ▁for ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁former ▁U . S . ▁amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations , ▁Harvard ▁scholar , ▁and ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize ▁winner ▁Sam anth a ▁Power ▁described ▁the ▁book ▁as ▁a ▁" rag ing ▁and ▁often ▁me and ering ▁assault " ▁on ▁U . S . ▁foreign ▁policy . ▁Bel ieving ▁that ▁Ch om sky ▁div ides ▁the ▁world ▁into ▁two ▁cam ps , ▁the ▁opp ress or ▁and ▁the ▁opp ress ed , ▁she ▁as ser ts ▁that ▁in ▁H eg em ony ▁or ▁Sur v ival ▁he ▁port ray s ▁the ▁U . S . ▁as ▁" the ▁prime ▁opp ress or , ▁[ who ] ▁can ▁do ▁no ▁right ", ▁mean while ▁over looking ▁the ▁cr imes ▁of ▁the ▁opp ress ed . ▁Ar gu ing ▁that ▁he ▁completely ▁ign ores ▁the ▁concept ▁that ▁the ▁U . S . ▁might ▁undert ake ▁any ▁foreign ▁inter vent ions ▁with ▁good ▁intent ions , ▁she ▁as ser ts ▁that ▁his ▁book ▁is ▁not ▁easy ▁to ▁read , ▁and ▁that ▁his ▁" g lib ▁and ▁ca ust ic ▁tone " ▁are ▁dist ract ing . ▁Furthermore , ▁she ▁highlight s ▁problems ▁with ▁his