tral America is a part, was the essential battleground of that Cold War, and both the Soviet Union and the United States usually showed little regard for the people, the government or the land of the weak and poor nations which the two superpowers struggled to control.
The specific problem, of course, is that since Chomsky's book was published in 1985, the Cold War has come to an end and the Soviet Union is no longer in existence. Does this mean that the United States suddenly has become truly humane and intent on establishing freedom, democracy and economic justice in the nations of Central America? No, it does not. The United States in Central America, as in China and other nations, continues to pursue policies which benefit the United States economically and/or strategically and/or in other ways. As with other nations, the United States is driven first and foremost by i
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