We do not want again to retell all history of our country is simply impossibly. We aim to throw light on that we consider treachery of ideas underlying her historical mission, - as us it seems to that still is hope to correct these errors till XXI a century finally will enter into the rights. We are deeply disturbed by the course taken by the USA lately.Why our country places in all corners earthly ball the soldiery bases, the common amount of that, on some counts, exceeded supply thousand? Why is the USA spent on the armed forces by more money, than other entire countries, together? Why does our state contain the enormous arsenal of nuclear weapon greater part of that is in a permanent alertness still, although, in fact, not a single country today does not present an instant danger for us?Why is the insignificant minority of solvent Americans permissible to render such powerful influence on the domestic and external policy of the USA and MASS-MEDIA, while great folk masses suffer from the decline of standard of living, and their voice in politics is audible all weaker? Why do Americans force to bear with a permanent supervision, interference of the state with their personal files, trampling of civil liberties and loss of right on private life?It defeated бы in horror of fathers-founders and former generations of Americans. Why in our country exactly those, who do an avidity and узколобый egoism move, govern those, who stands up for such public values, how kindness, generosity, sympathy to surrounding, community of interests and loyalty, is to the national ideals?And it only small толика of those questions that we will set on the pages of this book. And we do not hope although, that we will manage to find answers for everything from them, we however we will try to present historical facts so that readers were able to be independently intent on the study of interesting them questions.In history of the American empire small good. But it is necessary honestly and openly to talk about her, if we want, that the United States some time dare go on native reforms that will allow to play them a leading role moving of humanity forward, instead of that in every way to brake his progress.Oliver Стоун, Питер Кузник