An excellent primer and a top pick for any debate on foreign relations policy past or present. Midwest Book Review Nancy Snow writes with eloquence, passion, and crystal-clear prose. In this book she brings these qualities to the most important issue before our nation today: Why has the United States alienated people all over the world, and how can its citizens bring democracy alive to change national policy? -- Howard Zinn, Author of A People's History of the United States and Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Boston University