I am not an American but Canadian. We have a history too. I have studied American history as well. I am not nieve, ( sorry for the spelling. maybe I should have studied English better ) Depends whose interpretation of history you read and what you want to believe. Winston Churchill said it best. He said that history will be kind to him mainly because he intends to write it. Also, theories are always fact. It's a hypothasis ( spelling again ) that may not be factual. We both live in relatively free countries which most people in the world do not enjoy. I respect the different views expressed on this board, but most of us agree that with Noront we have a winner.