Outraged, Senator John McCain declared this statement was a “direct contradiction to everything America believes in.”1Obama’s disdain for American exceptionalism and for America’s history—as viewed in his eyes—is palpable. He has made that clear with his manifold apologies on both U.S. and foreign soil. He believes America unfairly consumes a disproportionate share of the world’s resources; that we have projected our power imprudently, imperiously, unfairly, arrogantly, and dismissively; and that America has been too nationalistic and too resistant to what he believes are the inevitable forces of globalism.He believes we must radically change course and share much more of our resources, especially with third world countries. In his view, America should reach out to other nations, adopt more of their enlightened and progressive values, and make amends for our past wrongs. He thinks our already deplorable international record was exacerbated by his predecessor’s “cowboy diplomacy.”
