Has an American president ever expressed such implicit hostility toward his own nation’s pre-eminence in world affairs? Or so relished in recalling its failings, or so readily elevated himself and his own virtues over those of his country?
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Between America and the world, Obama adopts a happy medium. It is in this sense only that he is a centrist…
And he thinks it’s going to get him something: “Those who used to chastise America for acting alone in the world cannot now stand by and wait for America to solve the world’s problems alone.”
All together now: Yes, they can!
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