Because of Obama's ill-advised actions, the world has lost American leadership.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The world has lost faith in American leadership, and the threats are mounting.
America has lost the moral high ground with the rest of the world, and we have fewer allies as a result. President Bush and his administration have undermined the war on terror by using tactics outlawed by international treaty and condemned by even our closest friends.
After installing friendly leaders in Iran and Guatemala, the United States lost interest in promoting democracy in either country.
The U.S. used to be perceived as the moral leader of the world, and we have absolutely lost that.
President Nixon has lost his effectiveness as the leader of this country, primarily because he has lost the confidence of the people.
We were hoping Obama would reclaim moral leadership for America. That failed.
It isn't just that Obama's policies have failed; it's that he has essentially given up and is asking us to accept a lesser America going forward, as if resigned to the fatalistic belief that America has begun an inevitable and unavoidable decline.
In critical ways, Obama has reversed not just Bush policy but every president's approach to the world since the Second World War, save for that of his soulmate Jimmy Carter.
It took President Obama to make America lead like America again.
Since taking office, President Obama has worked to restore a positive vision of American leadership in the world - leadership defined, not by the threats and dangers that we will oppose, but by the security, opportunity and dignity that America advances in partnership with people around the world.