The U.S. used to be perceived as the moral leader of the world, and we have absolutely lost that.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I do think the U.S. has a moral and political leadership role to play.
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.
The USA experiences the crisis of ideological and moral values.
Under the leadership of President Bush and Vice President Cheney, the United States has given up the moral high ground that we used to occupy as an international leader.
I'm very disappointed in my country right now, because I think we've kind of lost our moral compass.
In fact, the converse is true: At a time when the United States has been called on for a level of moral leadership, vision and inspiration not seen since World War II, we cannot afford to dissemble about crimes against humanity.
We were hoping Obama would reclaim moral leadership for America. That failed.
We need to consistently play our role as a moral leader in the world.
We just seem to have lost all our morals and principles and values these days.
Because of Obama's ill-advised actions, the world has lost American leadership.
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