The status of a great nation is built on more than raw power. It includes intangible qualities like respect, admiration, and, yes, fear. We don’t need all three of them; no major power does. But we need at least one of them at any given moment, and right now, we’re bottoming out in each of these measures.Not that COTTonLINE readers need to be reminded, but Nichols cites repeated examples of our international "wussiness" vis-a-vis Russia, China, and Iran. Our nonresponse to the massive Chinese cyber attack is only our most recent failure.
Obama has given us a double dose of Jimmy Carter's hapless foreign policy. We've turned the other cheek so often our enemies expect it. Pathetic.
