In the article America really was great (but that doesn’t mean we are now), the authors (Friedman, T. L., & Mandelbaum, M., is Christian Herter Professor of American foreign policy @ John Hopkins University of Advanced International Studies, 2011), states that in 2009 when President Barack Obama was accused by Republican critics of denying the exceptionalism of America his reply was, “I believe in American exceptionalism. . .” What makes America exceptional, its wealth, the economic prosperity that all its citizens can obtain, expansion of technology which is global and the possibilities of attaining the American dream. Our U.S. Navy guards the waterways helping to keep trade flowing in a safe environment.
It has been implied that America…