American power worldwide is at its historic zenith. American global political standing is at its nadir. http://www.centerforamericanprogress.org/site/pp.asp?bin_id={9F92BF4B-1E80-45E3-AFC8-F1672CFC4A4C}&cid={E9245FE4-9A2B-43C7-A521-5D6FF2E06E03} Saved on Nov 03, 2003 #politics Internet Archive