Democratic Senator Says U.S. Is "Not Leading" On The World Stage, No Clear View Of U.S Policy

BuzzFeed - “There’s not a clarity of who is the United States of America and what do we stand for,” West Virginia Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin said. View Video › Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin accused the Obama administration of failing to lead on the international stage, arguing the White House has allowed the nation to be pulled into a series of reactive foreign policy decisions rather than implementing a coherent foreign policy. "We should be looking at the future. We should have a vision for the future. We should be able to help the world, but we should be taking care of ourself and making ourself strong first," the West Virginia Democrat said in an interview on WOWK's show Decision Makers over the weekend. "You lead by example. Right now we're leading by ... we're not leading really. We're just getting pulled in all different directions. There's not a clarity of who is the United States of America and what do we stand for," Manchin added. Manchin also