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Bob Carr Criticizes US Lack of Global Warming Leadership

Description:There was a time when America spoke with a semblance of moral authority - not because the world believed the rhetoric, but because Americans did. Thus, America received the benefit of the doubt – even when self-interest was evidently mixed with a just cause. However, has America lost legitimacy? If so, then how did this happen and does it even matter? Does power really need legitimacy? In this video Bob Carr exemplifies and explains the roles of the country that provides leadership. (2:45)

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Tags: America's Moral Authority Failure , American Legitimacy , American Moral Authority , Australian Broadcasting Corporation