"America failed its exam as a superpower"

Daniel Drezner (no leftist he) takes note of a quote in a recent WSJ article:

"America failed its exam as a superpower," says Lech Walesa, the former Solidarity trade-union leader who became Poland's first post-Communist president. "They are a military and economic superpower but not morally or politically anymore. This is a tragedy for us."

Mr. Walesa laments what he sees as America's squandered leadership because he thinks the EU isn't ready for prime time. Encompassing 25 nations and 450 million people, it struggles to find a common voice or mission: "Even bird-watching clubs have a clear set of goals" -- but Europe, he says, doesn't.

Drezner comments:

When Lech Walesa starts speaking ill of the U.S., it's time for DC policymakers to think just a little harder about the costs and benefits of their foreign policy approach.

Definitely... Poland has been huge backers of just about anything American over the past several years, so this is a bit akin to Dick Vitale speaking ill of Duke Basketball...