Bowing To China

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At the start of the Nuclear Security Summit, we see an all-too-familiar gesture from our president. Is it a matter of courtesy, an idiosyncrasy or the administration's acceptance of a new world order?

If there ever was an iconic tribute to the idea of U.S. exceptionalism, it was the fact that the American flag was never dipped during the parade of athletes at the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games. We never dipped or bowed to anybody, with the possible exception of figurehead royalty.

Now we bow to everybody — from Saudi royalty to Japanese emperors to Hu Jintao at the opening of the security summit in Washington on Monday. We also apologize to everybody from the Muslim world to the European community for any past actions or words that may have given the impression we thought America was special...

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