Romney: U.S. should lead, not follow

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney laid out a foreign policy on Friday guided by American exceptionalism, drawing a stark contrast to Obama’s view that the U.S. should consider partnerships before leadership.

“God did not create this country to be a nation of followers,” Romney said in a speech from The Citadel, a military academy in South Carolina. “America is not destined to be one of several equally balanced global powers. America must lead the world, or someone else will.”