McCain Says Obama Is Confused About America's Global Standing

The full quote that McCain criticized was: "People of the world -- look at Berlin, where a wall came down, a continent came together, and history proved that there is no challenge too great for a world that stands as one."

In that speech, Obama also said that "just as American bases built in the last century still help to defend the security of this continent, so does our country still sacrifice greatly for freedom around the globe."

Obama's view of the United States has been a frequent theme in the 2008 campaign. During the primary, adversaries raised questions about why he didn't wear a flag pin and why he had not put his hand over his heart during the national anthem. His wife, Michelle, was criticized for a comment that some took to suggest that she only recently came to love the country.

Even before those incidents, Obama repeatedly expressed his love of country.

And in his Berlin speech, he made a point of it: "I also know how much I love America. I know that for more than two centuries, we have strived -- at great cost and great sacrifice -- to form a more perfect union, to seek, with other nations, a more hopeful world."

Sevugan said Obama has "called for strong American leadership and renewing strong alliances to finish the fight against al-Qaeda and press Russia to live up to its obligations."

Obama is scheduled to speak to the American Legion convention Wednesday.