According to all the polls, most Americans believe that the U.S.A. is in trouble on many fronts, and they are holding President Obama accountable for some of the distress.
But not all.
The president understands that many Americans are not paying attention to what is happening overseas.
It's all too distant and complicated.
In fact according to a recent Pew poll, a majority do not even want to fight the terrorists who are surging in Iraq.
The question: Do you think the U.S. has a responsibility to do something about the violence in Iraq? Fifty-five percent say no, 39% yes.
Apparently many of us do not see the danger of the ISIS army -- worse than al Qaeda -- establishing a base inside Iraq.
A base that could threaten America.
The 9/11 attack was the worst thing to happen to this country since World War II.
Most of us were caught by surprise; few of us had even heard of al Qaeda back then.
Well the same thing is happening now. Most Americans do not know what the ISIS army is; they don't know that Iran is close to a nuclear weapon; and they don't know that Israel is pretty much saying it will not tolerate a nuclear Iran and that war may be looming.
New York City is the media capital of the world, so we asked some of the folks here about crucial issues overseas.
JESSE WATTERS, O'REILLY FACTOR CORRESPONDENT: "Do you have any idea what's happening in the Middle East and in Iran right now?"
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE:"No. I mean I know there's a lot of stuff going on, but I'm just ... I don't like to pay attention to it."
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE:"I'm not quite sure about what happening there."
UNIDENTIFIED MALE:"There's the Gaza Strip and Palestine ... all of that's happening ... I'm more focused on though what's happening in Africa with bring back our girls and I think that is something that is being swept under the rug by everybody."
UNIDENTIFIED MALE:"I gotta be honest with you I haven't been up to date, I've been kinda busy with my work schedule so I haven't been following."
UNIDENTIFIED MALE:"There's a civil war and Iran is under threat from Syria who would like Iran to be, and Iraq to be, part of the Persian Empire again."
UNIDENTIFIED MALE:"Rihanna tweeted yesterday about free Palestine and half the United States freaked out about it."
UNIDENTIFIED MALE:"Sectarian war I'm thinking."
WATTERS:"Who's at war?"
UNIDENTIFIED MALE:"Sunnis and uhhh who's the other one, uhhh?"
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE:"Ahh, it's kind of I don't know confused over there."
WATTERS:"Like you."
ASIAN FEMALE: "Yeah (laughs)"
In this age of social media, Americans are becoming more apathetic, concerned primarily with their wallets and personal lives.
Talking Points believes many Americans do not understand how weakness is putting all of us in danger.
In 1962, President Kennedy wrote a letter to the Commander of the American Legion which said quote:
PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY:"We must be strong so that weakness does not tempt hostile nations into miscalculations. It has been encouraging to note that during the last months, our increased strength has produced more favorable tides in many parts of the world."
JFK knowing that peace through strength is the only way security happens.
