I think it’s just that Amanpour, not being an American, sees this country as this powerful foreign nation that isn’t so great. She takes advantage of it for her paycheck but has no love for it, and thinks we’re all stupid because we didn’t go to good schools n stuff like she did. She runs in ultra-lib international circuits, and that’s really all there is to it.
Plus, she’s really stupid. Great schools can’t improve a damaged product of conception.
I've read a number of articles by similar foreigners who think they know America. They sound painfully exasperated at the lack of appreciation by many Americans concerning the "wonderful" things government can for us. They simply can't imagine why we wouldn't want government do everything including wiping our behinds if it had the power. Their ignorance about what makes most Americans tick is the sad part.