no moral compass
Yes, that is the phrase that springs to mind, reading some of the more fanatical and wild posts here.
Never mind what Kissinger said, it is also well documented what a former US President said regarding Cyprus and Greece:
President Lyndon Johnson tells the Greek ambassador: "Fuck your Parliament and your Constitution. America is an elephant. Cyprus is a flea. Greece is a flea. If those two fleas continue itching the elephant they may just get whacked by the elephants trunk. Whacked good....We pay a lot of good American dollars to the Greeks, Mr. Ambassador. If your Prime Minister gives me talk about Democracy, Parliament and Constitutions, he, his Parliament and his Constitution may not last very long."