America collects allies like Americans collect Facebook friends: the more the better. As a result, Washington defends more than a score of prosperous European states, several leading Asian nations, and a gaggle of Middle Eastern regimes.
Yet most of the countries on the Pentagon dole appear to be perpetually unhappy, constantly complaining that Washington doesn’t love them enough and demanding reassurance that America, without hesitation, will sacrifice ever more of its people’s lives and money on their behalf.
Their sense of entitlement exceeds that of the average trust-fund baby. The U.S. is expected to protect virtually every prosperous, populous, industrialized nation, …read more
Source: The American Conservative
