Bush and other neo cons have been correct.
Our only hope has always been coalitions of the willing.
Saddling ourselves with the traditional allies has been a dismal failure.
Coalitions of the willing are a growing and winning proposition. As noted by VDH Poland and Australia are better allies than anything we have in NATO. In fact, what binds NATO and other traditional allies together more than anything is their snobbish contempt for America.
A strong axis of democracies could exist with South Korea, Australia, India, Poland, Georgia, Ukraine, and other like minded nations.
“what binds NATO and other traditional allies together more than anything is their snobbish contempt for America”
No, it is their willingness to take our handouts in the form of military might protecting them. Then they spend their money on social welfare programs.