Allies Are Not Like Facebook Friends: US Should Drop Useless And Dangerous Alliances
Category: WORLDPOST
If America ends up at war, it almost certainly will be on behalf of one ally or another. Washington collects allies like most people collect Facebook "friends." The vast majority of U.S. allies are security liabilities, tripwires for conflict and war. Alliances should be based on interest, not charity.
By Doug Bandow, ContributorContributing writer, policy analyst, 2015-04-25