Anonymous wrote:Why does this matter? Serious question.
Allies help the US with its difficult relationships. All of the US's allies imposed sanctions on Russia after the invasion of Ukraine. That helped America's interests (back before America was allied with Russia). Allies participated in the invasion and occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan.
Most importantly, Americas allies are rich and buy the US's goods and services. In case you are not aware, there is a movement in the EU to put the EU flag next to EU produced goods. That allows people to avoid purchasing US goods. The same thing is happening in Canada.
Finally, the US's destruction of its relationships has caused US tourism to crater. US tourism represents a significant percentage of its GDP.
The US is very strong and powerful, but it will be significantly weaker and poorer without friends.