They Love Us

They just don't know it. Michael Mandelbaum writes:

The rest of the world complains that American hegemony is reckless, arrogant, and insensitive. Just don’t expect them to do anything about it. The world’s guilty secret is that it enjoys the security and stability the United States provides. The world won’t admit it, but they will miss the American empire when it’s gone.

See also: Ferguson, Hanson, Kagan and Kagan, etc.