True U.S. allies

[ijohn57s]

Who are the United States' true allies?

I think some of them would be the U.K, Italy, Poland, and Australia.

What do you all think?

[ijohn57s]

Japan and Israel are our only true friends. We have other good friends though in Eastern Europe.

They certainly qualify in my mind. I'm surprised at myself for not having thought to put them on my list.

[ijohn57s]

Australia would have to be added by Israel and Japan.  Australia sent troops to Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq, along with the two world wars.  Can any other country claim the same?

I don't recall if the UK sent anything into Vietnam, I know Canada did, but they miss on the Iraq.

I would consider all three countries to be our allies.

[ijohn57s]

Oh they are, but I'm saying that Australia has always been there beyond the other two.

I think you have to cut Japan some slack due to the tight military regulations that they have been bound by since WWII. And as for Israel in the Iraq conflict, I don't really blame them for not wanting to get caught up in that one. I think they were just putting their own national interests first.