What is the greatest ally of the United States?

[Vosem]

I think Canada is really the instantaneous, obvious answer, since other countries are further away and their interests may diverge more. Israel (an important, close ally, but not on Canada's level) just gets a lot of attention because of how frequently it conflicts with its neighbors. I'm a little confused at why everyone is overwhelmingly answering the UK -- doesn't practically every argument in its favor apply even more strongly to Canada?

[Vosem]

The country that endorsed our independence before anyone else (France).

In actuality, the first country to recognize American independence was Morocco. France was the first country to send aid in the ARW, however (which it even did prior to formal recognition).