"America is still the bully/anti-bully everyone wants on their side." Yes, back in the 1950's but certainly not today. Even the Saudi's realize it. In Europe our Trans-Atlantic alliance is killing our economy. I agree with prof Glenn Diesen, our future lies in a Eurasian alliance. Also as a Westphalian peace-oriented power counter balance between North America and China.

The US MIC funded Rand reports are very very clear on their intent and more and more Europeans are seeing that the facts are aligning to it: The US announced destruction of Nordstream, the downing of MH17 flight to force the Europeans to join US sanction against Russia, the 2014 CIA backed Putsch of democratically elected leader in Kiev resulting in this war, further distancing the West from Russia. As planned because the Germans were getting uncomfortably close to Russia under Merkel.

As MLK said, you can't fool all the people all the time. Europe is slowing waking up and Trump is a great help! I hope the end of NATO's and dawn of Eurasia is near.