Winston Churchill said, “There is only one thing worse than fighting with allies, and that is fighting without them.” According to Legion Magazine, Churchill understood the benefits and burdens of alliances.

Today, the Middle East is inflamed, Russia is on the move, and China is on the rise. Contrary to current leadership, our allies are more important today than ever before. President John F. Kennedy noted, “We put ourselves, by our own will and by necessity, into defensive alliances with countries all around the globe.”

The magazine continues: “It is no myth that America tends to carry a lar...