The problem is that "the commitment to democracy" has long had huge disclaimers and asterisks next to it. If your democracy starts to get a bit frisky about na

The problem is that "the commitment to democracy" has long had huge disclaimers and asterisks next to it. If your democracy starts to get a bit frisky about nationalizing assets, suddenly it's going to become an "illegitimate regime" backed by "sham elections". The US isn't a reliable supporter of anything but direct US interests, particularly in regards to private property. This means that it will always have a hard time having solid long-term relationships with peers of equal power, or maintaining respectful "we'll do X, you do Y" disagreements. We've gotten along with Europe and the English-speaking world because none of them really pose a significant challenge to the dance America calls. But we could barely make it through the length of WWII before deciding we couldn't coexist with the USSR.