WroclawBoy: Personally I cant wait for the US to be relegated to second place in terms of world power.
Overall, the US has been pretty benevolent compared to Rome, the Ottoman Empire, Nazi Germany, the USSR, etc. I personally would like to see the US pull completely out of Europe. Let you pay the full price of your defense from the next petty dictator who threatens you. Thousands of Bosnians paid the price for Europe's inaction. Generally, the EU sits on its ass (or do you prefer arse?) until it gets so bad, they call for US help.
I'll get the French credit. They have not hesitated to react when their citizens are in danger by an African dictator.
You may really hate the next number #1, particuliarly if it's a new Russian threat. Or, perhaps China.