How is it the moral lesson here? Is US even an ally? My country likes to l*ck Uncle Sam's bal*s. And just because Uncle Sam allows her to, she thinks he's an ally. We're a clueless, meek, nation. Perhaps the moral of the story should be to trust no one, depend on no one.
It’s one thing to have independence and it’s another to be truly independent. Most nations in our world today are one but not the other. So long as you remain dependent on another nation for some of the major things like, technology, ammunition, health and security, you would always be taken for a ride when the opportunity arises. While this is the US just pulling one of there strings as they could and is available to them, independent nations needs to look towards being truly independent.