“The Balkan wars led to a further inconsistency in U. S. policy. … America asked Europe to carry more of the defense burden, and then grew resentful when the EU did as asked.”

—  Charles A. Kupchan

Source: The End of the American Era (2002), Chapter one: "Grand Strategy and the Paradox of American Power"

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