Jonathan Steele notes the widespread opposition of the citizens of Europe to the US war on Iraq. He also points to the substantive closeness of Bush and Kerry on foreign policy issues, and expects little to change with the 2008 US elections. Steele argues that Nato is a threat to Europe and must be disbanded, pointing out that Europe's security doesn't depend on the US. He concludes "Europeans must reach their decisions from a position of genuine independence. The US has always based its approach to Europe on a calculation of interest rather than from sentimental motives. Europe should do no less. We can and, for the most part, should be America's friends. Allies, no longer."