NATO is far more than what you just described. Additionally, any alliance we enter into is going to one sided because we're clearly the more powerful party in the agreement (NATO excepted). Americans are blind to what we get in return for alliances, mainly that the globe, mainly our allies (and China) fund our insane deficit spending and prop up the value of the dollar. Any other country that is fiscally irresponsible as the US would see triple digit inflation. OTOH, we've been getting away with our fiscal irresponsibility for decades.
Kuwait for example, is very responsive to US oil needs. In 2003 Kuwait was a major ally in our war against Iraq. As I noted earlier, Ukraine sent 6k troops to Iraq. And lets not forget what Ukraine sacrificed in the trilateral agreement. The UAE is considered one of closer allies in the Gulf and assisted our other ally (Israel) when they came under attack by Iran in April - that's a pretty big ask IMHO. Jordan (another US ally) also came to Israel's aid. Bahrain is home to a massive naval base allowing us to project force into the Persian Gulf and keep oil flowing. I could go on and on and on, but the US leadership aren't a bunch of idiots entering into alliances willie nillie without getting something in return.
