@JustThisOnce
Using the terms "bad" and "Good" is your first mistake in comprehension of the politics involved. "Useful" and "not currently in a pissing contest with one another" are more apt terms. Bottom line comes from the following adage: nations have interests more than friends. There are some unusual variations on that, but it is a useful lens through which to look at political choices.
Clementine Churchill: "General, you must not hate your friends more than you hate your enemies"; De Gaulle (in English): "France has no friends, only interests."