A decision to shift the United States strategy away from an American hegemony and toward a concert-balance strategy is thought provoking and needs serious consideration. Dr. Porter lays out a strong case for this change. When viewing current world affairs and ruling powers in emerging states, the United States can no longer be the sole first responder in the world. America needs to shift its strategic thinking, however, not necessarily to the degree of retrenchment described as hemispheric pullback or offshore balancing or worse pure isolationalism.1 These less expensive strategies might appear to be more attractive and palatable to the America, however they may be more detrimental. The level of withdrawal required could be viewed as the United States is abandoning its allies and with it destroying our credibility. A move to an over-the-horizon balancer may be a better alternative type of concert-balance strategy with today’s world political landscape. The growing multipolarity of the world political entities has to be taken into consideration in a shift in America’s strategic posture. The continued economic and military growth in China, the military reemergence of Russia and continual posturing of Iran helps advance the argument for a shift to a concert-balance strategy, with an emphasis on an over-the-horizon form. Countries like Germany, India, and Japan should be leveraged to allow them to emerge as regional balancers. Furthering these alliances regionally would allow the United States to maintain its strategic position and to balance while reducing its footprint.2 Further, support for this shift in strategy is the mounting debt of the United States and the current restructuring of our military more specifically our Army. As our national debt continues to grow and the constraints on our military’s resources mount, a change in strategy is paramount.