Some suspect that America's security umbrella has holes in it.
Israel's generals, who give him a security umbrella, welcome the belated prevention of anarchy.
Nor do they challenge the US-led security umbrella for the Asia-Pacific region.
But that has not brought much sympathy in Taiwan for any kind of Chinese security umbrella, let alone unification.
Oh, wait, now she's saying that commitment extends to ANY country that seeks shelter under America's security umbrella.
Allies can now expect to pay for their security umbrella, as the US military effectively turns into a mercenary force.
Unless guaranteed a security umbrella against its strategic rivals, Iraq's interest in acquiring weapons of mass destruction would eventually revive.
"Those tensions have been around forever, but what's different at this point is a number of countries don't feel they need a Saudi security umbrella.
This wouldn't create a contiguous safe haven, but it would lead to pockets of F.S.A.-held F.S.A.-heldnside Syria under a de facterritoryh securinsidebrella.
It is another to jostle someone sheltered by (and contributing to) the Western security umbrella, however stretched and faded its canopy may be.
Meanwhile, China's increasingly tense standoff with Japan over a Chinese fishing trawler captured by Japanese ships in disputed waters is pushing Japan back under the American security umbrella.
