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The enemy of my enemy is my friend has always been a pretty bad idea, considering some of the assholes who we've hung around with in the past (Happy Birthday Ayatollah!  ). |
I think a larger problem is that we actually are severely limited in the pursuit/dismissal of allies now due to globalization communication/media. It's far more difficult to get the necessary behind-the-scenes work done. Choosing allies based on the American public's opinion and (more importantly) the opinions of lobbyists = massive fail.
Although, we did do it to Iraq. But it's ok there, because everyone in the middle east is inherently evil and anti-America.
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