I am thinking of Nazi Germany in the 1930s, and the various Latin American states during the Cold War. Also, I read that South Korea in the 1970s had some sort of puppet dictatorship supported by certain prominent capitalist powers.
2007-06-22 09:36:11 · 4 answers · asked by Mike 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
It's the old my enemies enemy is my friend thing. Silly ain't it.
2007-06-22 09:39:21 · answer #1 · answered by Brian 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Political expediency. You're not picky about your allies when you have powerful enemies to worry about, for instance. Alternately, you might support a dangerous state - like Nazi Germany or Communist North Korea or Theocratic Iran - in the hopes of 'apeasing' it, so that it won't take up arms, or, at least, won't take them up against you.
2007-06-22 16:40:26 · answer #2 · answered by B.Kevorkian 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Professional courtesy.
2007-06-22 16:39:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because they have a symbiotic relationship.
2007-06-22 16:46:45 · answer #4 · answered by Herr Raging Boehner. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋