2007-06-27 10:28:12 · 25 answers · asked by Get Smart™ 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
That has been the operating principal of US foreign policy since WW2 ended especially when it comes to opposing "communists".
Lets look at some of the names on the list.
Ferdinand Marcos
Manuel Noriega
Pinochet
Saddam Heusein
Afghan Mujhadeen resistance fighters( aka the taliban).
Hmmm maybe we should consider RETHINKING THIS STUPID IDEA!
2007-06-27 13:42:45 · answer #1 · answered by grishnak 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If there are two enemies, and a new threat comes along, this new threat is both our enemies. Does that mean we are now friends? I don't think so. However, if this new threat is a great threat, then we might become temporary allies, until the greater threat is destroyed. Let's say that you are the greater threat to the new enemy and your old enemy, then instead THEY might join forces to destroy you. Now then, if two share one enemy, and they themselves were not enemies, then they will surely become allies, however there is always room for new enemies. They could surrender and take the enemies side. And, just because two share an enemy, does not necessarily mean they are friends. It just means they have one thing in common, and that is they both have the same enemy. I think it takes more than that to form a friendship.
2007-06-27 10:49:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Time waits for no-one. We can't stop it. Sometimes time moves too fast leaving us struggling to keep up with, let alone appreciate, our lives and the lives of others. Sometimes it moves too slow like we just want to jump from now to Sometime in the future when everything will be just right. Time marches on and we can choose to feel bad, indifferent or good about it. We can regard it as the enemy which leaves us feeling bad because it's an enemy we just can't defeat. Or we can see it as our friend, so that every time we think about time we feel good. When we look back focus on things that bring a smile to our faces e.g. achievements we're proud of, events we enjoyed, people we enjoyed being with. Anything that makes us feel happy. When we're in the present, we try to be in the present. Enjoy and appreciate what we have at the moment little things or great things. When we think about the future, we think about the great things we expect it to bring. We visualize having everything we want, being happy, and having everyone around us be happy. Whatever it is, the aim is to simply feel good whenever we think about time and develop a positive association with it. So it becomes our friend not our enemy.
2016-05-17 17:31:14 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the reason for the conflict is something very simple, yes. In that case, the enemy of our enemy is our friend.
HOWEVER, real life is rarely simple. There are always nuances and shades to any issue and the more opposed to our stance someone is on an issue, the more likely it is that they will not only be the enemy of our enemy, but an additional enemy as well.
2007-06-27 13:33:08 · answer #4 · answered by Candidus 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, absolutely not, unless you feel like being petty and catty. Then they are your best friend. That is not saying that, by coincidence, your enemy's enemy is precluded from being your friend. It is just that the fact that they are your enemy's enemy does not seal your bond of friendship, just opens the door for what may be well needed trash talk.
2007-06-27 11:37:08 · answer #5 · answered by -- 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think we have used that to our advantage a few times and it has only lasted till enemy number one was dealt with and then it's been over for example , Russia vs. Afghanistan (Osama bin Ladin) and Iraq ( Saddam ) vs. Iran . In my own personal experience it's been much the same so I would say no they are not our true friend if they were not before hand .
2007-06-27 11:25:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes yes, sometimes we share enemies sometimes we don't, but sharing an enemy doesn't not mean you someones friend. It's just and addition to the circle of hate.
2007-06-27 10:46:13 · answer #7 · answered by Hot Coco Puff 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
not nesecarrily... for example, if you are (to pick a random name) kyle, who loves rock music, and are enemies with kate because she loves country music instead of rock, but kate (your enemy) is enemies with jake, who prefers classical music, jake, your enemy's enemy, wouldn't be your friend because he likes classical instead of rock, like yourself..so it really depends on how many aspects there are to the reason you are enemies with your enemy.. if there are only two, then your enemy's enemy would be your friend, but thats not a given if there are three or more aspects.
2007-06-27 10:39:06 · answer #8 · answered by squoosh22 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Our best friend is the ABSENCE of enemies.
2007-06-27 10:31:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only if he is the enemy of my mother-in-law.
2007-06-27 11:30:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋