What are we united for? What are we united against?
Barack stepped in it.
The United Nations is not a building filled with nothing but allies.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ally
ally
–verb (used with object)
1. to unite formally, as by treaty, league, marriage, or the like (usually fol. by with or to): Russia allied itself to France.
2. to associate or connect by some mutual relationship, as resemblance or friendship.
–verb (used without object)
3. to enter into an alliance; join; unite.
–noun
4. a person, group, or nation that is associated with another or others for some common cause or purpose: Canada and the United States were allies in World War II.
5. Biology. a plant, animal, or other organism bearing an evolutionary relationship to another, often as a member of the same family: The squash is an ally of the watermelon.
6. a person who associates or cooperates with another; supporter.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME alien < AF al(l)ier, aillaier, OF alier < L alligāre to bind to. See alloy
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
No, the U.N. is not filled with allies. You can say that again.