[4yearlurker]

The enemy of our enemy is our friend.

[Smokin' Joe]

The enemy of our enemy is our friend.

Sometimes, they are just the enemy of our enemy, and there is nothing to get all warm and fuzzy about.

[discostu]

Not usually. Especially not in the Middle East. By and large in the Mid East what you get is 3 or 4 enemies who are busy infighting but they’ll get to you in a minute and you should stay the hell out of it. None of the involved parties in the Syrian mess are our friends. All of them have at one point or another attacked us, and whoever wins will resume attacking us as soon as they can.