Except that time and time again, we’ve seen that the enemy of my enemy is my enemy’s enemy, no more and no less.
They are not a friend, you do not devote resources to them, you let them fight and then attack both when they’re weak, otherwise the one you prop up will stick a metaphorical dagger in your back the second you look away.
“The enemy of my enemy is my friend,” but in an endless feedback loop.
Except that time and time again, we’ve seen that the enemy of my enemy is my enemy’s enemy, no more and no less.
They are not a friend, you do not devote resources to them, you let them fight and then attack both when they’re weak, otherwise the one you prop up will stick a metaphorical dagger in your back the second you look away.