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“Keep Your Friends Close and Your Enemies Closer”
“Keep Your Friends Close and Your Enemies Closer”

When this country began we wanted our freedom, freedom from powers who would use us as slaves to there every whim. We fought for our rights as human beings, to have the pursuit of life, liberty and happiness. Over time the fight for this freedom widened to not only Americans but to all countries that fight against the clutching grip of imperialists and communism. To help out those who needed help the people of the government, who we give the power to make choices for us, have made alliances with certain other governments in which may have in the past harmed us they. This concept of joining forces with a former adversary is a paradox because you are putting your self in a position that leaves you vulnerable yet through out all human history whether it is a school yard scuffle or the nations of the world we join hands and heads with our enemies to defeat a bigger enemy. Not everyone can see the bigger picture behind joining with an adversary that has in the past harmed you. No matter how severe or capricious we form that alliance to seek out a common goal justifying this by our need to move forward with our intentions and goals. The future we all seek in the back of our heads is one without conflict and with peace between enemies. We make alliances and friendships based on one thing need. And there are three needs, economic, military and strategic. The path of our lives is complex and forever changing, having conflicts with others, and extending ourselves to the limits to find out how far we can go. We reason out the pros and cons before making each and every move. We may allow ourselves to be shoved around and to butt heads with other people but we are all made out of skin and bone. The outcome of finding reason for making alliances or developing a new relationship with a former adversary would be for the greater good or there may not be a good explanation only that past regressions have been forgiven and no

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