"The enemy of my enemy is my friend" is an ancient proverb that suggests that two opposing parties can or should work together against a common enemy.  The earliest known expression of this concept is found in a Sanskrit treatise on statecraft, the Arthashastra, which dates to around the 4th century B.C. Over the years, the U.S. has formed alliances — marriages of convenience — with numerous nations and groups during conflicts against a common enemy.  However, once the threat is deemed contained or there is a hiccup in American foreign policy, allies are often abandoned.  Such was the case during WWII when the U.S. allied with and assisted the Soviet Union as well as a number of communist resistance groups against Nazi Germany and its allies in Europe.  Once Germany was defeated, communism was seen as the great threat to freedom, and the Soviet Union ceased to be our allies. The disenfranchised Montagnards of Vietnam's Central...(Read Full Article)