Thanks Robo, that was my spin. Probably true of the opposite "how the Irish got England back" I don't think Ireland had nearly as many enemies as England which would mean that England had may enemies that were friendly with the Irish.
It might further be said that at this moment in time the US has to few friends & to many enemies & it's getting worst all the time & they'll soon be getting into the US as you say that the English got into Ireland.
Now what to do about those Turks are they friends or enemies, really?
And what will they be to our friends the Kerds tomorrow? Best we do the right thing now & we won't have to worry about doing the right thing tomorrow, if we just keep doing the right thing for the right reasons then day by day we'll be staying right on track or at least staying on the right track or hopefully we won't be straying off track as we are now.

Barry