Darin,
You touch on a very important piece that's central to a lot of out issues we're facing today. We, as a nation, can't continue with the "An enemy of my enemy is my friend" philosophy.
We supported and armed Saddam when he was fighting Iran!
We supported and armed Bin Laden when he was fighting the Soviets!
Our past is biting us in the ass! Unfortunately neither party seems willing or able to figure this out.