[stormhill]

It did so because Hitler, at that point, had signed an alliance with Stalin

I recall as a young man debating someone who made the point that the Soviets were our allies during the war. I immediately answered that they were not our allies but Hitler's despite the fact they ended up betraying each other.

He gave me a peculiar puzzled look as if I didn't know history but couldn't respond to that.

[Mark17]

I immediately answered that they were not our allies but Hitler's despite the fact they ended up betraying each other

Wasn't kind of like the enemy of my enemy is my friend?