Friends an being nutural in the middle of war does not work.
My understanding was we were useing trade as leverage to tell other country's not to trade with them. I dont have anything I can point to prove that though.
So we should have just kicked our friends to the curb. Just be what's called fair weather friends ?
So if I offer you something you want to not sell a rooster to my neighbor it will be ok for him to attack me ?