This is a topic that making it's rounds on various message boards, so I thought I'd add one here.

There's a saying that goes, "Keep your friends close and enemies closer."
Do you agree with this saying? Have you ever used this saying in your own life?
Please explain.

Damn my first response went into cyber space.  Ok here we go again.  I agree with this 100 percent.  Why you ask.  Well let me explain.  In my world we keep our sources of information on a very tight leash and very close.  By doing so we can get in good with the bad guys to determine their intentions, actions, habits, etc etc.  By the time they figure anything out it's too late, we not only have them but their friends, friends friends, friends of cousins twice removed etc etc etc.  Yes I'm being somewhat cryptic, but most here know what I do for a living, the rest can speculate.     Yup I'm a.........Plumber! . 

OK, let me ask this then. If being close to your enemy is something that causes you some kind of discomfort,  then do you still think it's worth it to be that close to them?

I think that would depend Melissa.  There are several variables that one would have to take into consideration.  The severity of the discomfort.  The threat that the individual may pose if left untethered etc.  If the threat outways the discomfort then it may be prudent to keep the individual within line of sight (metaphorically of course).  If the opposite is true, than than it becomes a personal decision. I hope this helps.

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