Sorry, it's not meant to be a gotcha, I think it's more than accidentally using the wrong word, I think we are indeed taught that of course we "need" an enemy,

Sorry, it's not meant to be a gotcha, I think it's more than accidentally using the wrong word, I think we are indeed taught that of course we "need" an enemy, such that we just repeat it/internalize it without even considering what we're saying. And it's terrifying. The point was very much not clear. Go back and look at your first comment. It clearly read to me as saying we needed a common enemy so the question was what country was most suitable. I was not intentionally misreading it. And I don't think it's at all unusual for Americans to think what it clearly said. And it's terrifying.