[quote=@Dead Cruiser]
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That's... exactly what the Enclave are, though? Their actual end goal is the reestablishment of civilized society, without mutants, and with themselves in complete power. 
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That's there goal but I think they haven't managed to do quite that yet

[quote=@Dead Cruiser]
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 the Enclave to negotiate with [i]slavers[/i] of all people
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Sometimes you have to do things like that to get power. America has negotiated and even supported terrorists at one point in its history.