Bob, no disrespect here. "alliances" & "cliques" as you call them are EXACTLY what started to happen w/ Patsy. That was a 2-man tag team of attacks, bashing etc... I can tell you are bigger than that... I see it in your words. BTW: you don't need to have over 2K in posts to see you have some character & pride.
Like you, I will call as spade a spade. If you were angry for how you were treated, I understand. All us friends never claim to be perfect either. I know that I am sometimes quick to defend one of them just because we are friends. Now that does not mean we agree on everything either.
I honestly do not remember jumping your case for anything... but if I did... man it is water under the bridge. I think a truce is a solid idea. No need to drag this on.