Everybody like to trot that word out, but is unable to define a legal “enemy”. I consider Russia a fucking enemy, hate their guts, but legally and diplomatically, they’re not that.
The word “enemy,” as used herein, shall be deemed to mean, for the purposes of such trading and of this chapter—
(a) Any individual, partnership, or other body of individuals, of any nationality, resident within the territory (including that occupied by the military and naval forces) of any nation with which the United States is at war, or resident outside the United States and doing business within such territory, and any corporation incorporated within such territory of any nation with which the United States is at war or incorporated within any country other than the United States and doing business within such territory.
Everybody like to trot that word out, but is unable to define a legal “enemy”. I consider Russia a fucking enemy, hate their guts, but legally and diplomatically, they’re not that.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/4302
It’s pretty clearly defined.