Good work guys, but if you put raw text + your translation you just stir the devil inside me.
So, after the shifting of blame, here it goes: 〜を味方にする doesn't mean "get contact with ~". It means "make an ally of ~" or "draw ~ to one side".
And as apology gift for the nitpicking: https://eow.alc.co.jp
WWWJDIC is good, but when it comes to expressions and how the hell they map to English, ALC is da best.
Cheers.