"had aligned with" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to indicate that something used to be in agreement or cooperation with something else. For example: "The school's policies had aligned with the state's standards, but were recently changed to be more stringent."
Obama's statement, it seems, was not one he had aligned with his policy advisers.
"We have an agreement to maintain the market in balance," said Rafael Ramirez, the energy minister of Venezuela, which had aligned with Iran at the last meeting to oppose a move advocated by Saudi Arabia to raise production targets to help the ailing global economy.
People who had purchased land from those forced to sell would be harassed by locals, and in one case one farmer who had aligned with the SP had his house burned down.
Specifically, it cited an incident in which captured warriors and civilians from Black Hawk's band were slaughtered by a group of 300 Menominee, who had aligned with the white militia.
Some have aligned with the Isis militants, who entered urban areas after the Iraqi army withdrew a week ago.
That's because Mr. Maliki's coalition has aligned with the other major Shiite coalition, which is friendly to Iran.
And, he adds, do not forget that his votes have aligned with President Obama nearly 70 percent of the time.
Woolworths has aligned with a ChevronTexaco subsidiary, Caltex Australia, to invest in gas stations, while Coles Myer has teamed with Shell Australia.
But at least, and at last, our desire to have our unions recognised and legalised has aligned with the Democrats' desire for gay money, muscle, and votes.
The far-right parties in Europe have aligned with Putin for years, and they now believe they have a new ally in the White House".
In general, Alabama has aligned with Georgia, leaving Florida to make the case to give the needs of downstream ecosystems as much weight as those of upstream populations.
