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Good point!

The Iranians have bought 2 vetoes on the Security Council making all these negotiations, AND the UN--as usual, a farce!

"The Iranians have bought 2 vetoes on the Security Council making all these negotiations, AND the UN--as usual, a farce!"

Iranian couldn't buy Russia's and China's votes for a simple reason they can't afford it. [It's like saying that Argentina or Indonesia bought US vote]. I my judgment the picture if Iran as o loose cannon is seriously flawed.
Now Iran is seriously engaged [at least financially] on so many fronts, that even with a significant stretch of imagination it's difficult to believe that oil revenues can cover all.
1. Significant finances go to Iraq. Don't kid yourself filling the void created by removal of Sadam [the void that US refuse to fill because it is afflicted with political-correctness-madness syndrome - a lethal infectious disease transmitted by left-leaning intellectual elites] was pretty expensive, Especially in the face of long-lasting Arab-Persian distrust, and the memory of the bloody Iraq-Iran war.
2. Hezbollah is also quite expensive pet. The toys used against Israel were very costly and you have to remember that a lot of money was spent to buy the support of Shiite population of south Lebanon [hospitals, schools, TV station, pensions for poor and family of martyrs - it's like financing a state without tax revenue]
3. Expensive nuclear program. There is a good reason why authoritarian governments in poor countries don't indulge themselves in this way.
4. France. When 'French youths' entertained themselves by burning cars in French suburbs, I read that one of US ex-diplomat accused Iran and Syria of inciting those events. First I dismissed it, but after France duped Israel and US into ceasefire by promising 'robust military force' to patrol the border I had the second thoughts
5. Iran is certainly engaged in Afghanistan [It have to. By a rule of thumb your neighbors wars cost you a lot of money]
6. Internal situation. Young urban dwellers are getting restive. They won't put up with deteriorating quality of life. Some money have to be spend on them.

If we take into account that Iranian economy is in a shambles [an oil rich country that have to import gasoline!!], we have to wonder how to the hell it can afford this kind of policy???!!

The Russians And Chinese want everyone to have a bomb
I agree......... every farm silo in America should have a missle with multiple warheads and computerized aiming programs. Most silos go unused now anyway. A football for every farmer. Then lets negotiate free trade for our ag exports. /s