[FlyVet]

I get a big kick out of all the speculation, too. N. Korea good buddies with China, Iran good buddies with Russia, and we pretend they have difficulty getting hold of the means to build advanced nukes.

I think their "slow progress toward" is all for show.

[Vermont Lt]

Russia only cares about Russia.

Russia wants a destabilized middle east. They are sitting on huge oil reserves and they need the hard cash that comes with them. If Iran keeps going until they get bombed, and Iran can get off a few decent shots back, then Russia wins big-time.

That is ALL Russia cares about.