“2. Pootin is not a fool.” As a point of interest I suppose we’ll find out later whether he got cash in advance for the S-300’s. He has made some really poor credit risks in recent decades. Could be that the money doesn’t mean that much to him-—compared to results-—but it sure hurt his feelings when Saddam skated on the 11 billion bucks he owed.
Assuming the Persians actually take delivery they will be telegraphing their important stuff sites depending on where they park them. And the S-300’s are extreme Tomahawk bait.
If the goal was money, it would be idiotic to sell to any of Israel’s enemies on any basis other than cash-in-advance. If the goal was to stir up s***, that may alter the equation.