You know, with all this talk about Iran's nuclear ambitions in the Middle East nobody has mentioned another threat that is more lethal and has worked more effectively behind the scenes to undermine the stability of that region than anything else. That threat is a major military power with a massive nuclear arsenal ... whose government is basically for sale to the highest bidder.
It's really funny how nobody ever mentions that. I'm kind of surprised nobody has figured out why the U.S. has been engaging in a "war on terror" and these stupid "nation-building" campaigns to "promote democracy" all over the Middle East, while at the same time the radical Islamic royal families in Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf states conduct business as usual.
We've got the best politicians and lobbyists that Saudi oil money can buy! [And, they have.]