Help me out here. Aside from money, and influence in the Middle East, which the Russians get, aren’t they at all worried about Iran’s push for the bomb?
Thanks for nothing Vlad.
“Russians have no disasters but the very worst.” - old saying
I have a strong feeling that the Russians were pretty horrified at the corner-cutting that went into the plant, mostly graft for the Mullahs and Revolutionary Guard. And when Russians sense something is going to be very bad, it is probably a great idea to bug out.
Seriously, the Russians are probably thinking this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vxEimC3HME
Fascist policies are a subset of communist policies. Both lend to a hard nationalism based on symbols (instead of good deeds) and a will to conquer. Vanity, coveting, dishonesty and cruelty are outstanding traits.