Russia Defends Iranian Nuke Program; Considers
Position Good Customer Service
Author: Tom Attea

While the civilized world has reacted with horror at Iran's
plan to harness the energy of the atom, as in bombs away,
Russia has steadfastly defended the menacing mullahdom's
nuclear ambitions.

At first, any person distinguished for responsible behavior is
taken back by such apparently reckless advocacy, not only
because it seems wildly risky, if not outright
self-destructive, but also because one does not expect it from
people who have decided to present themselves as such reformed
friends of humanity and trustworthy politicos that they dress
in spiffy garb, instead of in their former universal drab.

We, however, turn to the hard-learned observation that, if
anybody's behavior doesn't' seem to make sense, you probably
just don't understand what his or her goals are.

Seen this way, the gremlin in the Kremlin is as obvious as the
red power tie we often see dangling from Vladimir Putin's neck.
Iran buys weapons from Russia and will now buy enriched uranium,
too, and Russia is just servicing the customer.

As V. P., who brought order to Russia by ordering his Russian
cohorts around, said, "Once when I was in the KGB and didn't
have a lot to do, I read about the American department store
tycoon, John Wanamaker, who once told a clerk, 'When a customer
comes in, forget about me.' So when Iran comes up, I forget
about everything but putting the customer first. It seems like
the capitalist thing to do, and in the modern Russian economy,
I think there's at least room for that much free enterprise."

One would think that there would be some awareness of the
geographical limits of his enthusiasm. After all, Russia is a
lot closer to Iran than we are. There are also other
inescapable aspects of the client relationship that ought to be
considered, among them that Vladimir and his gangsta-rich
associates look as much like infidels to the Iranians currently
steering their ship of state toward the reefs of war as we do.

What Lenin once said about capitalists apparently also applies
to reformed communists: they would sell you the rope to hang
them with.


About The Author: Tom Attea, creator of http://Newslaugh.com,
has had six shows produced Off-Broadway and has written comedy
for TV. Critics have called his writing ""delightfully funny"
and "witty" with "good, genuine laughs."