Insecure and infantile

Iran and North Korea really are prone to dangerous hissy fits. The latest idiocy from Iran, the storming of the British Embassy, was intended to "send a shot across the bows" of Western powers. It might be better perceived as a shot into an Iranian foot.

Of course, Russia and China are really (not) helpful; they have "no intervention" policies. So they don't actually care what happens in either place; no matter that it might hurt them and what is happening is not in their best interests. For them to understand that human rights are in their interest, they'd actually have to have respect for them in their own nations.

With recalcitrant economies and contentious, insecure and infantile leaders, both nations pose a danger to their neighbors.

Carolyn Ann