"But that doesn't stop people waxing indignant about Iran and Hezbollah and so forth."

True. It doesn't and shouldn't. Nor should the USA/Britain be let off the hook. But there is a definite move on this thread to treat the Iranian bastards like they are hard-done-by innocents. Fact is, they have become a very backward people who live under a religious fuckwit. They have a surplus of billions, and their economy is a mess, but they have money to spend on the military. Kinda like the US and the UK. If you intend to call one country crap, you should also be prepared to say the same of the others. (That is not a response to you, Kevin.)