Quote:
Originally posted by Aerich:
It's funny how politics can sometimes override ideology.
North Korea, a communist and officially non-religious country, is advocating closer ties with Iran, which had a religious-based Revolution and is the closest thing to a theocracy in the world today?
Strange bedfellows, but not entirely unexpected. NK is pretty low on allies.
|
This clearly within the realm of realpolitik. The leadership in NK and Iran have realised that the US leadership is a bit of a loose cannon when it comes to starting ambitious land wars and thus would form an alliance as a deterrent. This is not about ideology as much as it is about avoiding the fate of Saddam Hussein.