horse of george

I'm confused - I keep reading from 'experts' that China and Russia can still be convinced to join in a serious rebuke of Iran - just read another article about China being amenable etc etc - but I don't see that at all - the question I pose is: if they're open to joining forces with us, then why haven't they? Obviously they want something, either in return for their cooperation, or as a consequence of drawing out the process with no intention of ultimately cooperating - which suggests they're not so much concerned with Iran getting the bomb as they are with how they can manipulate the situation to improve their position in the world relative to the US. So, again, what are these experts talking about when they speak in positive terms about Russia and China's intentions viz Iran? All I'm seeing are calculations being made that will either result in Iran going nuclear or Israel interceding to forestall such a thing - and I believe both China and Russia imagine that in either case advantages accrue to them, both as concerns the price of oil, which will suit Russia just fine, and the prospect of increased influence in the region, directly and through proxies, and at America's expense, which I take to be China's true objective here.