israel and russia 100% did want to spend colossal amounts of money and life as they are imperialist regimes that operate as military police states with a large, bloated intelligence apparatus (fsb/svr, mossad). every imperialist regime needs a constant state of unrest to justify their rule over people, and imperialists themselves desire greater amounts of land and biomass to fatten their own, personal pockets and the pockets of their friends.
Pirate