Stupid stubborn ad wasteful. They get free money from the world economy without working very hard for it because in part, oil companies do the bulk of the actual work. Like the Saudis, they are the "legitimate" government which is paid off not to have any trouble, and in that payoff, they make as much trouble as they can.

Barter economy it should be. Pack up a few shiploads of humanitarian ration packs and make that the only thing they get paid with.