In the 1920s, an Austrian madman announced that he would take control of Germany and use that position to murder millions of Jews. Scarcely anyone believed him. But he made good on his promise. He could have been stopped. However, the nations in a position to do so failed at the task. Either they couldn't imagine that he was serious or they weren't particularly concerned about the implications of his intentions.Today we observe an Iranian madman announce that he intends to repeat the process. He starts ahead of his illustrious Austrian predecessor because he, in cahoots with a mysterious group of clerical fanatics, already controls the government. It remains for him only to finish his preparations of the atomic tools with which he expects to carry out his mad plan.Once again, there are those in a position to prevent it. But as in the past, events have demonstrated that the powers capable of checking the mad Iranian are unlikely to do so. Most dismiss his threats as political bluster....(Read Full Post)