This in the kind on crazy, unhinged apocalyptic thinking that leads to self-fulfilling prophesy. The world is full of such ranting despots; but whether they profess to want to "bury" us or "drive [us] into the sea," it behooves us to assess the threat rationally. What could be more telling as an example than Iraq? Is it too much to insist that advocates of pre-emptive strikes be thrown out of office (at the very least) when proven as wrong as this! Do we really want a color-coded "2nd Holocaust" alert, turning everyone into basket cases? Sure, It would be horrible if we missed the signals, but given finite resources (and attentions spans), there has to be some kind of filter to the hysteria.
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