Don't You Think?

clipped from www.realclearpolitics.com But most fundamentally, beneath all of these factors, is the fact that Iran's leaders want war and have been pursuing it, pushed forward by an insane confidence that they will win. If you don't believe me, read some of the latest rants from speeches by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who calls on the world to unite against the allegedly declining powers of the West, whose days are "now coming to an end." Ahmadinejad calls for a conflict that will "transcend the boundaries of the Muslim world" and seek "to establish the rule of the Hidden Imam"--a kind of Shiite Muslim messiah--whose return is "imminent." In short, Ahmadinejad is seeking to initiate a world war in order to achieve global Muslim dominion, so that he can bring about the coming of the messiah. Clearly, he's a man who can be reasoned with, don't you think? If Iran's Supreme Leader, the Ayatollah Khamenei, were unhappy with Ahmadinejad's bluster and aggression, he would already have ousted him.