And now they speak of the White House...which I doubt they'll even get close to. But, the arrogance and venom are quite real. Patience...and the passage of time...don't have the same context for them as for us...and there's real peril therein.
I've a friend, a "Persian"...a professional and naturalized American...who admonishes that we've got to understand the crazies that are runnin' things...if they've the means, they will do what they threaten. As he says, they're "nuts!", but, right now the middle east is pretty much thiers to rule...