Merkel Fantasy Straight From Washington

“Looking back to German history in the early 1930s when National Socialism (Nazism) was on the rise, there were many outside Germany who said ‘It's only rhetoric -- don't get excited.’”

“There were times when people could have reacted differently and, in my view, Germany is obliged to do something at the early stages ... We want to, we must prevent Iran from developing its nuclear program.”

Noah Barkin, “Merkel likens Iran threat to Nazi era,” Reuters, 2/04/06.