It is only a little more than a half of a century since Adolph Hitler told the world of his plans to destroy the Jews. The world did not take his threat seriously. It has been argued that western nations were so deep in their struggle to overcome the depression after WW 1, that they could not pay much attention to the German dictator, but they were rudely awakened when he marched into the Rhineland and followed up with devouring   Austria . This aggression had nothing to do with his public desire to destroy the Jews. Then as the Democracies are wont to do, England sent over Neville Chamberlain to talk to Hitler and he got talked into a euphoric treaty that that would bring peace in “our time” which dissolved after the announcement was made on his return. That announcement of Chamberlain seems to resemble George W. Bush’s “ Mission accomplished”  political pronouncement.

All of the above should offer some warning to the free word and supporters if there are any left at the United Nations. I am referring to the total lack of condemnation of the belligerent Hitleresque diatribes of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He has publicly called for the annihilation and the destruction of a member of the United Nations and outside of a little resentment of the United States , the whole world is relatively silent. This lack of outcry should send shivers not only up the spines of Israelis but of the whole civilized world.  It would be reasonable not to hear any protest from the Islamic world since they all reflect the desire of Ahmadinejad, but just sit back in their tents and palaces and relish the unease of the civilized world. Iran , well heeled with oil revenues enjoys the fumbling of the US in not being able to muster China and Russia to side with sanctions in the UN. The League of Nations couldn’t stop Hitler and the UN will not be able to thwart Iran , so my dear friends be on the watch for Bush and company to attempt some appeasement which will lead eventually to super conflict of Islam against Jews and Christians.

Israel throughout all this turmoil over Iranian nuclear threats should sharpen its plans for a worst-case scenario and be prepared to find itself with hardly any  friends at all  to support their survival. America bogged down in Iraq is very much like the US Civil War when the North after four years of battling the south was getting very weary of war and came close to giving up the battle when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered. Do not believe that the US would not be intimidated to throw Israel to the lions if its sense of survival depended on Israel ’s sacrifice.

  Norman Mann, San Diego, Calif.