"Ahmadinejad and his group clearly believe, and I don't doubt the sincerity of their belief, that we are now entering an apocalyptic age, which will result in the triumph of their messianic figure," Lewis said, referring to the twelfth Imam, Mahdi.
"Muslims, like Jews, believe that there are things you can do to hasten the messiah. M.A.D doesn't work with these people."
Jan 30, 2007
A feature, not a bug
Iran sees Mutually Assured Destruction as a good thing, says Bernard Lewis.
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