The current dictator in waiting is creating a regime in which he or his mouthpiece can make a statement like this and no one will even dare to press for evidence, or basis in fact.
We all laughed at Baghdad Bob during the drive on Baghdad, but he has returned with a vengeance and he is no longer funny.
And if you challenge them on any of it, you are either racist, unpatriotic, or belong on a terrorist watchlist. It is scary.