You guys are so easily swayed by Neocon propaganda. Every single war, you guys take the bait. Most of our 37.5 trillion in debt is from Neocon wars. Endless, worthless, and unwinnable wars instigated by sociopathic Neocons.
Stop blaiming military spending, you ignore the 37.5 trillion is not due to military but socialists welfare program, plus vaccines making America the sickest people on the globe. and the treatements for those goes in to trilions. Your thoughts are that of a leftwing neocon
Dude, really? Go add to the cost of wars over the decades. Nothing comes close to the cost of military spending. The Vietnam War broke the Bretton Woods agreement. That's when the US had to go off the gold standard. The inflation of the 70s was caused by Vietnam. Nations go broke because of war, period. Wars never produce a economic benefit.
wow! genocide much? you must be very superior to think that you have the right to decide the fate of an entire country by eradicating all of it's people. the USA was in no trouble from Iran, however there is another Middle East country that cannot be named that is responsible for stoking the fires of trouble in that part of the world.
An Iranian offer? Pure Poppycock due to their unique fanatical steadfast destructive ideology.
President Trump doing the right thing. Iran Must never have a nuke and here are the reasons:
As of early 2026, the IAEA said, Iran could produce enough weapons-grade fissile material for a single nuclear weapon in a matter of days or weeks, due to its large stockpile of uranium enriched up to 60% and advanced centrifuge capabilities.
A February 2026 IAEA report indicated Iran had nearly 441 kilograms of 60% enriched uranium, sufficient for nearly 10 nuclear weapons if enriched to 90%.
Iran has claimed to have developed and tested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with a range of up to 10,000 kilometers, which would theoretically allow it to reach targets across Europe and the continental United States.
Iranian leadership and ideologues have explicitly linked global chaos and conflict to the preparation for the return of the Twelfth Imam, the Mahdi. They believe they must ignite world conflagration and mayhem as a pre requisite in fulfilling their desire to have their 12th Imam return to the earth.
In Twelver Shia Islam, the 12th Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, is believed to be the Mahdi, the "Guided One," who will reappear at the end of time to establish global justice and peace. This belief is central to the doctrine of Mahdism, which holds that the 12th Imam entered a state of occultation (ghaybah) after his father’s death in 874 CE and remains hidden by divine will until God permits his reappearance.
* Ayatollah Mohammad Mehdi Mirbagheri, a senior Iranian cleric, stated on August 6, 2019: “In Order For the Hidden Imam to Reappear We Must Engage in Widespread Fighting with the West.” This directly frames conflict with the West as a necessary step toward the Mahdi’s reappearance.
Uniquely-dangerous-more-radical-than-his-father/* Hojatoleslam Ali Saeedi, former representative of the Supreme Leader to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), declared in 2012: “The IRGC is one of the tools for paving the way for the emergence of the Imam of the Age [Mahdi] in the field of a regional and international awakening.” This positions the IRGC’s military and political actions as instrumental in triggering the Mahdi’s return.
* Mehdi Taeb, a leading cleric and brother of the IRGC Intelligence Organization chief, stated in 2015: “Remove the obstacles to the emergence of the Imam of the Age, the most important of which is the existence of the usurper regime of Israel.” This identifies Israel as a key obstacle to the Mahdi’s return, justifying its eradication as a religious duty.
* The 2012 Iranian government manifesto, published by the Center for Strategic Studies, outlines a global transformation process that includes “emergence and uprising,” “invitation and struggle,” “victory of truth and destruction of evil,” and “domination of the world.” It explicitly states that “great wars” will occur after the Mahdi’s arrival, initiated by Western actions, and that “the discourse of liberal democracy” is the primary obstacle to the establishment of the Mahdi’s world government.
* Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, during his presidency, repeatedly called for the “hasty return” of the Mahdi and declared that the Islamic Republic’s mission was to “prepare for the establishment of a world government” under the Mahdi. He claimed the Mahdi would reappear in four years (2013), and framed the Iran-Iraq War as a practical application of Mahdism through the “love of the Mahdi’s representative, Khomeini.”
These statements and documents collectively reveal a state ideology that views global conflict, especially with the West and Israel, not as a threat, but as a divinely mandated precondition for the Mahdi’s return.
More proofs in particular recent proof and statements
Recent Iranian statements and ideological developments continue to affirm that global chaos and conflict are necessary to prepare for the return of the Twelfth Imam.
1. IRGC’s 2022 Doctrine: "Waiting Means Soldiering"
In March 2022, the IRGC published a doctrinal text stating: “Waiting means that we must prepare ourselves for soldiering in the army of Imam of the Age.” This redefines entezar-e faraj (waiting for relief) as active military and ideological preparation, not passive anticipation. The IRGC declared it must be on a “war footing” to fight “all centers of power and international corruption” before the Mahdi’s return.
* Hojatoleslam Haji-Sadeghi, Khamenei’s representative to the IRGC, reaffirmed in 2022: “The IRGC’s last responsibility is to prepare the world for the emergence of Imam of the Age.”
* This aligns with Ali Saeedi’s 2012 declaration that the IRGC is a tool for “regional and international awakening” ahead of the Mahdi’s return.
IRGC Mahdism doctrine 2022
2. Eradication of Israel as a Religious Duty
The belief that Israel’s destruction is a prerequisite for the Mahdi’s return has become mainstream within the IRGC.
* Mehdi Taeb, IRGC-linked cleric and brother of the IRGC Intelligence chief, stated in 2015: “The most important obstacle to the Imam of the Age’s emergence is the existence of the usurper regime of Israel.” This view is now widely echoed.
* The Middle East Institute (January 8, 2026) confirmed that the IRGC increasingly frames its regional actions—especially in Syria and Yemen—as fulfilling Shi’a prophecies about the Sufyani (a tyrant from Damascus) and the Yamani (a righteous leader from Yemen), both seen as precursors to the Mahdi.
Muhammad al-Mahditwelfth and last Imam in Shia Twelver of Islam
Wikipedia
3. Regional Conflicts as Apocalyptic Signposts
* The IRGC’s involvement in Syria and support for the Houthis in Yemen are explicitly justified as fulfilling religious prophecy.
* Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Mousavi Jazayeri, Khamenei’s representative in Khuzestan, claimed in 2026: “The presence of ISIS and chaos in Iraq are signs of the emergence of Sufiyani,” a key apocalyptic figure.
* The IRGC’s role in Syria is described as “laying the international and regional ground for the emergence of the Imam of the Age.”
Iran IRGC Mahdi prophecy
4. Supreme Leader Khamenei’s Indirect Endorsement
While Khamenei avoids direct apocalyptic rhetoric, his ideological framework supports it.
* He has long emphasized “active waiting” for the Mahdi, rejecting passive mourning in favor of “jihad in Allah’s way.”
* His representative, Saeedi, has consistently linked IRGC operations to Mahdist preparation, a doctrine Khamenei has never repudiated.
5. Nuclear Program and Apocalyptic Readiness
* Analysts note that Mahdism is a “blind spot” in Western understanding of Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
* The belief that “the hand of God is guiding” Iran’s leaders to trigger “cataclysmic events” persists, especially among younger, more radical IRGC generations.
* As Mohammad Reza Naghdi, a senior IRGC commander, stated in early 2026: “Our hard revenge will be the expulsion of the U.S. from the region and the eradication of the Zionist regime.”
Rituals and Beliefs: The IRGC emphasizes Mahdism, the belief in the eventual return of the 12th Imam (the Mahdi), and sees itself as preparing the world for his reappearance.
This worldview reinforces a "war footing" mentality, where military readiness is a spiritual obligation.
Events like the "International Conference on the Decline of the United States" held at Imam Hossein University (the IRGC’s academic arm) serve as political rituals reinforcing the belief that the IRGC is on the side of divine history.
The Jews took you over Americans, that is why most of your man missing part of their penis. The Jews and Muslims also missing the prepuce. 51% of new parents rejecting now this genital mutilating done of baby boys at an age they are unable to say no. This dumb act is on the way out. This the only reason why 66% of American woman fell pain in sex sooner or later. Such thing is unknown in my country where man is intact as Nature intended it for man and all mammalian male species. How did that happen most of you Americans never questioned it for so long, just as the 72 vaccines per child? Fucking Jew doctors did this to you , just as now with the Iran war.
An Iranian offer? Pure Poppycock due to their unique fanatical steadfast destructive ideology.
You are i absolutely correct.
President Trump doing the right thing. Iran Must never have a nuke and here are the reasons:
As of early 2026, the IAEA said, Iran could produce enough weapons-grade fissile material for a single nuclear weapon in a matter of days or weeks, due to its large stockpile of uranium enriched up to 60% and advanced centrifuge capabilities.
A February 2026 IAEA report indicated Iran had nearly 441 kilograms of 60% enriched uranium, sufficient for nearly 10 nuclear weapons if enriched to 90%.
Iran has claimed to have developed and tested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with a range of up to 10,000 kilometers, which would theoretically allow it to reach targets across Europe and the continental United States.
Iranian leadership and ideologues have explicitly linked global chaos and conflict to the preparation for the return of the Twelfth Imam, the Mahdi. They believe they must ignite world conflagration and mayhem as a pre requisite in fulfilling their desire to have their 12 Imam return to the earth.
In Twelver Shia Islam, the 12th Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, is believed to be the Mahdi, the "Guided One," who will reappear at the end of time to establish global justice and peace. This belief is central to the doctrine of Mahdism, which holds that the 12th Imam entered a state of occultation (ghaybah) after his father’s death in 874 CE and remains hidden by divine will until God permits his reappearance.
* Ayatollah Mohammad Mehdi Mirbagheri, a senior Iranian cleric, stated on August 6, 2019: “In Order For the Hidden Imam to Reappear We Must Engage in Widespread Fighting with the West.” This directly frames conflict with the West as a necessary step toward the Mahdi’s reappearance.
Uniquely-dangerous-more-radical-than-his-father/* Hojatoleslam Ali Saeedi, former representative of the Supreme Leader to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), declared in 2012: “The IRGC is one of the tools for paving the way for the emergence of the Imam of the Age [Mahdi] in the field of a regional and international awakening.” This positions the IRGC’s military and political actions as instrumental in triggering the Mahdi’s return.
* Mehdi Taeb, a leading cleric and brother of the IRGC Intelligence Organization chief, stated in 2015: “Remove the obstacles to the emergence of the Imam of the Age, the most important of which is the existence of the usurper regime of Israel.” This identifies Israel as a key obstacle to the Mahdi’s return, justifying its eradication as a religious duty.
* The 2012 Iranian government manifesto, published by the Center for Strategic Studies, outlines a global transformation process that includes “emergence and uprising,” “invitation and struggle,” “victory of truth and destruction of evil,” and “domination of the world.” It explicitly states that “great wars” will occur after the Mahdi’s arrival, initiated by Western actions, and that “the discourse of liberal democracy” is the primary obstacle to the establishment of the Mahdi’s world government.
* Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, during his presidency, repeatedly called for the “hasty return” of the Mahdi and declared that the Islamic Republic’s mission was to “prepare for the establishment of a world government” under the Mahdi. He claimed the Mahdi would reappear in four years (2013), and framed the Iran-Iraq War as a practical application of Mahdism through the “love of the Mahdi’s representative, Khomeini.”
These statements and documents collectively reveal a state ideology that views global conflict, especially with the West and Israel, not as a threat, but as a divinely mandated precondition for the Mahdi’s return.
More proofs in particular recent proof and statements
Recent Iranian statements and ideological developments continue to affirm that global chaos and conflict are necessary to prepare for the return of the Twelfth Imam.
1. IRGC’s 2022 Doctrine: "Waiting Means Soldiering"
In March 2022, the IRGC published a doctrinal text stating: “Waiting means that we must prepare ourselves for soldiering in the army of Imam of the Age.” This redefines entezar-e faraj (waiting for relief) as active military and ideological preparation, not passive anticipation. The IRGC declared it must be on a “war footing” to fight “all centers of power and international corruption” before the Mahdi’s return.
* Hojatoleslam Haji-Sadeghi, Khamenei’s representative to the IRGC, reaffirmed in 2022: “The IRGC’s last responsibility is to prepare the world for the emergence of Imam of the Age.”
* This aligns with Ali Saeedi’s 2012 declaration that the IRGC is a tool for “regional and international awakening” ahead of the Mahdi’s return.
IRGC Mahdism doctrine 2022
2. Eradication of Israel as a Religious Duty
The belief that Israel’s destruction is a prerequisite for the Mahdi’s return has become mainstream within the IRGC.
* Mehdi Taeb, IRGC-linked cleric and brother of the IRGC Intelligence chief, stated in 2015: “The most important obstacle to the Imam of the Age’s emergence is the existence of the usurper regime of Israel.” This view is now widely echoed.
* The Middle East Institute (January 8, 2026) confirmed that the IRGC increasingly frames its regional actions—especially in Syria and Yemen—as fulfilling Shi’a prophecies about the Sufyani (a tyrant from Damascus) and the Yamani (a righteous leader from Yemen), both seen as precursors to the Mahdi.
Muhammad al-Mahditwelfth and last Imam in Shia Twelver of Islam
Wikipedia
3. Regional Conflicts as Apocalyptic Signposts
* The IRGC’s involvement in Syria and support for the Houthis in Yemen are explicitly justified as fulfilling religious prophecy.
* Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Mousavi Jazayeri, Khamenei’s representative in Khuzestan, claimed in 2026: “The presence of ISIS and chaos in Iraq are signs of the emergence of Sufiyani,” a key apocalyptic figure.
* The IRGC’s role in Syria is described as “laying the international and regional ground for the emergence of the Imam of the Age.”
Iran IRGC Mahdi prophecy
4. Supreme Leader Khamenei’s Indirect Endorsement
While Khamenei avoids direct apocalyptic rhetoric, his ideological framework supports it.
* He has long emphasized “active waiting” for the Mahdi, rejecting passive mourning in favor of “jihad in Allah’s way.”
* His representative, Saeedi, has consistently linked IRGC operations to Mahdist preparation, a doctrine Khamenei has never repudiated.
5. Nuclear Program and Apocalyptic Readiness
* Analysts note that Mahdism is a “blind spot” in Western understanding of Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
* The belief that “the hand of God is guiding” Iran’s leaders to trigger “cataclysmic events” persists, especially among younger, more radical IRGC generations.
* As Mohammad Reza Naghdi, a senior IRGC commander, stated in early 2026: “Our hard revenge will be the expulsion of the U.S. from the region and the eradication of the Zionist regime.”
Rituals and Beliefs: The IRGC emphasizes Mahdism, the belief in the eventual return of the 12th Imam (the Mahdi), and sees itself as preparing the world for his reappearance.
This worldview reinforces a "war footing" mentality, where military readiness is a spiritual obligation.
Events like the "International Conference on the Decline of the United States" held at Imam Hossein University (the IRGC’s academic arm) serve as political rituals reinforcing the belief that the IRGC is on the side of divine history.
An Iranian offer? Pure Poppycock due to their unique fanatical steadfast destructive ideology.
You are i absolutely correct.
President Trump doing the right thing. Iran Must never have a nuke and here are the reasons:
As of early 2026, the IAEA said, Iran could produce enough weapons-grade fissile material for a single nuclear weapon in a matter of days or weeks, due to its large stockpile of uranium enriched up to 60% and advanced centrifuge capabilities.
A February 2026 IAEA report indicated Iran had nearly 441 kilograms of 60% enriched uranium, sufficient for nearly 10 nuclear weapons if enriched to 90%.
Iran has claimed to have developed and tested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with a range of up to 10,000 kilometers, which would theoretically allow it to reach targets across Europe and the continental United States.
Iranian leadership and ideologues have explicitly linked global chaos and conflict to the preparation for the return of the Twelfth Imam, the Mahdi. They believe they must ignite world conflagration and mayhem as a pre requisite in fulfilling their desire to have their 12 Imam return to the earth.
In Twelver Shia Islam, the 12th Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, is believed to be the Mahdi, the "Guided One," who will reappear at the end of time to establish global justice and peace. This belief is central to the doctrine of Mahdism, which holds that the 12th Imam entered a state of occultation (ghaybah) after his father’s death in 874 CE and remains hidden by divine will until God permits his reappearance.
* Ayatollah Mohammad Mehdi Mirbagheri, a senior Iranian cleric, stated on August 6, 2019: “In Order For the Hidden Imam to Reappear We Must Engage in Widespread Fighting with the West.” This directly frames conflict with the West as a necessary step toward the Mahdi’s reappearance.
Uniquely-dangerous-more-radical-than-his-father/* Hojatoleslam Ali Saeedi, former representative of the Supreme Leader to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), declared in 2012: “The IRGC is one of the tools for paving the way for the emergence of the Imam of the Age [Mahdi] in the field of a regional and international awakening.” This positions the IRGC’s military and political actions as instrumental in triggering the Mahdi’s return.
* Mehdi Taeb, a leading cleric and brother of the IRGC Intelligence Organization chief, stated in 2015: “Remove the obstacles to the emergence of the Imam of the Age, the most important of which is the existence of the usurper regime of Israel.” This identifies Israel as a key obstacle to the Mahdi’s return, justifying its eradication as a religious duty.
* The 2012 Iranian government manifesto, published by the Center for Strategic Studies, outlines a global transformation process that includes “emergence and uprising,” “invitation and struggle,” “victory of truth and destruction of evil,” and “domination of the world.” It explicitly states that “great wars” will occur after the Mahdi’s arrival, initiated by Western actions, and that “the discourse of liberal democracy” is the primary obstacle to the establishment of the Mahdi’s world government.
* Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, during his presidency, repeatedly called for the “hasty return” of the Mahdi and declared that the Islamic Republic’s mission was to “prepare for the establishment of a world government” under the Mahdi. He claimed the Mahdi would reappear in four years (2013), and framed the Iran-Iraq War as a practical application of Mahdism through the “love of the Mahdi’s representative, Khomeini.”
These statements and documents collectively reveal a state ideology that views global conflict, especially with the West and Israel, not as a threat, but as a divinely mandated precondition for the Mahdi’s return.
More proofs in particular recent proof and statements
Recent Iranian statements and ideological developments continue to affirm that global chaos and conflict are necessary to prepare for the return of the Twelfth Imam.
1. IRGC’s 2022 Doctrine: "Waiting Means Soldiering"
In March 2022, the IRGC published a doctrinal text stating: “Waiting means that we must prepare ourselves for soldiering in the army of Imam of the Age.” This redefines entezar-e faraj (waiting for relief) as active military and ideological preparation, not passive anticipation. The IRGC declared it must be on a “war footing” to fight “all centers of power and international corruption” before the Mahdi’s return.
* Hojatoleslam Haji-Sadeghi, Khamenei’s representative to the IRGC, reaffirmed in 2022: “The IRGC’s last responsibility is to prepare the world for the emergence of Imam of the Age.”
* This aligns with Ali Saeedi’s 2012 declaration that the IRGC is a tool for “regional and international awakening” ahead of the Mahdi’s return.
IRGC Mahdism doctrine 2022
2. Eradication of Israel as a Religious Duty
The belief that Israel’s destruction is a prerequisite for the Mahdi’s return has become mainstream within the IRGC.
* Mehdi Taeb, IRGC-linked cleric and brother of the IRGC Intelligence chief, stated in 2015: “The most important obstacle to the Imam of the Age’s emergence is the existence of the usurper regime of Israel.” This view is now widely echoed.
* The Middle East Institute (January 8, 2026) confirmed that the IRGC increasingly frames its regional actions—especially in Syria and Yemen—as fulfilling Shi’a prophecies about the Sufyani (a tyrant from Damascus) and the Yamani (a righteous leader from Yemen), both seen as precursors to the Mahdi.
Muhammad al-Mahditwelfth and last Imam in Shia Twelver of Islam
Wikipedia
3. Regional Conflicts as Apocalyptic Signposts
* The IRGC’s involvement in Syria and support for the Houthis in Yemen are explicitly justified as fulfilling religious prophecy.
* Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Mousavi Jazayeri, Khamenei’s representative in Khuzestan, claimed in 2026: “The presence of ISIS and chaos in Iraq are signs of the emergence of Sufiyani,” a key apocalyptic figure.
* The IRGC’s role in Syria is described as “laying the international and regional ground for the emergence of the Imam of the Age.”
Iran IRGC Mahdi prophecy
4. Supreme Leader Khamenei’s Indirect Endorsement
While Khamenei avoids direct apocalyptic rhetoric, his ideological framework supports it.
* He has long emphasized “active waiting” for the Mahdi, rejecting passive mourning in favor of “jihad in Allah’s way.”
* His representative, Saeedi, has consistently linked IRGC operations to Mahdist preparation, a doctrine Khamenei has never repudiated.
5. Nuclear Program and Apocalyptic Readiness
* Analysts note that Mahdism is a “blind spot” in Western understanding of Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
* The belief that “the hand of God is guiding” Iran’s leaders to trigger “cataclysmic events” persists, especially among younger, more radical IRGC generations.
* As Mohammad Reza Naghdi, a senior IRGC commander, stated in early 2026: “Our hard revenge will be the expulsion of the U.S. from the region and the eradication of the Zionist regime.”
Rituals and Beliefs: The IRGC emphasizes Mahdism, the belief in the eventual return of the 12th Imam (the Mahdi), and sees itself as preparing the world for his reappearance.
This worldview reinforces a "war footing" mentality, where military readiness is a spiritual obligation.
Events like the "International Conference on the Decline of the United States" held at Imam Hossein University (the IRGC’s academic arm) serve as political rituals reinforcing the belief that the IRGC is on the side of divine history.
wow, your comment was so long and fanatical that you had to subject us to it twice. I can think of another fanatical religious theocracy in the Middle East that believes it has some divine rights to wipe out all its neighbors and seize their land
Well, haha, it's not a person. Bretton Woods was an international agreement after World War II, in which 44 allied nations agreed to peg their currencies and finances to the dollar, which was pegged to gold at a fixed price of $35 per ounce. There were other provisions, too, like the creation of the IMF. But the important part is what I wrote above.
I'm still waiting for my "Peace" dividend. I agree with you that vaccines have made us the sickest people on earth. but the debt is mainly due to endless wars.
sincerely, not left wing/ not neocon/ not socialist
I agree that it is the vaccines that is creating an enormous burden and debt upon our country, and dramatically reducing our dynamism (which has historically been our greatest strength).
Even with the 6G & glyphosate issues, I will never support the democrat party again as long as they support men in sports, open borders and vaccine mandates. Their policies are even more insane than trump. And he DID secure the border and appoint RFKjr so I’m happy about those.
Let's see, I always liked him. But he now pushes the COVID vax. He's pushing G6 development more likely for more surveillance and electronic money. He's also letting Glyphosate herbicides continue, even though he wanted a healthier America. He promised no new wars, no worthless conflicts that don't involve America. Yet he attacked Iran. I've read The Art of the Deal. Guess what, when you can't close the deal, you don't bomb the other side.
What the future would hold if Iran's Mullahs would not be stoped? After 47 years of medieval Islamic tyranny, Iranians got a chance for a democracy they had 100 years ago thanks to president Trump.
Sorry, I'm getting very confused here about this "chance for a democracy"...
The Shah's son is currently pushing real hard to re-install his line, the one toppled in 1979 when the Shah was dearly loved by his people. As we know, those horrible religious zealots came in and hypnotized everyone at just the right time. So naturally, his son Reza Pahlavi is seeming to expect now to just waltz in. He won't need no help from no one.
As I understand it, the Iranians were tricked to forget the Shah's power had been benevolently strengthened by the US in 1953, after the US recognized that the Iranians made a bad choice for the Iranians' welfare by democratically electing Prime Minister Mossadegh. So Mossadegh had to be removed, while the people had to be properly trained in correct democracy. But those Iranians were like rebellious teens. So, year after year, the Shah had to expand his secret police SAVAK to keep beating them harder and harder until, you know, morale improved. By 1979, their hard work had paid off: The Iranians were finally living in bliss under the Shah. The only hope the dastardly mullahs had was to use sorcery to divert the stupid Iranians, as they will believe what anyone with a bullhorn tells them, and so they did. (I vaguely sense there's some kinds of inconsistencies and ambiguities here, but, well... I'm just gonna ignore it.)
So my question is this: Being as foolishness, stupidity, and moral weakness is part of the Iranian character (which is precisely why they keep fucking up, after all) how do you suppose they will be able to make the right election choices now in this new-and-improved "chance for a democracy"? Should they instead just follow Trump's orders and take whoever he, in his benevolent wisdom, simply chooses for them? He sure seems to think this himself. I mean, the Shah's son is SO available! They could then formally rename their country something like "The People's Democratic-Like,-Totally,-Man Persian Republic of His Royal Highness by the Grace of God's Gifts to the World, the United States and Israel" But I'm no genius, like Trump, and so I'm just trying to keep up with him. Could you help?
Greek historian Herodotus perhaps came down with XDS - Xerxes Derangement Syndrome.
From a query...
"There is no evidence or indication in Herodotus’s writings or historical records that he personally encountered Xerxes I. Herodotus, a Greek historian from Halicarnassus (in modern-day Turkey), lived during the 5th century BCE and wrote The Histories decades after Xerxes’s reign (who ruled from 485 to 465 BCE). While Herodotus traveled extensively through the Persian Empire and gathered information from various sources—including Persian officials, soldiers, and local informants—he never claims to have met Xerxes. His account of Xerxes is based on secondhand reports, oral traditions, and his own observations during his travels, particularly in regions like Egypt and the Aegean."
John you definitely have your mind made up on certain issues. I can respect your resolve in issues you have studied closely while at the same time disagreeing with your take on this war. Just like when most of the people were saying "Why is Trump using these tariffs? This is going to be a disaster." My counterpoint was "Stop being hysterical. Can't we just wait and see how all this shakes out? Jeesh."
The Iranian conflict is quite complex and there are many reasons why it's a good idea while it will likely cause short term pain.
At what point will you be willing to say it has transitioned to long term pain? Iran holds the TRUMP card, and Trump and the neocons and the “Christian” Zionists are desperate.
“Be the first one on your block to bring your boy home in a box.”
What exactly is long term in your world? 20 years in Iraq and Afghanistan is long term. How many weeks has it been so far? I hate Lindsay Graham and the John Boltons of this world but there are some battles worth fighting. We can agree to disagree. And using the word Zionist is getting very tiresome and it undermines your argument to throw that in the mix. I am a Zionist in the sense that the Jewish people are entitled to a land they call their own. I will disagree with their leaders and supporters if they expand and try to take over the Middle East. Btw their ancestral land promised to them by YHWH includes parts of Iraq, Jordan, etc.
oh yes, let's wait and see how another entirely unprovoked unnecessary war of aggression pans out. one with no purpose and no plan. sounds great! another $100 billion down the drain
A British friend of mine still blames me for "Suez" because "America chickened out" and I am American. (I was nine years old at the time!)
Chickening out is not the worst thing you can do when the new decision you can make is the intelligent one. (As Eisenhower saw.)
The Iran war needs to be stopped right now. Surely patriotic Republicans see that. Here are my suggestions for impeaching Trump for his blatantly stupid decision to attack Iran:
We really don't need comparisons of ancient Greeks and Persians to Trump's extremely limited military operations which with minimal loss have crippled a dictatorial, terrorist country in weeks, not years or decades. Its about time to stop with the leftist excuse mania of hiding from or withdrawing from ANY conflict at our own expense!
That being said this leftist mantra of "Trump's Endless WAR WAR WAR" will be over before anyone is prepared for its near-term end. It's not even a war, more like a training exercise in defeating a local bully.
The crisis, both the US and the UK are facing is identical and it stems from the same tactics, subversion, and control by the same ruling establishment.
They control our economy because they own the banks, they flood us with Weaponized culturally in compatible immigrants, unskilled and predominantly from Islamic country because they control our immigration system and have set up dozens of NGO groups task with this in mind. They subvert our culture and brainwash our children through their ownership and control of 94% of worldwide media along with Hollywood television programming.
That’s the short list.
There is literally no other topic of equal importance as removing Israel’s participation let alone control in our political institutions is Paramount. They will never allow us to vote our way out of these problems.
John, once again insightyful, however there is one major difference now vs '56: every sane person knew trump would assault Iran: you dont have 6 months of massive military build up for all to see and then sit on your heels. They are all complist, France, Germany, Spain, England, italy et al: not one of them seriously threatened Trump if he invaded. Remember US FRies when France would not support Dubwa's idiotic Iraq fraud...Those opposed were yelling from the roof tops.
Not this time...I suspect, as usual the utter fear of Holocaust blackmail, which now need to come to swift end. The Zionists and Trump for that matter, are Terrorists, plain and simple, by any deinition of the term, slaughtering indiscriminately and on fraudulent motives, for political ends is Terrorism. They will be held acountable one day...
how could they protest? they are all vassal states, having given up their sovereignty decades ago and their leaders running their countries into ruin! yes, the USA is the largest purveyor of terrorism on the planet. ever hear what Norman Finkelstein says? "there's no business like Shoah business." playing the victim lets a certain middle eastern rogue state get away with a lot of genocide
Well, you certainly read a lot of ''history'' -- whether accurate or not -- but unfortunately your information is suspiciously very thin in the current situation that you presume to compare to Suez etc...
For 1) the Gulf states are now pressuring to finish neutralizing the Iranian extortionist...
and 2) the Artesh [Iranan Army/Navy/Air] are angry at the IRGC b/c the IRGC is withholding decent medical supplies and services compared to what IRGC has...
and 3) Trump obliterated the military assets on Kharg Island, leaving the massive Iranian OIL OPERATION exposed for leverage in case ''somebody'' decides to try to keep the rest of the world's oil from reaching their intended destinations via Hormuz... The Epoch Times even looks at the type of operation involved in SEIZING IT....
Oddly, I'll just report here that ''somehow'' substack's notifications that there's a reply to my own comment is preventing me from responding to either of those replies..... So I'm just suggesting instead that someone with ''ownership'' of this stack-account does not want me to have a chance to respond..... ttyl
Please take a look at Promethean Action (prometheanaction.com) -- these folks are presenting a very different narrative than we're seeing in the media (both left and right) -- in which Trump is trying to re-instate the American system (of physical economics) instead of the British system, which has remained intact though covert for the past 300 years. Thus the emphasis on sovereign states working in their own interest rather than the world order set in place after WWII; not enacting (neocon-preferred) regime change in Venezuela or Iran but letting their own people choose their leaders. US insuring of shipping in the Straits of Hormuz to get around Lloyd's etc. withdrawal (these insurers and re-insurers are part of the British system of control).
Let's see: seized a narrow waterway, said screw you to allied forces and tried to erase Israel off the map. It was Egypt in 1956 but sounds just like Iran in 2026.
Confused by this talk of no plan / poor planning... Our borders are now closed (something Biden claimed could not even be done). China is being booted from the Panama Canal AND denied Venezuela bargain oil. Once the source of the Cuban Missile Crisis with Russia; Cuba seems on the verge of collapse. Those major players, most of Europe and virtually NONE of Iran's neighbors are seriously aiding Iran.... The best Europe is headed for, is when they need something - be it from the US or Iran oil or safe passage; the US will be saying: "You gave nothing before, what will you give now?"... Perhaps the only failing is not having YOU and every media source united in saying "FINALLY" ... Iran was allowed to putter most of our lifetimes and now they are being told: "Decide your future." If we all proceeded with the intent, and expectation that THEY proceed wisely, the likelihood of success goes up immensely. (vs. if you plan for failure; what are you going to get?)... I'm seeing a lot of folks here holding up headlines like "Dewey Defeats Truman", Clinton Defeats Trump? or what we may have to see yet: 'Biden defeated Trump, kinda; until we find out he didn't?'... if that's the case - you let it happen... same thing with what happens here.
ok, closing the border was great and necessary. having people self deport was also great. riots in towns was not so great. kidnapping another country's president- not great. trying to destroy Cuba is horrible. sacrificing Ukraine in a vain attempt to collapse Russia- also not great (not Trump, I know, but he's still supporting it). US "negotiations" are a joke. are we really to believe that the only way the USA can do well is by keeping every other country under its boot? what a great idea- I want to have the only nice house on the block so I'll blow up all my neighbors homes!
The nice home on the block is nice for a reason… and currently still mostly nice despite the illogical people that “riot in towns”. They are self destructive of their “nice house”… Ukraine, Cuba, another Countries ALLEGED President; ALL had a choice (or not) to be at war, not to be corrupt, not to destroy the neighborhood and not to work to destroy you & your house with drugs and by inviting those who think like the Rioters; into your nice home on the block. The nice home on the block might not like the goose on the lawn of its neighbor to the north… but leaves it up to them if they want to join the better HOA… the rest of the neighbors just need to keep up their own house and maybe work to be like the family in the nicest home in the block … if they want to poop & pee in their own pools; that’s up to them…. They just need to stay out of the nicest house on the block’s pool (& Like to former Presidents of the houses colluding with Russia & China; definitely; don't try poisoning the pool nor the water supply to the nicest home on the block).
Oh, and if you chant “Death to the people in the nicest home on the block” for 50 years and to their friends & neighbors; and try to kill them…. You should expect the owner of the Nicest home on the block & President of the HOA to eventually stop trying to control you by taking you to court or raising your rates; and instead just see how kicking your ass works?
wow, a word salad worthy of Kamala Harris! Russia's cities are in much nicer shape than ours; the people there practice orthodox christianity. they keep the mayhem down to a minimum.
all my neighbors have nice houses and all keep their houses looking good- not because i've threatened to bomb them, but because they too like living in nice houses.
Iran, Cuba are no threat to us. i don't wake up every morning in fear of what Iran or Cuba will do to us. but we have- for no other reason than the stick up Marco Rubio's ass- chosen to collectively punish Cuba. and we've (not me but the government who claims to act in my name) has chosen to go after Iran because deceptive Is**l obviously can talk us fools into doing really stupid things.
you've missed my point- the USA is a vengeful, militaristic Empire that is trying to control the world by keeping everyone else down. we do not want any pier countries but other countries want what is best for their people and so they strive forward. the USA wants to have the only nice house on the block but it is so busy trying to control the rest of the world that it neglects it's peeling paint, it's leaky roof, it's crumbling infrastructure and it's fat, unhealthy pill popping population.
i'm not sure why you listed Ukraine in your incoherent rant- Ukraine has been sacrificed by the USA to get at Russia. our sick plan was always to weaken Russia, balkanize it and steal it's abundant resources when we could have just negotiated a trade deal and simply paid for what we wanted. we tried to send our trouble making NGOs and USAID clowns into Russia to find the 5 blue haired trans people and stir up a regime change revolt, except that Russia, wisely, doesn't let the George Soros crowd into their borders. so, instead, we fomented regime change in neighboring Ukraine, then invited their new USA installed puppet government into NATO, breaking our promises to Russia and threatening their borders. lord knows we had a melt down when Russia put some missiles in Cuba but we do unto others what we would NEVER allow to be done to us because we think of ourselves, incorrectly, as the "good guys" and so whatever evil we commit throughout the world is somehow justified.
then we started a proxy war specifically to weaken Russia, wiping out the flower of Ukrainian youth. it hasn't worked, thank God. someone has to stand up to the world's greatest purveyor of terrorism (hint: not Iran, try closer to home).
the people of the USA would be far better off if our government wasn't trying to hang on to it's late stage Empire in decline status, if it took care of it's own people and if our military was used for defense and not to tramp all over the world stirring up trouble. but then we'd have to live within a budget and pay back our debts and take some fucking responsibility for all the pain and destruction we have wrought upon the world.
Being anold timer-the Suez War of 1956 was one of my first introductions to my distain for war and my interest in political science which I ended up gettting a college degree in. I can remember standing up in my school auditorium arguing against war. We can't forget either that by the mid 1950's the U.S. already had personnel on the ground in VietNam because at the time Viet Nam had one of the largest off shore supplies of oil in the world. Anti-Viet Nam War took up a good part of my University experience in the mid to late 60's. I truly appreciate your vision, John.
Keep posting John. You are a wealth of information.
No. It’s not.
You’re trying too hard. This is sad.
I do hope when Trump wraps this up that you thank the good Dr. McCullogh for lending his platform to you, and return from whence you came.
You guys are so easily swayed by Neocon propaganda. Every single war, you guys take the bait. Most of our 37.5 trillion in debt is from Neocon wars. Endless, worthless, and unwinnable wars instigated by sociopathic Neocons.
Stop blaiming military spending, you ignore the 37.5 trillion is not due to military but socialists welfare program, plus vaccines making America the sickest people on the globe. and the treatements for those goes in to trilions. Your thoughts are that of a leftwing neocon
Dude, really? Go add to the cost of wars over the decades. Nothing comes close to the cost of military spending. The Vietnam War broke the Bretton Woods agreement. That's when the US had to go off the gold standard. The inflation of the 70s was caused by Vietnam. Nations go broke because of war, period. Wars never produce a economic benefit.
Vietnam war was stupid but Iran, if nothing is done not just USA but other countries would be in deep trouble. Medieval savages needed to be removed
wow! genocide much? you must be very superior to think that you have the right to decide the fate of an entire country by eradicating all of it's people. the USA was in no trouble from Iran, however there is another Middle East country that cannot be named that is responsible for stoking the fires of trouble in that part of the world.
sincerely,
not a democrat; not a communist
You could not be more mistaken.
An Iranian offer? Pure Poppycock due to their unique fanatical steadfast destructive ideology.
President Trump doing the right thing. Iran Must never have a nuke and here are the reasons:
As of early 2026, the IAEA said, Iran could produce enough weapons-grade fissile material for a single nuclear weapon in a matter of days or weeks, due to its large stockpile of uranium enriched up to 60% and advanced centrifuge capabilities.
A February 2026 IAEA report indicated Iran had nearly 441 kilograms of 60% enriched uranium, sufficient for nearly 10 nuclear weapons if enriched to 90%.
Iran has claimed to have developed and tested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with a range of up to 10,000 kilometers, which would theoretically allow it to reach targets across Europe and the continental United States.
Iranian leadership and ideologues have explicitly linked global chaos and conflict to the preparation for the return of the Twelfth Imam, the Mahdi. They believe they must ignite world conflagration and mayhem as a pre requisite in fulfilling their desire to have their 12th Imam return to the earth.
In Twelver Shia Islam, the 12th Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, is believed to be the Mahdi, the "Guided One," who will reappear at the end of time to establish global justice and peace. This belief is central to the doctrine of Mahdism, which holds that the 12th Imam entered a state of occultation (ghaybah) after his father’s death in 874 CE and remains hidden by divine will until God permits his reappearance.
* Ayatollah Mohammad Mehdi Mirbagheri, a senior Iranian cleric, stated on August 6, 2019: “In Order For the Hidden Imam to Reappear We Must Engage in Widespread Fighting with the West.” This directly frames conflict with the West as a necessary step toward the Mahdi’s reappearance.
https://harbingersdaily.com/apocalypse-obsessed-experts-call-irans-new-leader-
Uniquely-dangerous-more-radical-than-his-father/* Hojatoleslam Ali Saeedi, former representative of the Supreme Leader to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), declared in 2012: “The IRGC is one of the tools for paving the way for the emergence of the Imam of the Age [Mahdi] in the field of a regional and international awakening.” This positions the IRGC’s military and political actions as instrumental in triggering the Mahdi’s return.
* Mehdi Taeb, a leading cleric and brother of the IRGC Intelligence Organization chief, stated in 2015: “Remove the obstacles to the emergence of the Imam of the Age, the most important of which is the existence of the usurper regime of Israel.” This identifies Israel as a key obstacle to the Mahdi’s return, justifying its eradication as a religious duty.
* The 2012 Iranian government manifesto, published by the Center for Strategic Studies, outlines a global transformation process that includes “emergence and uprising,” “invitation and struggle,” “victory of truth and destruction of evil,” and “domination of the world.” It explicitly states that “great wars” will occur after the Mahdi’s arrival, initiated by Western actions, and that “the discourse of liberal democracy” is the primary obstacle to the establishment of the Mahdi’s world government.
* Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, during his presidency, repeatedly called for the “hasty return” of the Mahdi and declared that the Islamic Republic’s mission was to “prepare for the establishment of a world government” under the Mahdi. He claimed the Mahdi would reappear in four years (2013), and framed the Iran-Iraq War as a practical application of Mahdism through the “love of the Mahdi’s representative, Khomeini.”
These statements and documents collectively reveal a state ideology that views global conflict, especially with the West and Israel, not as a threat, but as a divinely mandated precondition for the Mahdi’s return.
More proofs in particular recent proof and statements
Recent Iranian statements and ideological developments continue to affirm that global chaos and conflict are necessary to prepare for the return of the Twelfth Imam.
1. IRGC’s 2022 Doctrine: "Waiting Means Soldiering"
In March 2022, the IRGC published a doctrinal text stating: “Waiting means that we must prepare ourselves for soldiering in the army of Imam of the Age.” This redefines entezar-e faraj (waiting for relief) as active military and ideological preparation, not passive anticipation. The IRGC declared it must be on a “war footing” to fight “all centers of power and international corruption” before the Mahdi’s return.
* Hojatoleslam Haji-Sadeghi, Khamenei’s representative to the IRGC, reaffirmed in 2022: “The IRGC’s last responsibility is to prepare the world for the emergence of Imam of the Age.”
* This aligns with Ali Saeedi’s 2012 declaration that the IRGC is a tool for “regional and international awakening” ahead of the Mahdi’s return.
IRGC Mahdism doctrine 2022
2. Eradication of Israel as a Religious Duty
The belief that Israel’s destruction is a prerequisite for the Mahdi’s return has become mainstream within the IRGC.
* Mehdi Taeb, IRGC-linked cleric and brother of the IRGC Intelligence chief, stated in 2015: “The most important obstacle to the Imam of the Age’s emergence is the existence of the usurper regime of Israel.” This view is now widely echoed.
* The Middle East Institute (January 8, 2026) confirmed that the IRGC increasingly frames its regional actions—especially in Syria and Yemen—as fulfilling Shi’a prophecies about the Sufyani (a tyrant from Damascus) and the Yamani (a righteous leader from Yemen), both seen as precursors to the Mahdi.
Muhammad al-Mahditwelfth and last Imam in Shia Twelver of Islam
Wikipedia
3. Regional Conflicts as Apocalyptic Signposts
* The IRGC’s involvement in Syria and support for the Houthis in Yemen are explicitly justified as fulfilling religious prophecy.
* Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Mousavi Jazayeri, Khamenei’s representative in Khuzestan, claimed in 2026: “The presence of ISIS and chaos in Iraq are signs of the emergence of Sufiyani,” a key apocalyptic figure.
* The IRGC’s role in Syria is described as “laying the international and regional ground for the emergence of the Imam of the Age.”
Iran IRGC Mahdi prophecy
4. Supreme Leader Khamenei’s Indirect Endorsement
While Khamenei avoids direct apocalyptic rhetoric, his ideological framework supports it.
* He has long emphasized “active waiting” for the Mahdi, rejecting passive mourning in favor of “jihad in Allah’s way.”
* His representative, Saeedi, has consistently linked IRGC operations to Mahdist preparation, a doctrine Khamenei has never repudiated.
5. Nuclear Program and Apocalyptic Readiness
* Analysts note that Mahdism is a “blind spot” in Western understanding of Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
* The belief that “the hand of God is guiding” Iran’s leaders to trigger “cataclysmic events” persists, especially among younger, more radical IRGC generations.
* As Mohammad Reza Naghdi, a senior IRGC commander, stated in early 2026: “Our hard revenge will be the expulsion of the U.S. from the region and the eradication of the Zionist regime.”
Rituals and Beliefs: The IRGC emphasizes Mahdism, the belief in the eventual return of the 12th Imam (the Mahdi), and sees itself as preparing the world for his reappearance.
This worldview reinforces a "war footing" mentality, where military readiness is a spiritual obligation.
Events like the "International Conference on the Decline of the United States" held at Imam Hossein University (the IRGC’s academic arm) serve as political rituals reinforcing the belief that the IRGC is on the side of divine history.
The Jews took you over Americans, that is why most of your man missing part of their penis. The Jews and Muslims also missing the prepuce. 51% of new parents rejecting now this genital mutilating done of baby boys at an age they are unable to say no. This dumb act is on the way out. This the only reason why 66% of American woman fell pain in sex sooner or later. Such thing is unknown in my country where man is intact as Nature intended it for man and all mammalian male species. How did that happen most of you Americans never questioned it for so long, just as the 72 vaccines per child? Fucking Jew doctors did this to you , just as now with the Iran war.
Exactly!
An Iranian offer? Pure Poppycock due to their unique fanatical steadfast destructive ideology.
You are i absolutely correct.
President Trump doing the right thing. Iran Must never have a nuke and here are the reasons:
As of early 2026, the IAEA said, Iran could produce enough weapons-grade fissile material for a single nuclear weapon in a matter of days or weeks, due to its large stockpile of uranium enriched up to 60% and advanced centrifuge capabilities.
A February 2026 IAEA report indicated Iran had nearly 441 kilograms of 60% enriched uranium, sufficient for nearly 10 nuclear weapons if enriched to 90%.
Iran has claimed to have developed and tested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with a range of up to 10,000 kilometers, which would theoretically allow it to reach targets across Europe and the continental United States.
Iranian leadership and ideologues have explicitly linked global chaos and conflict to the preparation for the return of the Twelfth Imam, the Mahdi. They believe they must ignite world conflagration and mayhem as a pre requisite in fulfilling their desire to have their 12 Imam return to the earth.
In Twelver Shia Islam, the 12th Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, is believed to be the Mahdi, the "Guided One," who will reappear at the end of time to establish global justice and peace. This belief is central to the doctrine of Mahdism, which holds that the 12th Imam entered a state of occultation (ghaybah) after his father’s death in 874 CE and remains hidden by divine will until God permits his reappearance.
* Ayatollah Mohammad Mehdi Mirbagheri, a senior Iranian cleric, stated on August 6, 2019: “In Order For the Hidden Imam to Reappear We Must Engage in Widespread Fighting with the West.” This directly frames conflict with the West as a necessary step toward the Mahdi’s reappearance.
https://harbingersdaily.com/apocalypse-obsessed-experts-call-irans-new-leader-
Uniquely-dangerous-more-radical-than-his-father/* Hojatoleslam Ali Saeedi, former representative of the Supreme Leader to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), declared in 2012: “The IRGC is one of the tools for paving the way for the emergence of the Imam of the Age [Mahdi] in the field of a regional and international awakening.” This positions the IRGC’s military and political actions as instrumental in triggering the Mahdi’s return.
* Mehdi Taeb, a leading cleric and brother of the IRGC Intelligence Organization chief, stated in 2015: “Remove the obstacles to the emergence of the Imam of the Age, the most important of which is the existence of the usurper regime of Israel.” This identifies Israel as a key obstacle to the Mahdi’s return, justifying its eradication as a religious duty.
* The 2012 Iranian government manifesto, published by the Center for Strategic Studies, outlines a global transformation process that includes “emergence and uprising,” “invitation and struggle,” “victory of truth and destruction of evil,” and “domination of the world.” It explicitly states that “great wars” will occur after the Mahdi’s arrival, initiated by Western actions, and that “the discourse of liberal democracy” is the primary obstacle to the establishment of the Mahdi’s world government.
* Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, during his presidency, repeatedly called for the “hasty return” of the Mahdi and declared that the Islamic Republic’s mission was to “prepare for the establishment of a world government” under the Mahdi. He claimed the Mahdi would reappear in four years (2013), and framed the Iran-Iraq War as a practical application of Mahdism through the “love of the Mahdi’s representative, Khomeini.”
These statements and documents collectively reveal a state ideology that views global conflict, especially with the West and Israel, not as a threat, but as a divinely mandated precondition for the Mahdi’s return.
More proofs in particular recent proof and statements
Recent Iranian statements and ideological developments continue to affirm that global chaos and conflict are necessary to prepare for the return of the Twelfth Imam.
1. IRGC’s 2022 Doctrine: "Waiting Means Soldiering"
In March 2022, the IRGC published a doctrinal text stating: “Waiting means that we must prepare ourselves for soldiering in the army of Imam of the Age.” This redefines entezar-e faraj (waiting for relief) as active military and ideological preparation, not passive anticipation. The IRGC declared it must be on a “war footing” to fight “all centers of power and international corruption” before the Mahdi’s return.
* Hojatoleslam Haji-Sadeghi, Khamenei’s representative to the IRGC, reaffirmed in 2022: “The IRGC’s last responsibility is to prepare the world for the emergence of Imam of the Age.”
* This aligns with Ali Saeedi’s 2012 declaration that the IRGC is a tool for “regional and international awakening” ahead of the Mahdi’s return.
IRGC Mahdism doctrine 2022
2. Eradication of Israel as a Religious Duty
The belief that Israel’s destruction is a prerequisite for the Mahdi’s return has become mainstream within the IRGC.
* Mehdi Taeb, IRGC-linked cleric and brother of the IRGC Intelligence chief, stated in 2015: “The most important obstacle to the Imam of the Age’s emergence is the existence of the usurper regime of Israel.” This view is now widely echoed.
* The Middle East Institute (January 8, 2026) confirmed that the IRGC increasingly frames its regional actions—especially in Syria and Yemen—as fulfilling Shi’a prophecies about the Sufyani (a tyrant from Damascus) and the Yamani (a righteous leader from Yemen), both seen as precursors to the Mahdi.
Muhammad al-Mahditwelfth and last Imam in Shia Twelver of Islam
Wikipedia
3. Regional Conflicts as Apocalyptic Signposts
* The IRGC’s involvement in Syria and support for the Houthis in Yemen are explicitly justified as fulfilling religious prophecy.
* Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Mousavi Jazayeri, Khamenei’s representative in Khuzestan, claimed in 2026: “The presence of ISIS and chaos in Iraq are signs of the emergence of Sufiyani,” a key apocalyptic figure.
* The IRGC’s role in Syria is described as “laying the international and regional ground for the emergence of the Imam of the Age.”
Iran IRGC Mahdi prophecy
4. Supreme Leader Khamenei’s Indirect Endorsement
While Khamenei avoids direct apocalyptic rhetoric, his ideological framework supports it.
* He has long emphasized “active waiting” for the Mahdi, rejecting passive mourning in favor of “jihad in Allah’s way.”
* His representative, Saeedi, has consistently linked IRGC operations to Mahdist preparation, a doctrine Khamenei has never repudiated.
5. Nuclear Program and Apocalyptic Readiness
* Analysts note that Mahdism is a “blind spot” in Western understanding of Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
* The belief that “the hand of God is guiding” Iran’s leaders to trigger “cataclysmic events” persists, especially among younger, more radical IRGC generations.
* As Mohammad Reza Naghdi, a senior IRGC commander, stated in early 2026: “Our hard revenge will be the expulsion of the U.S. from the region and the eradication of the Zionist regime.”
Rituals and Beliefs: The IRGC emphasizes Mahdism, the belief in the eventual return of the 12th Imam (the Mahdi), and sees itself as preparing the world for his reappearance.
This worldview reinforces a "war footing" mentality, where military readiness is a spiritual obligation.
Events like the "International Conference on the Decline of the United States" held at Imam Hossein University (the IRGC’s academic arm) serve as political rituals reinforcing the belief that the IRGC is on the side of divine history.
Exactly!
An Iranian offer? Pure Poppycock due to their unique fanatical steadfast destructive ideology.
You are i absolutely correct.
President Trump doing the right thing. Iran Must never have a nuke and here are the reasons:
As of early 2026, the IAEA said, Iran could produce enough weapons-grade fissile material for a single nuclear weapon in a matter of days or weeks, due to its large stockpile of uranium enriched up to 60% and advanced centrifuge capabilities.
A February 2026 IAEA report indicated Iran had nearly 441 kilograms of 60% enriched uranium, sufficient for nearly 10 nuclear weapons if enriched to 90%.
Iran has claimed to have developed and tested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with a range of up to 10,000 kilometers, which would theoretically allow it to reach targets across Europe and the continental United States.
Iranian leadership and ideologues have explicitly linked global chaos and conflict to the preparation for the return of the Twelfth Imam, the Mahdi. They believe they must ignite world conflagration and mayhem as a pre requisite in fulfilling their desire to have their 12 Imam return to the earth.
In Twelver Shia Islam, the 12th Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, is believed to be the Mahdi, the "Guided One," who will reappear at the end of time to establish global justice and peace. This belief is central to the doctrine of Mahdism, which holds that the 12th Imam entered a state of occultation (ghaybah) after his father’s death in 874 CE and remains hidden by divine will until God permits his reappearance.
* Ayatollah Mohammad Mehdi Mirbagheri, a senior Iranian cleric, stated on August 6, 2019: “In Order For the Hidden Imam to Reappear We Must Engage in Widespread Fighting with the West.” This directly frames conflict with the West as a necessary step toward the Mahdi’s reappearance.
https://harbingersdaily.com/apocalypse-obsessed-experts-call-irans-new-leader-
Uniquely-dangerous-more-radical-than-his-father/* Hojatoleslam Ali Saeedi, former representative of the Supreme Leader to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), declared in 2012: “The IRGC is one of the tools for paving the way for the emergence of the Imam of the Age [Mahdi] in the field of a regional and international awakening.” This positions the IRGC’s military and political actions as instrumental in triggering the Mahdi’s return.
* Mehdi Taeb, a leading cleric and brother of the IRGC Intelligence Organization chief, stated in 2015: “Remove the obstacles to the emergence of the Imam of the Age, the most important of which is the existence of the usurper regime of Israel.” This identifies Israel as a key obstacle to the Mahdi’s return, justifying its eradication as a religious duty.
* The 2012 Iranian government manifesto, published by the Center for Strategic Studies, outlines a global transformation process that includes “emergence and uprising,” “invitation and struggle,” “victory of truth and destruction of evil,” and “domination of the world.” It explicitly states that “great wars” will occur after the Mahdi’s arrival, initiated by Western actions, and that “the discourse of liberal democracy” is the primary obstacle to the establishment of the Mahdi’s world government.
* Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, during his presidency, repeatedly called for the “hasty return” of the Mahdi and declared that the Islamic Republic’s mission was to “prepare for the establishment of a world government” under the Mahdi. He claimed the Mahdi would reappear in four years (2013), and framed the Iran-Iraq War as a practical application of Mahdism through the “love of the Mahdi’s representative, Khomeini.”
These statements and documents collectively reveal a state ideology that views global conflict, especially with the West and Israel, not as a threat, but as a divinely mandated precondition for the Mahdi’s return.
More proofs in particular recent proof and statements
Recent Iranian statements and ideological developments continue to affirm that global chaos and conflict are necessary to prepare for the return of the Twelfth Imam.
1. IRGC’s 2022 Doctrine: "Waiting Means Soldiering"
In March 2022, the IRGC published a doctrinal text stating: “Waiting means that we must prepare ourselves for soldiering in the army of Imam of the Age.” This redefines entezar-e faraj (waiting for relief) as active military and ideological preparation, not passive anticipation. The IRGC declared it must be on a “war footing” to fight “all centers of power and international corruption” before the Mahdi’s return.
* Hojatoleslam Haji-Sadeghi, Khamenei’s representative to the IRGC, reaffirmed in 2022: “The IRGC’s last responsibility is to prepare the world for the emergence of Imam of the Age.”
* This aligns with Ali Saeedi’s 2012 declaration that the IRGC is a tool for “regional and international awakening” ahead of the Mahdi’s return.
IRGC Mahdism doctrine 2022
2. Eradication of Israel as a Religious Duty
The belief that Israel’s destruction is a prerequisite for the Mahdi’s return has become mainstream within the IRGC.
* Mehdi Taeb, IRGC-linked cleric and brother of the IRGC Intelligence chief, stated in 2015: “The most important obstacle to the Imam of the Age’s emergence is the existence of the usurper regime of Israel.” This view is now widely echoed.
* The Middle East Institute (January 8, 2026) confirmed that the IRGC increasingly frames its regional actions—especially in Syria and Yemen—as fulfilling Shi’a prophecies about the Sufyani (a tyrant from Damascus) and the Yamani (a righteous leader from Yemen), both seen as precursors to the Mahdi.
Muhammad al-Mahditwelfth and last Imam in Shia Twelver of Islam
Wikipedia
3. Regional Conflicts as Apocalyptic Signposts
* The IRGC’s involvement in Syria and support for the Houthis in Yemen are explicitly justified as fulfilling religious prophecy.
* Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Mousavi Jazayeri, Khamenei’s representative in Khuzestan, claimed in 2026: “The presence of ISIS and chaos in Iraq are signs of the emergence of Sufiyani,” a key apocalyptic figure.
* The IRGC’s role in Syria is described as “laying the international and regional ground for the emergence of the Imam of the Age.”
Iran IRGC Mahdi prophecy
4. Supreme Leader Khamenei’s Indirect Endorsement
While Khamenei avoids direct apocalyptic rhetoric, his ideological framework supports it.
* He has long emphasized “active waiting” for the Mahdi, rejecting passive mourning in favor of “jihad in Allah’s way.”
* His representative, Saeedi, has consistently linked IRGC operations to Mahdist preparation, a doctrine Khamenei has never repudiated.
5. Nuclear Program and Apocalyptic Readiness
* Analysts note that Mahdism is a “blind spot” in Western understanding of Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
* The belief that “the hand of God is guiding” Iran’s leaders to trigger “cataclysmic events” persists, especially among younger, more radical IRGC generations.
* As Mohammad Reza Naghdi, a senior IRGC commander, stated in early 2026: “Our hard revenge will be the expulsion of the U.S. from the region and the eradication of the Zionist regime.”
Rituals and Beliefs: The IRGC emphasizes Mahdism, the belief in the eventual return of the 12th Imam (the Mahdi), and sees itself as preparing the world for his reappearance.
This worldview reinforces a "war footing" mentality, where military readiness is a spiritual obligation.
Events like the "International Conference on the Decline of the United States" held at Imam Hossein University (the IRGC’s academic arm) serve as political rituals reinforcing the belief that the IRGC is on the side of divine history.
wow, your comment was so long and fanatical that you had to subject us to it twice. I can think of another fanatical religious theocracy in the Middle East that believes it has some divine rights to wipe out all its neighbors and seize their land
Only fucking radical left woke democrats do not get it. Hate this virus called democrat party, worse than the communists I grew up under.
It's called Bretton Woods.
Yeah, my stupid spell checker changed it and I didn't notice. Corrected now, thanks.
Who was Brendan Woods? Sounds like he must have been a very important dude!
"Who was Brendan Woods? "
He was Mike Vader's brother.
Any relationship to Darth?
Well, haha, it's not a person. Bretton Woods was an international agreement after World War II, in which 44 allied nations agreed to peg their currencies and finances to the dollar, which was pegged to gold at a fixed price of $35 per ounce. There were other provisions, too, like the creation of the IMF. But the important part is what I wrote above.
I'm still waiting for my "Peace" dividend. I agree with you that vaccines have made us the sickest people on earth. but the debt is mainly due to endless wars.
sincerely, not left wing/ not neocon/ not socialist
I agree that it is the vaccines that is creating an enormous burden and debt upon our country, and dramatically reducing our dynamism (which has historically been our greatest strength).
So why are Kristol and Bolton opposed to Trump’s SMO? Explain, please.
Even with the 6G & glyphosate issues, I will never support the democrat party again as long as they support men in sports, open borders and vaccine mandates. Their policies are even more insane than trump. And he DID secure the border and appoint RFKjr so I’m happy about those.
I don't know, ask them.
What a dick. You’ll never be worthy of the Donald.
Let's see, I always liked him. But he now pushes the COVID vax. He's pushing G6 development more likely for more surveillance and electronic money. He's also letting Glyphosate herbicides continue, even though he wanted a healthier America. He promised no new wars, no worthless conflicts that don't involve America. Yet he attacked Iran. I've read The Art of the Deal. Guess what, when you can't close the deal, you don't bomb the other side.
All his promises are now shit.
yes, I voted for him and I rarely ever bother to vote. such a disappointment
I wish Trump the best, let see what happens. Imagine if Kamala would run America, open borders and all that, end of America.
What the future would hold if Iran's Mullahs would not be stoped? After 47 years of medieval Islamic tyranny, Iranians got a chance for a democracy they had 100 years ago thanks to president Trump.
Sorry, I'm getting very confused here about this "chance for a democracy"...
The Shah's son is currently pushing real hard to re-install his line, the one toppled in 1979 when the Shah was dearly loved by his people. As we know, those horrible religious zealots came in and hypnotized everyone at just the right time. So naturally, his son Reza Pahlavi is seeming to expect now to just waltz in. He won't need no help from no one.
As I understand it, the Iranians were tricked to forget the Shah's power had been benevolently strengthened by the US in 1953, after the US recognized that the Iranians made a bad choice for the Iranians' welfare by democratically electing Prime Minister Mossadegh. So Mossadegh had to be removed, while the people had to be properly trained in correct democracy. But those Iranians were like rebellious teens. So, year after year, the Shah had to expand his secret police SAVAK to keep beating them harder and harder until, you know, morale improved. By 1979, their hard work had paid off: The Iranians were finally living in bliss under the Shah. The only hope the dastardly mullahs had was to use sorcery to divert the stupid Iranians, as they will believe what anyone with a bullhorn tells them, and so they did. (I vaguely sense there's some kinds of inconsistencies and ambiguities here, but, well... I'm just gonna ignore it.)
So my question is this: Being as foolishness, stupidity, and moral weakness is part of the Iranian character (which is precisely why they keep fucking up, after all) how do you suppose they will be able to make the right election choices now in this new-and-improved "chance for a democracy"? Should they instead just follow Trump's orders and take whoever he, in his benevolent wisdom, simply chooses for them? He sure seems to think this himself. I mean, the Shah's son is SO available! They could then formally rename their country something like "The People's Democratic-Like,-Totally,-Man Persian Republic of His Royal Highness by the Grace of God's Gifts to the World, the United States and Israel" But I'm no genius, like Trump, and so I'm just trying to keep up with him. Could you help?
not everyone wants "democracy." the US needs to stop forcing it's system on the rest of the world from the barrel of a gun
Greek historian Herodotus perhaps came down with XDS - Xerxes Derangement Syndrome.
From a query...
"There is no evidence or indication in Herodotus’s writings or historical records that he personally encountered Xerxes I. Herodotus, a Greek historian from Halicarnassus (in modern-day Turkey), lived during the 5th century BCE and wrote The Histories decades after Xerxes’s reign (who ruled from 485 to 465 BCE). While Herodotus traveled extensively through the Persian Empire and gathered information from various sources—including Persian officials, soldiers, and local informants—he never claims to have met Xerxes. His account of Xerxes is based on secondhand reports, oral traditions, and his own observations during his travels, particularly in regions like Egypt and the Aegean."
John you definitely have your mind made up on certain issues. I can respect your resolve in issues you have studied closely while at the same time disagreeing with your take on this war. Just like when most of the people were saying "Why is Trump using these tariffs? This is going to be a disaster." My counterpoint was "Stop being hysterical. Can't we just wait and see how all this shakes out? Jeesh."
The Iranian conflict is quite complex and there are many reasons why it's a good idea while it will likely cause short term pain.
At what point will you be willing to say it has transitioned to long term pain? Iran holds the TRUMP card, and Trump and the neocons and the “Christian” Zionists are desperate.
“Be the first one on your block to bring your boy home in a box.”
What exactly is long term in your world? 20 years in Iraq and Afghanistan is long term. How many weeks has it been so far? I hate Lindsay Graham and the John Boltons of this world but there are some battles worth fighting. We can agree to disagree. And using the word Zionist is getting very tiresome and it undermines your argument to throw that in the mix. I am a Zionist in the sense that the Jewish people are entitled to a land they call their own. I will disagree with their leaders and supporters if they expand and try to take over the Middle East. Btw their ancestral land promised to them by YHWH includes parts of Iraq, Jordan, etc.
No, Zionists are not entitled to steal land from others. No matter what the crazy religious cults claim.
The battle you think you’re fighting is one attempting to normalize theft and genocide.
A war of aggression (which this war is) is a war crime. Anyone supporting this war is complicit in war crimes.
Iran has been engaged in a war of aggression ever since the Ayatollahs took over.
Iran has done nothing to our country.
Not just Bulldust.
Bullshit.
oh yes, let's wait and see how another entirely unprovoked unnecessary war of aggression pans out. one with no purpose and no plan. sounds great! another $100 billion down the drain
How do I continue to get the articles by the actual doctors and stop getting the conspiratorial slop that John should’ve tweeted instead?
You remove yourself from John's Stack. Goodbye.
How? I like Dr. McCullough and Nicholas Hulscher and John is connected.
Uh, let’s review just this much…. Stop reading and commenting on Leake’s posts…
This is John's personal Stack. Mccullough has his own.
I guess he just likes to complain
A British friend of mine still blames me for "Suez" because "America chickened out" and I am American. (I was nine years old at the time!)
Chickening out is not the worst thing you can do when the new decision you can make is the intelligent one. (As Eisenhower saw.)
The Iran war needs to be stopped right now. Surely patriotic Republicans see that. Here are my suggestions for impeaching Trump for his blatantly stupid decision to attack Iran:
https://maxwellm.substack.com/p/i-offer-four-articles-of-impeachment
Great analogy John. Love your applications of history.
We really don't need comparisons of ancient Greeks and Persians to Trump's extremely limited military operations which with minimal loss have crippled a dictatorial, terrorist country in weeks, not years or decades. Its about time to stop with the leftist excuse mania of hiding from or withdrawing from ANY conflict at our own expense!
That being said this leftist mantra of "Trump's Endless WAR WAR WAR" will be over before anyone is prepared for its near-term end. It's not even a war, more like a training exercise in defeating a local bully.
WE are the bully and the problem is we aren't local!
The crisis, both the US and the UK are facing is identical and it stems from the same tactics, subversion, and control by the same ruling establishment.
They control our economy because they own the banks, they flood us with Weaponized culturally in compatible immigrants, unskilled and predominantly from Islamic country because they control our immigration system and have set up dozens of NGO groups task with this in mind. They subvert our culture and brainwash our children through their ownership and control of 94% of worldwide media along with Hollywood television programming.
That’s the short list.
There is literally no other topic of equal importance as removing Israel’s participation let alone control in our political institutions is Paramount. They will never allow us to vote our way out of these problems.
One hell of a mail ballot projection. Had no idea Israelis vote in our elections 🥳
John, once again insightyful, however there is one major difference now vs '56: every sane person knew trump would assault Iran: you dont have 6 months of massive military build up for all to see and then sit on your heels. They are all complist, France, Germany, Spain, England, italy et al: not one of them seriously threatened Trump if he invaded. Remember US FRies when France would not support Dubwa's idiotic Iraq fraud...Those opposed were yelling from the roof tops.
Not this time...I suspect, as usual the utter fear of Holocaust blackmail, which now need to come to swift end. The Zionists and Trump for that matter, are Terrorists, plain and simple, by any deinition of the term, slaughtering indiscriminately and on fraudulent motives, for political ends is Terrorism. They will be held acountable one day...
how could they protest? they are all vassal states, having given up their sovereignty decades ago and their leaders running their countries into ruin! yes, the USA is the largest purveyor of terrorism on the planet. ever hear what Norman Finkelstein says? "there's no business like Shoah business." playing the victim lets a certain middle eastern rogue state get away with a lot of genocide
Well, you certainly read a lot of ''history'' -- whether accurate or not -- but unfortunately your information is suspiciously very thin in the current situation that you presume to compare to Suez etc...
For 1) the Gulf states are now pressuring to finish neutralizing the Iranian extortionist...
https://www.israpundit.org/gulf-states-press-us-to-neutralize-iran-for-good/
and 2) the Artesh [Iranan Army/Navy/Air] are angry at the IRGC b/c the IRGC is withholding decent medical supplies and services compared to what IRGC has...
https://jihadwatch.org/2026/03/in-iran-the-armys-resentment-of-the-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-continues-to-grow
and 3) Trump obliterated the military assets on Kharg Island, leaving the massive Iranian OIL OPERATION exposed for leverage in case ''somebody'' decides to try to keep the rest of the world's oil from reaching their intended destinations via Hormuz... The Epoch Times even looks at the type of operation involved in SEIZING IT....
ttyl
Oddly, I'll just report here that ''somehow'' substack's notifications that there's a reply to my own comment is preventing me from responding to either of those replies..... So I'm just suggesting instead that someone with ''ownership'' of this stack-account does not want me to have a chance to respond..... ttyl
Destroy the oil infrastructure on Kharg and see what happens to ALL the oil infrastructure in the Gulf countries…
Please take a look at Promethean Action (prometheanaction.com) -- these folks are presenting a very different narrative than we're seeing in the media (both left and right) -- in which Trump is trying to re-instate the American system (of physical economics) instead of the British system, which has remained intact though covert for the past 300 years. Thus the emphasis on sovereign states working in their own interest rather than the world order set in place after WWII; not enacting (neocon-preferred) regime change in Venezuela or Iran but letting their own people choose their leaders. US insuring of shipping in the Straits of Hormuz to get around Lloyd's etc. withdrawal (these insurers and re-insurers are part of the British system of control).
Delusional Bulldust.
Let's see: seized a narrow waterway, said screw you to allied forces and tried to erase Israel off the map. It was Egypt in 1956 but sounds just like Iran in 2026.
Nasser was a competent Egyptian president, one of the greats. "Perfidious Albion" pissed-off Eisenhower. He was familiar with their ways, already.
Confused by this talk of no plan / poor planning... Our borders are now closed (something Biden claimed could not even be done). China is being booted from the Panama Canal AND denied Venezuela bargain oil. Once the source of the Cuban Missile Crisis with Russia; Cuba seems on the verge of collapse. Those major players, most of Europe and virtually NONE of Iran's neighbors are seriously aiding Iran.... The best Europe is headed for, is when they need something - be it from the US or Iran oil or safe passage; the US will be saying: "You gave nothing before, what will you give now?"... Perhaps the only failing is not having YOU and every media source united in saying "FINALLY" ... Iran was allowed to putter most of our lifetimes and now they are being told: "Decide your future." If we all proceeded with the intent, and expectation that THEY proceed wisely, the likelihood of success goes up immensely. (vs. if you plan for failure; what are you going to get?)... I'm seeing a lot of folks here holding up headlines like "Dewey Defeats Truman", Clinton Defeats Trump? or what we may have to see yet: 'Biden defeated Trump, kinda; until we find out he didn't?'... if that's the case - you let it happen... same thing with what happens here.
ok, closing the border was great and necessary. having people self deport was also great. riots in towns was not so great. kidnapping another country's president- not great. trying to destroy Cuba is horrible. sacrificing Ukraine in a vain attempt to collapse Russia- also not great (not Trump, I know, but he's still supporting it). US "negotiations" are a joke. are we really to believe that the only way the USA can do well is by keeping every other country under its boot? what a great idea- I want to have the only nice house on the block so I'll blow up all my neighbors homes!
no wonder we are hated around the world
Not “WE”, yee.
The nice home on the block is nice for a reason… and currently still mostly nice despite the illogical people that “riot in towns”. They are self destructive of their “nice house”… Ukraine, Cuba, another Countries ALLEGED President; ALL had a choice (or not) to be at war, not to be corrupt, not to destroy the neighborhood and not to work to destroy you & your house with drugs and by inviting those who think like the Rioters; into your nice home on the block. The nice home on the block might not like the goose on the lawn of its neighbor to the north… but leaves it up to them if they want to join the better HOA… the rest of the neighbors just need to keep up their own house and maybe work to be like the family in the nicest home in the block … if they want to poop & pee in their own pools; that’s up to them…. They just need to stay out of the nicest house on the block’s pool (& Like to former Presidents of the houses colluding with Russia & China; definitely; don't try poisoning the pool nor the water supply to the nicest home on the block).
Oh, and if you chant “Death to the people in the nicest home on the block” for 50 years and to their friends & neighbors; and try to kill them…. You should expect the owner of the Nicest home on the block & President of the HOA to eventually stop trying to control you by taking you to court or raising your rates; and instead just see how kicking your ass works?
wow, a word salad worthy of Kamala Harris! Russia's cities are in much nicer shape than ours; the people there practice orthodox christianity. they keep the mayhem down to a minimum.
all my neighbors have nice houses and all keep their houses looking good- not because i've threatened to bomb them, but because they too like living in nice houses.
Iran, Cuba are no threat to us. i don't wake up every morning in fear of what Iran or Cuba will do to us. but we have- for no other reason than the stick up Marco Rubio's ass- chosen to collectively punish Cuba. and we've (not me but the government who claims to act in my name) has chosen to go after Iran because deceptive Is**l obviously can talk us fools into doing really stupid things.
you've missed my point- the USA is a vengeful, militaristic Empire that is trying to control the world by keeping everyone else down. we do not want any pier countries but other countries want what is best for their people and so they strive forward. the USA wants to have the only nice house on the block but it is so busy trying to control the rest of the world that it neglects it's peeling paint, it's leaky roof, it's crumbling infrastructure and it's fat, unhealthy pill popping population.
i'm not sure why you listed Ukraine in your incoherent rant- Ukraine has been sacrificed by the USA to get at Russia. our sick plan was always to weaken Russia, balkanize it and steal it's abundant resources when we could have just negotiated a trade deal and simply paid for what we wanted. we tried to send our trouble making NGOs and USAID clowns into Russia to find the 5 blue haired trans people and stir up a regime change revolt, except that Russia, wisely, doesn't let the George Soros crowd into their borders. so, instead, we fomented regime change in neighboring Ukraine, then invited their new USA installed puppet government into NATO, breaking our promises to Russia and threatening their borders. lord knows we had a melt down when Russia put some missiles in Cuba but we do unto others what we would NEVER allow to be done to us because we think of ourselves, incorrectly, as the "good guys" and so whatever evil we commit throughout the world is somehow justified.
then we started a proxy war specifically to weaken Russia, wiping out the flower of Ukrainian youth. it hasn't worked, thank God. someone has to stand up to the world's greatest purveyor of terrorism (hint: not Iran, try closer to home).
the people of the USA would be far better off if our government wasn't trying to hang on to it's late stage Empire in decline status, if it took care of it's own people and if our military was used for defense and not to tramp all over the world stirring up trouble. but then we'd have to live within a budget and pay back our debts and take some fucking responsibility for all the pain and destruction we have wrought upon the world.
Being anold timer-the Suez War of 1956 was one of my first introductions to my distain for war and my interest in political science which I ended up gettting a college degree in. I can remember standing up in my school auditorium arguing against war. We can't forget either that by the mid 1950's the U.S. already had personnel on the ground in VietNam because at the time Viet Nam had one of the largest off shore supplies of oil in the world. Anti-Viet Nam War took up a good part of my University experience in the mid to late 60's. I truly appreciate your vision, John.
Trump just effortlessly proved that NATO is worthless. The British Imperial Order is crumbling.