This government is clearly planning to put boots on the ground in Iran. They’re declaring that it is Jesus/Trump’s will to launch Armageddon now.
A combat-unit commander told non-commissioned officers at a briefing Monday that the Iran war is part of God’s plan and that Pres. Donald Trump was “anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth,” according to a complaint by a non-commissioned officer.
From Saturday morning through Monday night, more than 110 similar complaints about commanders in every branch of the military had been logged by the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF).
The complaints came from more than 40 different units spread across at least 30 military installations, the MRFF told me Monday night.
When our military leaders start using apocalyptic language at the start of a war, worry.
“This morning our commander opened up the combat readiness status briefing by urging us to not be “afraid” as to what is happening with our combat operations in Iran right now. He urged us to tell our troops that this was “all part of God’s divine plan” and he specifically referenced numerous citations out of the Book of Revelation referring to Armageddon and the imminent return of Jesus Christ. He said that “President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth.”
— MRFF active duty NCO client, writing on behalf of themself and 15 other unit members
Let’s hope that this doesn’t happen and that we aren’t sifting through the ashes looking for something to eat next week. And if it doesn’t happen, every single one of these goddamn bible-thumping murderous commanders must be dismissed and drummed out of the military in disgrace.
While we’re at it, can we also get the names of all the White House personnel who are currently lining up to put inside bets on the date of the invasion on Polymarket? They need to be jailed or executed, too.
This behavior and/or belief is standard for Republicans. Remember James Watt (Interior Secretary under Ronald Fucking Reagan) who pushed the “Wise Use” idea to use up the environment before the end of the world, which was per Watt close at hand.
Every stressful moment causes this sort of craziness to start leaking out. Remember 9/11? People who claim that the establishment/general public aren’t THAT crazy need to pay attention!
Annoying shortage of details. Was this a company commander, a brigade commander, or what? How many independent events are represented by these 200 complaints? How far up the chain of command does this go? I mean, it clearly is represented at the top, i.e. the “Secretary of War”, but one can hope it’s not ubiquitous below that.
As a counter, one of the South Park writers created a DraftBarronTrump.com website. I doubt any of the lemmings will rally to have the representative blood of their saviour fight for their ultimate holy war, but it’s a nice thought.
xtian f*cking terrorists. it’s as simple as that. They are murdering superstitious imbeciles.
IMO, a land war invasion of Iran would be very dumb and might well end the Trump reign of terror.
Iran is a large country with a large population at 93 million.
The general rule is that an attacking army needs to have 3 times as much military power as the defenders. This is because an invasion favors the defenders.
Ask the Russians and Ukrainians how that works.
We fought the North Vietnamese in Asia in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The population of North Vietnam at that time was around 20 million. We had a population of 200 million and a much larger economy.
And, we lost.
This isn’t anything hard to figure out.
We lost in Vietnam because the Vietnamese didn’t have anywhere else to go.
They lived there and it isn’t like they could just retreat or go home and take a break.
The US on the other hand, always had the option of getting on a plane and flying from Saigon to California or Hawaii. Which is what we ended up doing.
Many sites are reporting this:
https://newrepublic.com/post/207270/military-leaders-iran-war-donald-trump-jesus-armageddon
Without any clear message coming from the White House with regard to the purpose of the Iran war, U.S. military commanders have turned to Jesus, apparently telling American troops that the war is “biblically sanctioned.”
Monday evening, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, or MRFF, was “inundated” with complaints, receiving more than 110 grievances from U.S. military personnel stationed at dozens of sites across the Middle East, reported independent journalist Jonathan Larsen.
Hegseth has parroted the views of Douglas Wilson, a conservative theologian who advocated for Christian dominance over government and society. He has followed through in practice, instating regular prayer services at America’s military headquarters. He also entered office with several Christian symbols already emblazoned on his skin—a Jerusalem cross and the phrase “Deus vult”—in what Hegseth has described as emblems of the “modern-day American Christian crusade.”
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2026/03/03/military-officers-accused-of-framing-iran-war-biblical-mandate.html
Commanders Accused of Framing Iran War as Biblical Mandate, Jesus …
20260303 More than 100 complaints were made by military officers between Monday and Tuesday, totaling over 200 in total across every installation.
Whenever we have one of these wars, I always get nervous and it brings back bad memories.
I knew people killed in Vietnam.
One was my friend’s father. Her mother was pregnant at the time.
Two of my friends were killed in Iraq.
They are still dead.
So, who do I know who will be killed in this war?
At this point, it probably won’t be anyone I personally know.
We are now working on killing our children and grandchildren.
One final comment: according to these xtian terrorist aholes, jebus is advocating mass murder and destroying the hellhole of a planet these xtian terrorists have created. That just reinforces that I wouldn’t want to have anything to do with any of these xtian death cults.
Martha and the Vandellas, “nowhere to run to baby, nowhere to hide!”
Anyone using Revelations to justify any action scares me. That book is nuts.
John Harshman @#3 — You’re right that there’s not much detail about the scope of this claim. The more officers and the higher the rank, the more worrisome it will be. And of course, Dumb Don has Messianic delusions.
Hey! Maybe we could tell him we have to nail him to a cross to fulfill the prophesy.
whywhywhy @ #10 — That book is nuts particularly out of context as some Christians use it. If you put it in the context of Jewish/Christian events in the 1st/2nd century CE, it makes a little more sense…the series of revolutions against the Romans, the harsh suppression of those revolts, the destruction and looting of the so-called “Second Temple” and so forth. And don’t fail to consider the two centuries of political turmoil in Judea beginning with the so called Hasmoneans. Things were a little nuts in the Levant beginning perhaps with the invasion of the Greeks, but certainly by the introduction of the Romans. I suspect this period represented a fairly significant cultural shift and conflict different from previous conflicts with regional power entities like the Egyptians and Babylonians.
No different than what the military leaders spewed out about Bush Jr. when the 9/11 attack occurred over 2 decades ago.
“God chose Dubya, Dubya is the modern day version of Cyrus the Great, no one must speak evil of him, wailing songs featuring voice overs of Dubya played on Christian radio stations, etc.etc.etc.”
It’s like the 20 year Afghan war all over again… And in the end, just like before we will lose, just like the Christian Crusaders who failed to drive out the Muslims from the Holy Land time and time again.
Hemant Mehta applies a bit of scrutiny to these claims. Something to keep in mind:
https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/before-you-share-that-story-about
Why are these people not locked up?If they believe it sincerely, they belong in mental institutions. If they are attempting to dupe people into risking their lives, they belong in prison. But either way, they should not be out on the streets.
@14: Just goes to show how much leeway religion is given to divorce a person from reality or permit any unlawful action.
re HidariMak@4:
Given the penchant of the older siblings to slaughter animals and proudly display their trophies, I would say that Don Jr. and Eric have earned themselves a front-line post so that they have someone shooting back at them. But yes, draft all of The Orange Turd’s offspring and send them.
Hemidactylus @ #13 — While I agree we should be cautious about these claims, I think we realize they are not out of the realm of possibility. Such as strategy would play right into Trump’s megalomania and narcissism.
Plus the war has largely shut down the outcry over the Epstein files which is the one thing that could…maybe…actually break his power base.
Hemidactylus, I’ve never thought much of Hemant Mehta’s acumen.
Read his blog at first, even commented there, then gave up on Mr. Soft-pedal.
A proper accommodationist, he.
“Also, none of the reports list the name of the actual commander who made the comments, arguably the most important aspect of this story and the one person whose name shouldn’t remain anonymous.”
Sure.
A true journalistic standard, that — to publish the names of people who wish to remain anonymous.
FWUW: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/12/06/pete-hegseth-defense-religion-christian-00192117
You know why it went viral? Because it’s fucking credible.