Operation Epic Fury

Posted on March 3, 2026 by zeev1776

By Zack Strong
March 3, 2026

America and Israel are at war with Iran. During the early hours of February 28, the United States and Israel launched “major combat operations” against the Islamic Republic of Iran, eliminating nearly 50 of its primary civilian and military leaders and hitting IRGC targets throughout the nation. Iran has responded by hitting or targeting U.S. military bases in Bahrain, UAE, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq, and Kuwait. A British base in Cyprus was also hit. In total, they have launched missiles and suicide drones at 16 nations, slamming military and civilian targets including skyscrapers, airports, and oil tankers.

Iran also launched hundreds of missiles against Israel which has declared a nationwide state of emergency and whose people are in and out of bunkers, singing and celebrating that their biggest rival is erupting in flames. Iran’s proxy Hezbollah has also launched attacks on Israel from Lebanon, and the IDF has struck Lebanon in response.

In the streets of Tehran, outside of the Ayatollah’s compound which now sits in rubble, the Iranians are dancing, singing, and celebrating. Unbeknownst to most people, the Ayatollah was trained as a Marxian revolutionary in the Soviet Union and was a puppet of both Russia and Red China. He ruled with oppression and bloodshed over the Iranian people, forcing brutal Islamic law upon them and using the nation’s resources to extend terrorism throughout the region. He was a malicious man who presides over a tyrannical regime that has betrayed and shackled the Iranian people.

I use the past tense to refer to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei because he has been confirmed killed. In fact, the war began when it did because we were apprised of a golden opportunity to hit the Supreme Leader and many senior officials and military commanders while they gathered at his palace. At least 30 bombs were dropped on the palace, demolishing it and killing the Ayatollah and several of his family members, and numerous aides and cabinet members, in the first seconds of the war.

We also demolished former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s home, killing him. The defense minister, IRGC chief, head judicial official, the Ayatollah’s son and potential heir, the Ayatollah’s right-hand adviser, and dozens of other leaders were eliminated in the opening strikes, sending the Iranian military into leaderless disarray, resulting in a sporadic retaliation. As noted, many Iranians are dancing in the streets. Others have taken the opportunity to attack government and military positions. Some of the protests have turned into riots, with IRGC forces firing into the crowd, raising the previous death toll of 32,000 from this year’s protests.

In the wake of the U.S.-Israeli strikes, the Iranian Foreign Minister criticized Trump’s tactic, used also last year prior to Operation Midnight Hammer which hit Iran’s nuclear sites, of holding negotiations and pretending to be sincere about peace until the very moment he drops bombs. One must be supremely naïve to think that Trump and Netanyahu were legitimately seeking peace with Iran. Netanyahu, specifically, has lusted after and clamored for war with Iran since the 1980s.

The radical Project for the New American Century and the call for a “Greater Israel” that sprawls over the Middle East are at the root of Netanyahu’s hunger for war with Iran and America’s support of this aim. The current U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, a staunch Christian Zionist, likewise thinks it would be “fine if they took it all” – that is, for Israel to take over the bulk of the Middle East under his interpretation of Genesis 15:18. By Israeli admission, this joint operation has been in the works for months even as Trump boasted he was the greatest peacemaker in world history.

The same thing that can be said of Trump’s faux peace proposals should also be said of Iran which has not been sincere in their negotiations. They have intentionally followed the delay tactic pioneered by the Soviets and Red Chinese of holding peace conferences, negotiations, and détentes while they rearm, regroup, and prepare for more war. It’s their modus operandi, and it often works to derail legitimate retaliation to their aggression. President Trump has admitted several times about Iran that “they want to make a deal” but that the deal was not good enough and did not confirm to U.S. demands. Let’s be honest, with Israel whispering in Trump’s ear, no Iranian concessions would have been good enough. Nor should anyone be so foolish as to trust Iranian pretensions to peace and friendship.

The timing of this strike is also not coincidental. The Israeli holiday Purim dawns today on March 2. Purim is a commemoration of the Jewish people’s rescue from Persia’s murderous machinations (see Esther 9). One for Israel explained one week before the present war:

“Purim is the Hebrew word for the lots that were cast when Haman the Amalekite was deciding which day would be most fortuitous to annihilate the Jewish people he had grown to hate. As it turned out, fate had to take a back seat. The God of the universe overruled and overturned the evil plans of Haman, stepping in to rescue His people once again. This all took place in the Persian Empire, while the Jewish people were in exile. The king’s palace and hub of operations was Susa, the capital of Elam, in modern day Iran. . . .

“Here we are again 2,500 years later with death threats breathed out by Israel’s enemies, and on the brink of catastrophic attack from Iran. But will we see a total turnaround again, like in the story of Purim? Back in biblical times, Haman tried to wipe out the Jews but the tables turned and instead it was the enemies of Israel who were destroyed.

“Is the scene being set for a re-run? It certainly looks like it. Fighting back to defeat the Iranian Regime and its proxies seems a matter of survival at this point. . . .

“While we all feel we’ve been holding our breath for ages, it does seem inevitable that it’s about to go down.”

Iran is Persia. The historical and modern parallels cannot be overlooked. Neither can it be a coincidence that Israel pressed for this war at this symbolic time.

The U.S. and Israeli names for these military operations are respectively Operation Epic Fury and Operation Roaring. One wonders whether the roar will ultimately turn into a croak, and the fury into another false start. No one wants a piecemeal operation – another Trumpian half-measure with more show than substance. We don’t want a two-hour operation that removes one figurehead but leaves a tyrannical system in place, like in Venezuela. The people of Venezuela also cheered and danced in the streets of Caracas when we captured Maduro, but now they cower in fear once more because the despotic system with its armed militias was left intact. It would be a mistake to leave the IRGC and present governmental system in place in Iran.

I believe the American People generally support a quick decapitation strike against the Ayatollah but do not want another Iraq-style quagmire with boots on the ground, occupation, or years of guerilla warfare and insurgency. I believe the initial polling data is flawed. Nevertheless, a Reuters poll suggest that 27% of Americans support the strikes, 43% oppose them, 29% aren’t sure, and 56% of respondents believe Trump is “too willing to use military force.” They are also concerned with the potential for higher gas costs and American casualties.

I doubt the accuracy of the poll for three basic reasons. First, most respondents are likely Democrat, and the poll shows that 87% of Democrat respondents held a negative view, per usual. Second, the poll is a small cross section of the nation and doesn’t represent the silent majority. And third, the majority of voters voted for Trump and knew full well his position on Iran which has remained constant for many years.

That said, many of the people I know, nearly all of whom are generally “conservative,” are wary about the operation because they don’t believe it’s our fight and want no new wars, because they believe it is a war for Israeli interests and isn’t the “America First” Trump represents, or because they believe Trump is circumventing the Constitution. Each point is valid and I discuss them in order.

Many Americans believe Iran doesn’t concern us. After all, Tehran is some 6,500 miles from Washington, D.C. The Middle East as little do with us. An ocean separates us. Let them do them, as some might say. I understand and sympathize with this thinking; I don’t want more bloodshed.

However, this thinking is somewhat nearsighted. If for no other reason than considering 20-30% of the world’s oil runs through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is a nation we must keep in mind. It is the 17th most populous nation in the world with over 93 million people. It is also a major sponsor of terrorism that not only destabilizes the entire region, but which has claimed thousands of American lives. The Iranian regime considers the United States the “Great Satan” which must be destroyed, and chants of “Death to America” have been heard in their Parliament and on the streets of Tehran among regime sycophants. Iran has also sent men to assassinate Donald Trump and threatened to burn our nation to the ground. The list of terrorist attacks by Iran and its proxies against the United States is lengthy, and President Trump has claimed that Iran was preparing an imminent preemptive strike. If true, and Iran was preparing to shoulder and fire their proverbial rifle, it is completely legitimate to draw our own weapon and fire first.

Whether or not we want to think about Iran, they think about us, and they wish us ill. At the beginning of the Republic, Jefferson was one of the biggest proponents of peace and trade with all nations. However, he waged brutal war against the Islamic North African pirates who raided American ships. For 250 years, the United States has dealt with Islamic attacks by Middle Eastern and African jihadists and extremist regimes on our ships. It is completely in our interest, and part of our federal government’s duty, to ensure the safety of American ships and citizens, and of international waterways. The U.S. Navy was specifically created to stop the “the depredations committed by the Algerine corsairs [i.e. Islamic pirates] on the commerce of the United States.”

Perhaps you oppose this war simply because President Trump pledged no new wars and you feel he is going back on his word. He surely did pledge no new wars. However, he also pledged, and has remained consistent on this point since before his first term, to strangle Iran and halt their nuclear ambitions. This is nothing new. This is exactly what you voted for.

Please, spare me your diatribes about this war if you voted for Donald John Trump. Either you were ignorant of his stance on Iran, or you didn’t believe him. Either way, if you supported him, you can’t feign surprise or betrayal – like MTG who claims Trump has now switched sides and has joined the neocons – because he has followed through on his pledges to Israel and his promise to thwart Iranian ambitions and neutralize the Iranian threat.

Watch clips of Trump condemning Iran, vowing to stop their weapons and terrorist programs, pledging to support and defend Israel, and using nearly the same talking points as he now uses here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. The first link is Trump’s 2016 AIPAC speech in which he pledges to “dismantle” Iran’s terror network, eliminate their missile program, support Israel against her enemies, and more. Nothing he’s doing in 2026 is new; it’s mere fulfillment of his past promises. Trump didn’t hide his intentions. He didn’t deceive you. This is what you voted for!

Next, opponents of the war in Iran claim that it is a war for Israel. In a 2017 article, I wrote, “Trump puts Israel first. He has unconditionally pledged American blood to defend Israel. His advisers are major Zionists.” Trump’s loyalty to Israel was abundantly clear in 2016 as he campaigned for President and said he would defend Israel against her enemies with American lives. A decade later, nothing has changed.

In a second 2017 article about the potential of war with North Korea which I would majorly amend if written today, I warned of war “in Iran if our president makes good on his campaign promises or lives up to his long-standing alliance with Israel’s elite.” Operation Epic Fury is indeed another war for Israel; a war that took longer than expected but which is no surprise. It is not only a war for Israel, however. Two things can be true at the same time. This is a war Trump believes is necessary to end oppression and terrorism in the Middle East. Iranians themselves largely consider Operation Epic Fury a rescue mission. It is too simplistic to simply say this is a war for Israel and that Trump does everything Netanyahu tells him to do.

To be clear, Israel has reasonable justification to attack Iran. Not only have Iranian bombs, missiles, and proxy troops like Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis slain Israelis for decades, but Iran has threatened to annihilate Israel on too many occasions to count. Netanyahu’s lie repeated since the 1980s that Iran would “imminently” achieve a nuclear weapon notwithstanding, Israel has justification to strike Iran. Consequently, this probably should have been Israel’s operation, not ours.

If the United States wanted to go to war, and we do in fact have justification, we should have made the case publicly and formally declared war. For emphasis, let’s recap our justification. Iran’s attacks and proxy attacks on U.S. troops and naval assets and their taking of American hostages have continued for decades. We might mention their numerous war threats, their abortive attempts to assassinate Trump, their efforts to disrupt international trade and disrupt the global economy, their sleeper cells in our country, and more.

Not only do they chant “Death to America!”, the fact that Iran has threatened to obtain nuclear weapons for the purpose of reducing New York City to “hellish ruins” is noteworthy. Iran is controlled by a violent, radical, Marxian regime backed by our bigger enemies Russia and China and by the regional bedfellow Turkey. All of this perhaps provides justification for war, but Rep. Thomas Massie is nevertheless right, it should have happened in the constitutional fashion and under the authority of Congress.

The most grating thing about this saga is that the “peace president” Donald Trump has followed the tradition of past U.S. presidents in violating the U.S. Constitution and taking the nation to war without a declaration by Congress. Yes, precedents exist. Yes, the War Powers Act is a thing. Yes, other presidents have done it. And yes, the American People appear to support wars without declarations. By these metrics, President Trump is doing nothing illicit, untoward, or abnormal.

The fact is, however, that the American People couldn’t quote the Constitution to save their lives. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 11 states that Congress is given the authority to “declare war.” Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 states, “The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States.”

The Founding Fathers gave the federal government’s sole power and authority to declare war to Congress. Of course, declaring war means to wage war. No one else in our government may declare or wage war – certainly not the President. The historical precedent of executives, emperors, and dictators unilaterally taking a nation to war is too dangerous to allow. No single individual, on his say-so alone, should be allowed to commit an entire nation to war – especially when he will never step foot in the warzone himself.

James Madison wrote the following in “Helvidius” No. 4 in 1793. Please heed his wise words:

“Every just view that can be taken of this subject, admonishes the public, of the necessity of a rigid adherence to the simple, the received and the fundamental doctrine of the constitution, that the power to declare war including the power of judging of the causes of war is fully and exclusively vested in the legislature: that the executive has no right, in any case to decide the question, whether there is or is not cause for declaring war: that the right of convening and informing Congress, whenever such a question seems to call for a decision, is all the right which the constitution has deemed requisite or proper: and that for such more than for any other contingency, this right was specially given to the executive.

“In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace to the legislature, and not to the executive department. Beside the objection to such a mixture of heterogeneous powers: the trust and the temptation would be too great for any one man: not such as nature may offer as the prodigy of many centuries, but such as may be expected in the ordinary successions of magistracy. War is in fact the true nurse of executive aggrandizement. In war a physical force is to be created, and it is the executive will which is to direct it. In war the public treasures are to be unlocked, and it is the executive hand which is to dispense them. In war the honors and emoluments of office are to be multiplied; and it is the executive patronage under which they are to be enjoyed. It is in war, finally, that laurels are to be gathered, and it is the executive brow they are to encircle. The strongest passions, and most dangerous weaknesses of the human breast; ambition, avarice, vanity, the honorable or venial love of fame, are all in conspiracy against the desire and duty of peace.”

Is Trump the “prodigy” we may trust with this immense power? Can any one man be trusted with this power? I would trust exceedingly few men now living with this godlike power – the most consequential power delegated to any government.

So, let’s be clear: The President is only the Commander in Chief of the military “when called into actual Service of the United States” by the Congress. Only in situations of imminent and real threat may the President direct the Armed Forces to go to war in defense of American lives, property, and interests. Even then, Congress must ratify the decision for the military action to lawfully and constitutionally continue.

The Congress, however, has neglected and abdicated its authority, tacitly giving it away to the Executive Branch. The last time Congress exercised its authority to formally declare war was 1942 after FDR deliberately goaded Japan into striking Pearl Harbor and we entered a war in which we should have never been involved. Now, with Trump’s decision to strike Iran, if we want the war to continue – and don’t semantically pretend this is not a war like Putin does with his war on Ukraine – then Congress must meet, discuss, and declare war. Otherwise, the entire operation is unconstitutional and a violation of the Constitution like every war since World War II.

Since the Second World War, Congress has unconstitutionally permitted the President to take us to war under various justifications. The War Powers Resolution of 1973 is the most enduring justification. Under the Resolution, “the President is required to submit a written report to Congress within 48 hours of deploying U.S. Armed Forces unless Congress has declared war or authorized the use of force.” It further “provides for the automatic termination of the use of U.S. forces engaged in hostilities 60 days after the President has reported (or was required to report) on the use of force as described above unless Congress has declared war, statutorily authorized the use of force, enacted legislation extending this period of time, or is physically unable to meet due to an attack on the United States. The President may extend the use of force for an additional 30 days by certifying in writing to Congress a continued need due to “unavoidable military necessity.””

In this way, Congress and the President both circumvent the Constitution and their oaths of office. As of this writing, however, I am unaware of President Trump’s compliance with the War Powers Resolution. Ironically, his administration has previously questioned its constitutionality. Under what authority, then, is Trump acting? Where is Congress? Every branch of our runaway government is out of harmony with the Constitution and is under the control of criminals.

However, there is legitimate precedent that permits war without a declaration. Whether you think Operation Epic Fury qualifies is up to you. In 1801, newly elected President Thomas Jefferson authorized the U.S. Navy to open fire on Islamic pirates in North Africa who had declared war on the United States. He did so while Congress was on recess, technically violating the letter of the law. When they reconvened months later, Congress supported military action, which was a defensive action against a hostile enemy, approving and authorizing force without a declaration.

In defensive wars, therefore, Congress has usually, from the beginning of the Republic, authorized war without a declaration. In fact, Congress has only declared war 11 times even though we have been at war for most of our 250-year history. However, we have strayed so far from the spirit and letter of the Constitution that we simply go to war, bomb nations, and carry out military operations against anywhere, anywhere, anytime without regard to the Constitution, Congress, or the voice of the American People. This must cease. The Constitution must be followed, or we have no legitimate country. Except in the most extreme circumstances, rule of law always supersedes rule of men.

We can no longer tolerate weak men like Florida Congressman Randy Fine calling constitutionally minded representatives like Kentucky’s Thomas Massie “idiots,” as Rep. Fine did on Right Side Broadcasting Network Saturday, for demanding that we honorably follow the Constitution. The Constitution is our national compact. It is, as I have belabored for years in my writings, a literally God-inspired covenant. We have no Republic if we abandon the Constitution. Our noble Founding Fathers would be shocked and appalled that we have so explicitly ignored the Supreme Law of the Land which they took such pains to establish. George Washington would be particularly ashamed, having declared, “[T]he Constitution is the guide which I never can abandon” (George Washington to the Boston Selectmen, July 28, 1795).

Now, there is another point to make concerning the trustworthiness of Congress. A strict construction of the Constitution aside, what would happen if the President took secret and pressing war plans to Congress? For instance, what might have happened if the urgent intel that the Ayatollah and dozens of his top men were gathered at his palace, presenting a perfect strike opportunity, had been given to Congress? Can any of us believe that this news would not have leaked to Iran? I don’t believe that Congress could have kept the secret, and the Ayatollah and his henchmen may yet live. It is a tragic observation that our situation is so awful that we cannot trust the People’s “representatives” with our best interests.

All of this reminds us of Rome in the turbulent days of Caesar. I have a radically different view of Julius Caesar than most. One day, I may put my thoughts on paper because of the stark parallels between Trump and Caesar (note, I did not say negative parallels). Trump, the populist, is loved by the American People yet is routinely stabbed in the back by a corrupt Congress and political Establishment that resist and undermine his reforms, just as Caesar was beloved by the people of Rome but hated and stabbed in the back – literally – by the corrupt aristocratic Senate that was bent on resisting Caesar’s reforms and protecting its own power and privilege. Trump may yet follow Caesar’s example etched into history on the Ides of March, and God help us on that day! But I digress.

Circling back to Operation Epic Fury, Iran has launched missiles against U.S. bases and civilian targets in 16 countries, including the EU nation of Cyprus. Many of their missiles have evaded Israeli defenses, hammering targets around the country. Israel has been forced to use a secretive laser weapon to target incoming missiles. Supporters of the Iranian regime have stormed U.S. government outposts such as our consulates in Iraq and Pakistan, leaving dozens of rioters dead. The U.S. embassy in Saudi Arabia is also on fire from a massive drone strike. The IRGC has killed the internet across Iran, declared the Strait of Hormuz closed to all maritime traffic, and attacked several oil tankers.

The Iranian Navy has been struck, including all 11 ships it had operating in the Gulf of Oman, essentially fulfilling President Trump’s to obliterate their Navy. They have vowed to fight to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed. They have not yet mined the Strait, but it is a possibility. Reports also suggest that Iran’s most advanced missiles have not yet been fired. Iran’s initial retaliation was curiously restrained and sporadic, likely due to a lack of leadership to issue orders and because of damage done to launchers by airstrikes. However, their attacks have intensified over the past two days, and time will tell what other plans they will initiate, such as potential sleeper cell attacks.

Thus far, six American servicemen are dead. Three F-15 jets were also shot down today, though they were shot down not by Iran but by friendly fire from Kuwait. All pilots ejected safely. Even the U.S. government and Pentagon have warned us that the death toll will rise.

Now, we turn to official statements made by President Trump. His initial announcement of the war, which should be read or watched in full, says in essence that Iran has attacked and vexed us for too long, that we are fighting back, that they will never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon, and that the Iranian people will get their country back. The substantive portions of the address state:

“Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime, a vicious group of very hard, terrible people.

“Its menacing activities directly endanger the United States, our troops, our bases overseas, and our allies throughout the world. For 47 years, the Iranian regime has chanted ‘Death to America’ and waged an unending campaign of bloodshed and mass murder targeting the United States, our troops and the innocent people in many, many countries. Among the regime’s very first acts was to back a violent takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, holding dozens of American hostages for 444 days. In 1983, Iran’s proxies carried out the Marine barracks bombing in Beirut that killed 241 American military personnel. In 2000, they knew and were probably involved with the attack on the USS Cole.

“Many died. Iranian forces killed and maimed hundreds of American service members in Iraq. The regime’s proxies have continued to launch countless attacks against American forces stationed in the Middle East in recent years, as well as U.S. naval and commercial vessels in international shipping lands. It’s been mass terror, and we’re not going to put up with it any longer.

“From Lebanon to Yemen and Syria to Iraq, the regime has armed, trained and funded terrorist militias that have soaked the earth with blood and guts, and it was Iran’s proxy, Hamas, that launched the monstrous October 7 attacks on Israel, slaughtering more than 1,000 innocent people, including 46 Americans, while taking 12 of our citizens hostage. It was brutal, something like the world has never seen before.

“Iran is the world’s No. 1 state sponsor of terror and just recently killed tens of thousands of its own citizens on the street as they protested. It has always been the policy of the United States, in particular, my administration, that this terrorist regime can never have a nuclear weapon. I’ll say it again. They can never have a nuclear weapon. That is why, in Operation Midnight Hammer last June, we obliterated the regime’s nuclear program at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. After that attack, we warned them never to resume their malicious pursuit of nuclear weapons, and we sought repeatedly to make a deal. We tried. They wanted to do it. They didn’t want to do it. Again, they wanted to do it. They didn’t want to do it. They didn’t know what was happening. They just wanted to practice evil, but Iran refused, just as it has for decades and decades.

“They rejected every opportunity to renounce their nuclear ambitions, and we can’t take it anymore. Instead, they attempted to rebuild their nuclear program and to continue developing long-range missiles that can now threaten our very good friends and allies in Europe, our troops stationed overseas and could soon reach the American homeland. Just imagine how emboldened this regime would be if they ever had and actually were armed with nuclear weapons as a means to deliver their message. For these reasons, the United States military has undertaken a massive and ongoing operation to prevent this very wicked, radical dictatorship from threatening America and our core national security interests. We are going to destroy their missiles and raze their missile industry to the ground. It will be totally, again, obliterated. We are going to annihilate their navy. We are going to ensure that the region’s terrorist proxies can no longer destabilize the region or the world and attack our forces, and no longer use their IEDs or roadside bombs, as they are sometimes called to so gravely wound and kill thousands and thousands of people, including many Americans.

“And we will ensure that Iran does not obtain a nuclear weapon. It’s a very simple message. They will never have a nuclear weapon . . . the Iranian regime seeks to kill. The lives of courageous American heroes may be lost, and we may have casualties. That often happens in war, but we’re doing this not for now. We’re doing this for the future, and it is a noble mission. . . .

“Finally, to the great, proud people of Iran, I say tonight that the hour of your freedom is at hand. Stay sheltered. Don’t leave your home. It’s very dangerous outside. Bombs will be dropping everywhere. When we are finished, take over your government. It will be yours to take. This will be, probably, your only chance for generations. For many years, you have asked for America’s help, but you never got it. No president was willing to do what I am willing to do tonight. Now you have a president who is giving you what you want. So let’s see how you respond. America is backing you with overwhelming strength and devastating force. Now is the time to seize control of your destiny and to unleash the prosperous and glorious future that is close within your reach. This is the moment for action. Do not let it pass. May God bless the brave men and women of America’s Armed Forces. May God bless the United States of America. May God bless you all.”

The reasoning is compelling. Who can deny Iran’s attacks on Americans through the years? Yes, the CIA has meddled in Iran (and everywhere else). Yes, the U.S. government lies routinely. Yes, we have waged unjustified war before. Yes, the War on Terror was a fraud. All of that is true. Yet it is also true that Iran is ruled by murderers who have not only murdered tens of thousands of their own people and oppressed a nation of 93 million people, but have murdered numerous American soldiers and citizens, attacked American ships, and verbally vowed to destroy us. The only thing that is a surprise is that we waited so long to retaliate against Iran.

On Sunday, President Trump gave an update on the way. A small excerpt states:

“[T]he only reason we enjoy the quality of life that we do and the freedom and security is we have done things that others are unable to do. But it’s because of warriors who are willing to lay down their lives to do battle with our enemies. And they do battle better than anybody. An Iranian regime armed with long-range missiles and nuclear weapons would be a dire threat to every American. We cannot allow a nation that raises terrorist armies to possess such weapons, would allow them to extort the world to their evil will. Not going to let it happen. We’re not happening to us, and we’re not going to let it happen to others.

“The United States has the strongest military the world has ever seen. I rebuilt our military in my first term. There’s never been a military like we possess, and frankly, there’s nobody even close. But we are now using that military for good. We want to have it for a good purpose. We’re undertaking this massive operation not merely to ensure security for our own time and place, but for our children and their children, just as our ancestors have done for us many, many years ago.

“This is the duty and the burden of a free people. These actions are right and they are necessary to ensure that Americans will never have to face a radical, bloodthirsty terrorist regime armed with nuclear weapons and lots of threats. For almost 50 years, these wicked extremists have been attacking the United States while chanting the slogan, “Death to America” or “Death to Israel” or both. They are the world’s number one state sponsor of terror. We are the world’s greatest and most powerful nation, so we can do something about what they do. These intolerable threats will not continue any longer.

“I once again urge the Revolutionary Guard, the Iranian military, police, to lay down your arms and receive full immunity or face certain death. It will be certain death. Won’t be pretty. I call upon all Iranian patriots who yearn for freedom to seize this moment, to be brave, be bold, be heroic, and take back your country. America is with you. I made a promise to you, and I fulfilled that promise. The rest will be up to you, but we’ll be there to help.

“Thank you. God bless you to our incredible warriors.

“And God bless the United States of America.”

More recently, the President warned that “the big one” is coming – a powerful strike on Iran. He also said that operations will likely continue for 4-5 weeks. He dismissed the idea of boots on the ground unless it was “necessary.” Secretary of Defense Hegseth likewise said it would be “foolish” to repeat the folly of Iraq by physical occupation yet wouldn’t completely rule out boots on the ground. Both men have spoke of a limited war to end the Iranian military threat. Time will tell whether this hope is realized.

My prediction is that the job will be left incomplete. I hope and pray I am wrong, but when I open the Bible, I see that Persia is prophesied to be one of the nations to descend upon Israel in the Battle of Armageddon (Ezekiel 38). It may be that President Trump cuts short the mission, withdraws U.S. forces, and allows the situation in Iran to run its own course, resulting in another radical regime or at least one less free and functional than ought to exist, setting up a situation in which Iran is able to mobilize against Israel in a future conflict. It is an interest thought experiment to contemplate what might prompt much of the world to unite against Israel in physical war and invasion. A false-flag attack, perhaps of the nuclear variety, blamed on Israel would likely do the trick. Again, time will tell.

The point of all of this is that Jesus Christ is the Holy One of Israel, the Almighty God, the Redeemer and King of the world, the Savior of those who believe in Him and come to Him in faith. He was crucified by the Romans after being betrayed by the Jews. Yet He rose from the grave, bursting the bands of death and defeating Satan. He is returning to reign as King of kings very soon.

We have more tragedy, war, bloodshed, famine, and horrors to live through, but the Master is coming back soon to set His house in order. Those who believe they will be raptured out of the earth prior to the suffering will find their faith misplaced. The Jews, likewise, will find that they will be scourged until they embrace their true Messiah who is Christ Jesus. The faithful followers of Christ will be required to endure the wars and plagues the same as the wicked and unbelieving. How spiritually prepared are you to weather the storm? Are you wise, having built upon the rock of your Redeemer? (Matthew 7:24-27)

The Lord told us exactly what kinds of storms we must endure:

“And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

“For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

“All these are the beginning of sorrows. . . .

“But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved” (Matthew 24:6-8, 13).

Pray from your heart for U.S. and Israeli troops in harm’s way, even if you oppose the war and the politicians who started it. Pray for our people in the region, even if you don’t think we should be involved in the region. Pray for the families of the slain American soldiers because they are your brothers and sisters. Pray for the oppressed people of Iran and that the spirit of the Lord, which is the spirit of Liberty, will rest upon them (2 Corinthians 3:17). Pray for President Trump and other U.S. leaders, even if you despise them. Pray for the Lord’s humble followers in all lands. Pray for America. Pray for yourself and your own family to be led to be where the Lord wants you, because, sadly, this is just the beginning of sorrows.

Obey, Stay Asleep, Doubt Humanity

Posted on October 2, 2021 by zeev1776

“[T]hey are safe as long as they are not discovered.”

On November 4, 1988, four days before the presidential election that made Skull and Bonesman George Bush Sr. the forty-first president, filmmaker John Carpenter’s cult classic They Live was released. A promotional poster for the film stated:

“You see them on the street. You watch them on TV. You might even vote for one this fall. You think they’re people just like you. You’re wrong. Dead wrong.”

If you haven’t yet watched the film, click this link and do so. You won’t regret it (that said, review this guide regarding the film’s rating and what to watch out for before watching. Turn off the final scene of the movie to avoid a brief nude scene). The film – like a parody of everything Alex Jones has been right about – is stunningly accurate in the way it depicts how a secret alien race has secretly seized control of society through careful infiltration, indoctrination, and mass media mind manipulation. And that’s precisely what I want to discuss today – the takeover of our society by a similarly hostile clique using the same means of control.

If you’re subscribed to my Red Alert newsletter, you know that in Red Alert No. 34 published this past weekend, I covered media manipulation. I talked about how the controlled press uses pre-selected themes and messages to program us to think and react in certain ways. Specifically, I showed the inconsistencies between the mainstream media’s biased and lying reporting on the Arizona Senate election audit hearing and what the presenters actually said. It’s crucial that we, as citizens and patriots, develop a sense of discernment. We must learn to see through the lies, recognize when we’re being sold a false narrative, and discern truth from error. Everything depends upon our ability to see clearly.

The ability to see clearly was the key element in They Live. I won’t explain the entire movie, but suffice it to say that it took place in an economically depressed Los Angeles during a time period when the public had been put into a state of consciousness resembling sleep – total cognitive oblivion. Subliminal messages emitting from satellite dishes hidden atop a news station building in the city put the public to sleep and prevented them from recognizing their alien attackers.

This alien race had covertly mingled among the humans, infiltrating business, banking, government, police, and media. The president was one of them. The local newscasters were their agents. And even little old ladies in the corner store could be imposters. Many of those who were not aliens were recruited and paid handsomely for their silence and complicity. Together, the aliens and their abettors had lulled society to sleep, were squeezing out the last underground cells of resistance, and were chemically transforming the earth’s atmosphere to their own in preparation for final victory.

Unfortunately for the invaders, some could see through their lies. With diligence and sacrifice, a group of dissidents created a type of sunglasses that allowed the wearer to see the aliens in their true hideous form. The sunglasses also let them see the subliminal messaging for what it was. To prepare humanity for an awakening to their awful reality, the dissidents periodically hacked into the mainstream news feed, giving bursts of truth. For instance, in one scene, the hacker warned:

“Our impulses are being redirected. We are living in an artificially-induced state of consciousness that resembles sleep . . . The poor and the underclass are growing. Racial justice and human rights are non-existent. They have created a repressive society and we are their unwitting accomplices. Their intention to rule rests with the annihilation of consciousness. We have been lulled into a trance. They have made us indifferent to ourselves, to others. We are focused only on our own gain. Please, understand, they are safe as long as they are not discovered. That is their primary method of survival. Keep us asleep. Keep us selfish. Keep us sedated.”

What was the reaction of the average person who heard this blast of cold, hard truth? Dismissal. Skepticism. Anger. In fact, they experienced a physical reaction – a painful headache. These people had been asleep for so long that they’d lost their ability to discern reality from fabrication. Their sense of self-preservation became skewed as they learned to be helpless and submit like sheep. Because of their waking sleep, they experienced sharp cognitive dissonance and pushed back against the hacker, calling him a conspiracy theorist. They refused to even consider the ideas though those ideas were correct and would help them free themselves from slavery.

Though the majority were hopelessly asleep, at least a few honest souls retained their sense of reality, their capacity to reason, and their ability to recognize truth. The movie’s main character was one of those curious and honest enough to at least entertain the radical thoughts being shared. Through a series of events I won’t go into, he obtained a pair of those sunglasses mentioned earlier. That’s when everything changed.

As our protagonist walked down the street trying on the sunglasses, he glanced at a large billboard. On it was the word “OBEY” in big letters. He quickly ripped off the glasses to look again. To his natural eyes, the billboard – ostensibly representing a company called Control Data – read: “We’re creating the transparent computing environment.” Donning the glasses again, he saw that the altruistic advertisement was gone and the word “OBEY” was back.

Rubbing his eyes and walking on, he passed a stand selling books, magazines, and other reading materials. Through the sunglasses, he saw that the book covers appeared totally different. Instead of glittery covers with stories about sports, celebrities, taxes, etc., the books bore radically different titles promoting defeatism, consumerism, and conformity. I took the liberty of writing down every title and dystopian message in the evocative scene. Here is the list:

Obey
Follow
Submit
Surrender
Cooperate
Conform
Honor Apathy
Reward Indifference
Consume
Buy
This is Your God (inscribed on money)
Marry and Reproduce
Watch TV
Stay Asleep
No Ideas
No Imagination
No Independent Thought
Do Not Question Authority
Obey Authority
Doubt Humanity

These were the messages that bombarded humans all day, every day on billboards, in print, and on the news. They were designed to make people complacent, unthinking, and subservient. The messages represented the sad reality of humanity’s degraded existence – apathy, indifference, no imagination, conformity, hopelessness, and surrender. The only message that the aliens got right was “marry and reproduce,” though even this was twisted to mean that humans should mix with the alien imposters, thus breeding themselves out of existence.

In addition to these insipid messages, 24/7 the aliens sent out a subliminal signal imperceptible to the normal ear but recognizable to the subconscious: “Sleep. Sleep. Sleep.” And that’s exactly what happened – humanity was in a deep sleep and gradually, unwittingly, embraced their thralldom.

In They Live, the protagonist reacted to his new reality the way any normal, red-blooded man would – with disgust and aggression. At one point, he remarked: “I got news for ‘em. There gonna be hell to pay. Cuz I ain’t daddy’s little boy no more.” Another time, he called out a woman in a store whom, he saw, was actually an ugly alien in disguise. In turn, she reported him to authorities via her watch-communicator: “I’ve got one that can see!” From that moment on, our hero was pursued by the police and their concealed controllers. He soon had to defend himself with force to avoid unjust arrest and, presumably, liquidation. Eventually, he used the guns he took from his altercation with police to open fire on the alien invaders before going on the run.

While in hiding, he went to a friend to explain everything. The friend, however, thought it was better to keep his head down and not rock the boat. Consequently, he violently refused to simply try on the sunglasses and see the truth for himself. He and the protagonist got into a prolonged fist fight over it. Our hero kept telling him to simply put on the sunglasses and look – a seemingly simple task. But the cognitive dissonance was controlling and the friend refused. Finally, with a lot of effort, our hero literally forced the sunglasses onto his friend’s face, making him see the world for what it really was.

Even for those who became awake and aware, the tendency to keep your head down and not make waves was strong. Within the resistance movement, there were those who wanted to start spilling alien blood. Others, however, urged them to go about their normal routine and bide their time. Ultimately, their hand was forced as the aliens, tipped off by a traitor in the ranks, descended upon the meeting spot, guns blazing. It was guns and guts that decided the day. I leave you to watch the conclusion of the tale for yourself.

Let’s analyze a little. Anyone conversant with modern life knows that the same messages being beat into the minds of humans in They Live are the exact same being inculcated into society today. We’re told that humanity is inherently sick and diseased, destructive and dangerous. We’re told to stay glued to our TVs and to stop thinking for ourselves. We’re told to accept what we’re told, to accept authority, and to accept our fate. We’re told to buy, consume, and waste our time on meaningless things – bread and circuses. Those who ask questions and seek hidden truths, are branded as dangerous while those who remain indifferent and apathetic are congratulated. Finally, we’re told in no uncertain terms to obey, submit, comply, conform, and surrender.

That this mind manipulation campaign is successful was acknowledged by the father of modern propaganda, Edward Bernays. Said he:

“There are invisible rulers who control the destinies of millions. It is not generally realized to what extent the words and actions of our most influential public men are dictated by shrewd persons operating behind the scenes.

“Now, what is still more important, the extent to which our thoughts and habits are modified by authorities.

“In some departments of our daily life, in which we imagine ourselves free agents, we are ruled by dictators exercising great power. . . .

“The invisible government tends to be concentrated in the hands of the few because of the expense of manipulating the social machinery which controls the opinions and habits of the masses” (Edward Bernays, Propaganda, 61, 63).

Bernays further explained:

“We are governed, our minds molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of. . . .

“Our invisible governors are, in many cases, unaware of the identity of their fellow members of the inner cabinet. . . .

“Small groups of persons can, and do, make the rest of us think what they please about a given subject” (Bernays, Propaganda, 37, 57).

Who are these “invisible governors”? Who are these “small groups” and “dictators” who exercise such great power over our minds and lives? I’ve discussed them time and time again. They are, in the final equation, Satanic communists and their complicit followers. Click on the link and read my summary of the Order of Illuminati. Out of this Illuminati conspiracy grew the communist cabal that has destroyed more of humanity than any other system in history.

There’s no single group that controls everything. Those who believe that a single group rules the earth don’t fully understand the nature of the beast we’re up against. It’s true that the conspiracy is, as JFK called it, “monolithic.” But it’s monolithic only in the sense of its ideology and in the fact that it is Satan who ultimately inspires and empowers those who submit to him. We can thus say we’re up against a conspiracy of ideology. Numerous aspects of that devious ideology are outlined in my articles “The Bible of Communism,” “Five Facts About the Communist Conspiracy You Should Know,” and “Communism is Treason!”

Just as in They Live, there is a secret society – a network of secret societies, think tanks, foundations, corporations, and financial institutions, to be more accurate – that works tirelessly to put people to sleep and lure them into slavery. This society seeks to figuratively reshape earth’s atmosphere so that only those who comply with their rules of wickedness and who breathe together in their perversions and plots can thrive. It’s a true cult.

This Kabbalistic cabal is also tampering with the literal atmosphere, polluting our soil, air, water, food, and pharmaceuticals with toxins. They dumb us down through public schools, entertainment, mass media, social media, and fluoride in the water. They make us sick and cull our population with vaccines, psychotropic drugs, radioactive phones, and harmful electro waves that bombard us all day. The human race is suffering a grizzly death of a thousand cuts.

More importantly, the cabal is initiating society into its evil. More than a war against the earth or humanity, it’s a war against the spiritual plain and against the Gospel of Jesus Christ. As one important figure of the Twentieth Century said:

“Bolshevism, which is in reality an attack on the world of the spirit, pretends to be intellectual itself. Where circumstances demand, it comes as a wolf in sheep’s clothing. But underneath the false mask which it here and there assumes, there are always the satanic forces of world destruction. And where it has had the opportunity of practising its theories it has created “The Paradise of the Workers and Peasants,” in the shape of a fearful desert of starving and hungering people. If we are to take the word of its doctrine then we find a terrible contradiction between its theory and its practice. Its theory is glowing and grandiose but it carries poison in its attractive gloss. Over against this, what we have from it in reality is terrible and forbidding. This is shown in the millions of sacrifices which have been made in honour of it, through executions with the sword, the axe or the hangman’s rope or hunger. . . .

“. . . [Bolshevism is a] world disease . . .

““Murder of individuals, murder of hostages and mass murder are the favourite means applied by Bolshevism to get rid of all opposition to its propaganda. . . .

“We have thus before our eyes a full picture of this fearful and harrowing mass terrorisation which is only approximately paralleled by even the most bloodcurdling examples of war or revolution that are recorded in the history of the world. This is the actual system of bloodshed and terror and death which is carried out by hysterical and criminal political maniacs who would have it copied in every country and among every people with the same terrorising practices, in so far as they might find the possibility of doing so. . . .

“Bolshevism is the declared enemy of all nations and of all religions and of all human civilisation. The World Revolution is now, as always, its acknowledged and proclaimed goal” (Joseph Goebbels, speech, September 13, 1935, “Communism With the Mask Off”).

It was true in 1935 and it’s true now. This conspiracy is the embodiment of “the satanic forces of world destruction.” It’s a frightful “system of bloodshed and terror and death” beyond anything “recorded in the history of the world.” It kills the mind, the body, and the spirit. Wolves in sheep’s clothing are carrying out this war against “all nations” and “all religions,” destroying anything that stands in the way of its brutal power grab.

A great thinker, J. Reuben Clark, Jr., raised a strong warning voice against Satanic communism. He once described it as an “alien” threat that was foreign to Americanism:

“This influence is in leadership largely alien, – in birth, or in tradition, or in training and experience, or possessing alien concepts and alien philosophies. With them are some American-born rebel conspirators. These all form a vast army, some 3,000 of whom, handpicked, are said to swarm in Government offices, many in key positions, all ready, able, and willing to take over if their opportunity shall come, or be made” (President J. Reuben Clark, Jr., October 7, 1943, in Jerreld Newquist, ed., Prophets, Principles and National Survival, 221-222).

It’s so contrary and destructive to human nature that communism may as well be a literal alien ideology transplanted by off-world invaders. A year prior to his statement, Clark was part of a trio which issued another powerful warning:

“Infidelity, atheism, unchastity, intemperance, civil corruption, greed, avarice, ambition – personal, political, national – are more powerful today than at any other time in the lives of us now living. They are pulling and thrusting us almost at will into new fields of action, new lines of thought. They are shaking the faith, undermining the morals, polluting the lives of the people. They have thrown many so far off balance in all of their activities, economic, social, political, and religious, that they stand in real danger of falling. Satan is making war against all the wisdom that has come to men through their ages of experience. He is seeking to overturn and destroy the very foundations upon which society, government, and religion rest. He aims to have men adopt theories and practices which he induced their forefathers, over the ages, to adopt and try, only to be discarded by them when found unsound, impractical, and ruinous. He plans to destroy liberty and freedom – economic, political, and religious, and to set up in place thereof the greatest, most widespread, and most complete tyranny that has ever oppressed men. He is working under such perfect disguise that many do not recognize either him or his methods. There is no crime he would not commit, no debauchery he would not set up, no plague he would not send, no heart he would not break, no life he would not take, no soul he would not destroy. He comes as a thief in the night; he is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Without their knowing it, the people are being urged down paths that lead only to destruction. Satan never before had so firm a grip on this generation as he has now” (First Presidency message, General Conference, October, 1942).

This declaration can be read in 2021 without missing a beat. It’s perfectly, chillingly accurate. Everything about this conspiracy is anti-human, anti-peace, anti-prosperity, anti-Liberty, anti-sanity. It’s a full-blown assault on humanity. The officers in this rebellion against God and eternal law are Satanists, occultists, and communists. They hate you, hate your family, hate your Freedom, hate the universe, and hate the God of Creation.

Ladies and gentlemen, they live! These vicious conspirators exist, walk among us, and are working to enslave us. They’re building a GULAG for me and you to live in. It’s high-tech tyranny – Twenty-First-Century feudalism. It’s demonic. It’s horrifying. And it’s your reality.

To push back against this cruel conspiracy, we must put on our sunglasses to see properly, lock and load, and take the fight to the ideological invaders. Sitting back and waiting for the right time to do the right thing is wrong. Let J. Edgar Hoover’s words ring in your ears as you go on the offensive:

“Communism can exist only where it is protected and hidden. The spotlight of public exposure is the most effective means we have to use in destroying the communist conspiracy. Drag that conspiracy into the light! Tear it apart. Reveal the flaws in its philosophy. Keep the pressure on it. Force it into retreat” (J. Edgar Hoover, The Lion, October, 1957).

Zack Strong
October 1, 2021

To Be Prepared for War

Posted on August 28, 2019 by zeev1776

Peace through strength is an ancient concept. It was the Roman modus operandi as Rome expanded her influence across the known world. It was also the policy pursued by our very own George Washington. In our modern world of appeasement and surrender to the forces of tyranny, maintaining peace through strength has become a uniquely American custom. It is not only the national policy followed by great American presidents, but that which is followed by American gun owners every day. Peace through strength, then, is part of the true American heritage.

In his first annual message to Congress, President George Washington stated: “To be prepared for War is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.” In the very next breath, he continued: “A free people ought not only to be armed but disciplined” (George Washington, First Annual Message to Congress, January 8, 1790). When you examine the annals of history, whether you look in ancient Israel, manly Sparta, gallant Rome, or in the American Republic, you find that free people have always been armed. Indeed, arms in the hands of freemen distinguishes them from serfs and slaves.

The philosophy “peace through strength” derives from common sense and practical experience. All human experience shows that unscrupulous men, criminals, and tyrants, prey upon the defenseless and weak. Evil people are frequently cowards and their victims are usually targets of opportunity. And no one is more defenseless and presents an easier target than the unarmed and weak. This is the reason why lunatics choose to shoot people in gun-free zones rather than in locations where free men and women are armed and able to defend themselves.

The same is true of nations. An Evil Empire like the Soviet Union preys upon weak nations. They backpedal and try to negotiate (though they only make deals when it benefits them) when a nation presents a strong and united front against them. Instead of launching a risky frontal assault, they resort to subversion, infiltration, psychological warfare, terrorism, and guerrilla tactics in order to demoralize, weaken, corrupt, confuse, and undermine an opponent before they ever attempt conquest by force.

Communist Russia and Red China will never attempt to take down the United States through force of arms unless we have been sufficiently degraded on the inside first. Unfortunately, that horrific day is swift approaching as cultural Marxism (i.e. feminism, LGBT, radical environmentalism, “civil rights” movements, political correctness, etc.) rips through our vital institutions. We are becoming a weak nation because we have been too politically correct to stand up to the Reds and to call a spade a spade. We are so afraid of offending someone, hurting their feelings, or causing a stir that we suffer abuses and reductions in our personal rights and national influence rather than boldly confront the enemy.

When necessary, a free society must use its arms and strength to defend itself. This should be a last resort to preserve peace, but it must be an option. A nation that is not prepared to defend itself presents a soft target to an aggressor. The Red Chinese commonly refer to the United States as a “paper tiger” that doesn’t have the stomach for a long struggle. They think we are weak and will eventually crumble because they have yet to see us stand up and confront them in a meaningful way. Islamic terrorists (which are primarily trained and funded by Soviet Russia) hold this same philosophy. America’s enemies cannot be appeased or bought off – appeasement only emboldens them.

We learned through our experiences with Barbary pirates at the beginning of our Republic that buying peace with tribute makes our enemies insatiable and actually increases the problem. Because of a lack of naval power at the time, President Washington was forced to pay the Islamic pirates who were raiding our ships rather than face them in battle. President John Adams did the same while creating a navy that could eventually contend with overseas opponents.

President Thomas Jefferson was the first president to use our newly minted Navy and Marines to punish the pirates and defend America’s vital international trade. After the War of 1812, President Madison sent the U.S. Navy to the Mediterranean to finish what President Jefferson had started. Our Navy devastated the pirates, ensuring peace between the United States and the Barbary States for generations. We learned from this episode that peaceful relations can only be established with hostile states by standing up to them or crushing them with overwhelming strength. Evil people and regimes only bow to power.

Because of his experience as a colonel during the French-Indian War and as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the Revolution, President George Washington understood this principle perhaps better than anyone. It infuriated him that the United States did not have the means to deal with enemies who ruthlessly attacked peaceful trading vessels and harmed Americans and America’s interests. In a letter to the Marquis de Lafayette, he raged:

“[H]ow is it possible the great maritime powers of Europe should submit to pay an annual tribute to the little piratical States of Barbary. Would to Heaven we had a navy able to reform those enimies to mankind, or crush them into nonexistence” (George Washington to Marquis de Lafayette, August 15, 1786).

Washington understood that only an armed society – both on a personal and a national level – could retain their Freedom against the multitude of adversaries and tyrants that abound in the world. He knew that freemen could only remain so if they were strong and projected their strength. Part of this was to always be ready for war so that a potential aggressor would think twice before attacking – and so that he would severely regret it if he did.

At the beginning of our War for Independence, General Washington encouraged his troops to stand firm against British tyrants. He said:

“[T]he hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend. Remember officers and Soldiers, that you are Freemen, fighting for the blessings of Liberty—that slavery will be your portion, and that of your posterity, if you do not acquit yourselves like men . . . every one for himself resolving to conquer, or die, and trusting to the smiles of heaven upon so just a cause, will behave with Bravery and Resolution” (George Washington, General Orders, August 23, 1776).

The “smiles of heaven” only rain down upon those who take the pains to defend themselves and increase their own human strength. Only the vigorous and valiant are worthy of divine intervention and blessings. Only by “fighting for the blessings of Liberty,” and remaining virtuous, can Americans remain freemen. And all real freemen are soldiers – warriors for justice, truth, and Liberty.

All true freemen are armed and prepared for battle at a moment’s notice – whether against a domestic enemy or against an invader. This is precisely why Samuel Adams envisioned America as a “Christian Sparta” (Samuel Adams to John Scollay, December 30, 1780). Like the Spartans, “molon labe,” or “come and take it,” would be our war cry. It was strict adherence to this principle of preparing for war and being ready to defend the peace, coupled with faithful obedience to God’s laws, that made America great. And the same course can make America great again.

Similar to Washington and Adams, Thomas Jefferson believed that strength was a means of preventing war. He wished every American freeman to be a soldier. He stated:

“[T]he Greeks and Romans had no standing armies, yet they defended themselves. the Greeks by their laws, and the Romans by the spirit of their people, took care to put into the hands of their rulers no such engine of oppression, as a standing army. their system was to make every man a soldier, & oblige him to repair to the standard of his country, whenever that was reared. this made them invincible; and the same remedy will make us so” (Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Cooper, September 10, 1814).

This remedy – namely, to arm and discipline our citizens in the art of war – would make America “invincible” to foreign threats so long as we also remain virtuous. A free nation that expects to remain free must be prepared for war. We prepare for war but pray for peace. As Thomas Paine expressed it: “Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it” (Thomas Paine, The American Crisis, No. 4, September 12, 1777).

The phrase “peace through strength,” in its modern context, was popularized by Ronald Reagan during his 1980 campaign against socialist appeaser Jimmy Carter. For eight years, President Reagan preached peace through strength and tried to get America back to her roots. While President Reagan was only marginally successful in his gigantic task, reminding ourselves of some of his inspiring thoughts seems appropriate.

During one of the presidential debates with then President Jimmy Carter, candidate Reagan said:

“Now, I believe, also that this meeting, this mission, this responsibility for preserving the peace, which I believe is a responsibility peculiar to our country, that we cannot shirk our responsibility as the leader of the Free World, because we’re the only one that can do it. And therefore, the burden of maintaining the peace falls on us. And to maintain that peace requires strength. America has never gotten in a war because we were too strong” (Reagan/Carter presidential debate, October 28, 1980).

In a speech to the American People regarding national security, President Reagan explained the need for strength to combat the Red menace – the exact same menace we face today at home and abroad. He rightly observed:

“We know that peace is the condition under which mankind was meant to flourish. Yet peace does not exist of its own will. It depends on us, on our courage to build it and guard it and pass it on to future generations. . . .

“. . . American strength is . . . a sheltering arm for freedom in a dangerous world. Strength is the most persuasive argument we have to convince our adversaries to negotiate seriously and to cease bullying other nations.

“. . . American power is the indispensable element of a peaceful world. . . .

“But it is not just the immense Soviet arsenal that puts us on our guard. The record of Soviet behavior – the long history of Soviet brutality toward those who are weaker – reminds us that the only guarantee of peace and freedom is our military strength and our national will. The peoples of Afghanistan and Poland, of Czechoslavakia and Cuba, and so many other captive countries – they understand this.

“Some argue that our dialogue with the Soviets means we can treat defense more casually. Nothing could be further from the truth. It was our seriousness about defense that created the climate in which serious talks could finally begin. . . .

“Our job is to provide for our security by using the strengths of our free society” (Ronald Reagan, speech, February 26, 1986).

Think about it, who is more likely to persuade a thug to put down his gun – an unarmed negotiator with no leverage or a seasoned police officer with a raised rifle? The answer is obvious. Though the Soviets have broken literally every treaty they ever signed with the United States, they were wary of President Reagan because they knew that he would not hesitate, if necessary, to launch nuclear missiles and a full-scale war against the communists in defense of America and the West.

One of my favorite Ronald Reagan moments demonstrates President Reagan’s willingness to stand up to the communist threat. It occurred on August 11, 1984, when President Reagan told a joke. Though clearly a joke, it contained a large kernel of truth. During a microphone sound check prior to his speech, President Reagan mused: “My fellow Americans, I’m pleased to tell you today that I’ve signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes.”

I can’t listen to the audio recording of this classic moment without laughing. Yet, the Soviets weren’t laughing – and not because Russians don’t have much of a sense of humor. Rather, these communists – who consider themselves in a permanent state of war with the West – understood that in Ronald Reagan they had a man who would not cower in fear, kow-tow to Moscow, or back down to Soviet advances. Evil regimes like the Soviet Union only gain momentum unless forcibly stopped in their tracks and resisted manfully by one of equal or greater strength.

President Reagan’s views were inspired by his belief that God founded this country and that we are not only exceptional, but that we have a mission to lead the world by our shining example:

“I’ve always believed that this land was set aside in an uncommon way, that a divine plan placed this great continent between the oceans to be found by a people from every corner of the earth who had a special love of faith, freedom and peace. Let us reaffirm America’s destiny of goodness and goodwill” (Ronald Reagan, Thanksgiving message, 1982).

Part of being the world leader is helping to preserve peace when it is within our sphere of influence and duty. President Reagan rightly affirmed:

“We’re not a warlike people. Quite the opposite. We always seek to live in peace. We resort to force infrequently and with great reluctance, and only after we’ve determined that it’s absolutely necessary. We are awed – and rightly so – by the forces of destruction at loose in the world in this nuclear era. But neither can we be naive or foolish. Four times in my lifetime America has gone to war, bleeding the lives of its young men into the sands of island beachheads, the fields of Europe, and the jungles and rice paddies of Asia. We know only too well that war comes not when the forces of freedom are strong; it is when they are weak that tyrants are tempted. . . .

“Of all the objectives we seek, first and foremost is the establishment of lasting world peace. We must always stand ready to negotiate in good faith, ready to pursue any reasonable avenue that holds forth the promise of lessening tensions and furthering the prospects of peace. But let our friends and those who may wish us ill take note: the United States has an obligation to its citizens and to the people of the world never to let those who would destroy freedom dictate the future course of life on this planet” (Ronald Reagan, Republican National Convention acceptance speech, July 17, 1980).

Is America today up to the task of being great and exceptional? Are we prepared to increase our unique national strength by fortifying our Faith, Families, and Freedom? And are we prepared to defend these fundamental institutions, and this Promised Land with her unsurpassed resources and beauty and potential, with the strength of arms and military might if necessary? Are we truly prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice to ensure that the blessings of Liberty we take for granted will extend to our posterity? If today we are not prepared for war to safeguard our peace, our rights, and our homes, we are not worthy of the title American.

General George Washington’s wise words of encouragement to his fighting men should pound once more in our ears. Two days before America formally declared Independence from British tyranny, General Washington wrote to his patriot soldiers to embolden them in their fight. He reminded them what was at stake – slavery or Freedom. He explained that all eyes were fixed on them and that they would decide whether tyranny or Freedom was to reign in America. And he explained the eternal truth that freemen motivated by the just cause of Liberty and aided by the God of Heaven are more fearsome than any conquering army ever can be. General Washington declared:

“The time is now near at hand which must probably determine, whether Americans are to be, Freemen, or Slaves; whether they are to have any property they can call their own; whether their Houses, and Farms, are to be pillaged and destroyed, and they consigned to a State of Wretchedness from which no human efforts will probably deliver them. The fate of unborn Millions will now depend, under God, on the Courage and Conduct of this army—Our cruel and unrelenting Enemy leaves us no choice but a brave resistance, or the most abject submission; this is all we can expect—We have therefore to resolve to conquer or die: Our own Country’s Honor, all call upon us for a vigorous and manly exertion, and if we now shamefully fail, we shall become infamous to the whole world. Let us therefore rely upon the goodness of the Cause, and the aid of the supreme Being, in whose hands Victory is, to animate and encourage us to great and noble Actions—The Eyes of all our Countrymen are now upon us, and we shall have their blessings, and praises, if happily we are the instruments of saving them from the Tyranny meditated against them. Let us therefore animate and encourage each other, and shew the whole world, that a Freeman contending for LIBERTY on his own ground is superior to any slavish mercenary on earth” (George Washington, General Orders, July 2, 1776).

Today, the eyes of the weary world are upon America. For years we have let them down. Our example has been less than exceptional, not particularly notable, and, in recent times, not worthy of duplication. We have allowed the communist cancer to eat away at our vitals until now we stand on the brink of civil war, mobocracy, economic collapse, open persecution of Christians and constitutionalists, and full-scale societal breakdown.

Notwithstanding how far we’ve fallen through our own neglect and rejection of God’s eternal laws, we have it within our power to step forward, do our duty, and restore our Republic. There will be sacrifices to make – and some patriots will lose their lives because Freedom is never won except at the price of blood – but we must make them for our sake, the sake of our posterity, and the sake of a beleaguered world that desperately needs us to lead.

I close with the rousing words of Ronald Reagan. Each syllable is true. Every vowel applies to me and to you in our present situation. The burden for the future rests squarely on our shoulders. If we shirk our duty now when it matters most, history will hold us in contempt. Let us be real men and real Americans. Let us honor the American tradition of preserving peace through strength and in always being prepared for war in order to secure an honorable peace. Let us be freemen worthy to be mentioned in the same breath as General Washington and his patriot army. God bless us and God bless America!

“If we lose freedom here, there is no place to escape to. This is the last stand on Earth. . . .

“Alexander Hamilton said, “A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.” Let’s set the record straight. There is no argument over the choice between peace and war, but there is only one guaranteed way you can have peace — and you can have it in the next second — surrender.

“Admittedly there is a risk in any course we follow other than this, but every lesson in history tells us that the greater risk lies in appeasement, and this is the specter our well-meaning liberal friends refuse to face — that their policy of accommodation is appeasement, and it gives no choice between peace and war, only between fight and surrender . . . And therein lies the road to war, because those voices don’t speak for the rest of us. You and I know and do not believe that life is so dear and peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery. . . .

“You and I have a rendezvous with destiny. We will preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on earth, or we will sentence them to take the first step into a thousand years of darkness.” (Ronald Reagan, “A Time for Choosing,” October 27, 1964).

Zack Strong,

August 28, 2019.

Independence Day Reflections

Posted on July 5, 2019 by zeev1776

As July Fourth fades into July fifth, and the rockets’ red glare ceases to illuminate the night sky, I sit on my bed pondering about this great land of America and the challenges we face. My heart is somber. I feel like I want a cosmic megaphone so I can shout to the whole world and warn them of the fate they are rushing towards – to alert them to the trap that has been laid for them by humanity’s enemies. As we wave our flags, sing patriotic songs, and boast of our Freedom, I fear that we lose sight of the seriousness of our present situation.

It appears that we are fulfilling in every particular the old scriptural warnings against complacency, naïveté, and ignorance. In one place we are told: “Woe to them that are at ease in Zion” (Amos 6:1). And in another ancient holy book, we are similarly warned:

“And others will [Satan] pacify, and lull them away into carnal security, that they will say: All is well in Zion; yea, Zion prospereth, all is well—and thus the devil cheateth their souls, and leadeth them away carefully down to hell.

“And behold, others he flattereth away, and telleth them there is no hell; and he saith unto them: I am no devil, for there is none—and thus he whispereth in their ears, until he grasps them with his awful chains, from whence there is no deliverance” (2 Nephi 28:21).

I see so many conservatives applauding what they think are improving conditions under President Trump. The economy appears to be a booming. Unemployment numbers seem to be dropping. Some taxes have been cut. President Trump has slashed some of the myriad of bureaucratic regulations that entangle us. We are pumping and exporting more oil than ever before. We are extending the hand of diplomacy and friendship to belligerent nations like North Korea. We are making “deals” with everyone. And so forth. In all these things, conservatives believe they see the winds of change – a revolution in favor of sound government, national stability, and personal Freedom.

Yet, I must question whether any of these are indicators of true change and betterment. We have been so indoctrinated with Marxism that we see everything in terms of economics and materialism. If the economy appears stable, we think things are peachy. If unemployment drops, we think the government is doing wonderful. If a small tax cut puts a few extra dollars in our bank accounts, we assume everything is on track.

But what of our spiritual health and cultural well-being? Is church attendance on the rise? Is faith in Jesus Christ increasing? Are we following the Ten Commandments as a People? Are our families stronger? Are more marriages weathering the storms of life and resisting the Siren song of easy and “no-fault” divorce? Have we done away with the barbaric practice of slaughtering our newborns? Are we having large families again like our forefathers? Are we less sex-obsessed than before? Are people obeying the Lord’s law of chastity and abstaining from sex before marriage and remaining faithful in marriage? Is entertainment abandoning the trend of throwing profanity and lewdness into everything?

And how are our social relations? Are we less divided than before? Do we agree and unite on more issues than before? Do we ignore superficial issues like race and gender, or are we obsessed with them? Do we heed the ludicrous demands of political correctness or ignore them? Do we go along with Marxist hate speech legislation or cherish free speech and expression? Are our public demonstrations peaceful or more violent and heated? Are mobs and mob mentality increasing or decreasing? Is our social media interaction friendlier than it was in the past or worse?

And legally speaking, are things on the upswing? Is the Constitution followed more often now or less? Is the First Amendment under attack or defended? Is the Second Amendment under assault or held inviolate? How are privacy rights doing – or is there such thing as privacy these days? Do we have more or fewer police swarming our streets? Are we emptying or filling our prisons?

Folks, I could keep asking leading questions all day, but let me get to my point. Although the economy, on the surface, appears to be in a moment of upsurge (our $22 Trillion in debt, the existence of the parasitical Federal Reserve, and numerous other factors belie the claim of a booming economy), other indicators are blaring a “RED ALERT!” warning signal. The three great standards and institutions of any nation – Faith, Families, and Freedom – are all suffering massively. In fact, each is imploding before our eyes.

What good is a so-called “booming” economy when our Faith in the Savior gives way to pagan beliefs and reprobate behavior? How does a small tax cut assist us when our Families are decreasing in size, decreasing in effectiveness, and disintegrating altogether? What good is it to be a net exporter of oil when our Freedom is consumed by collectivist attitudes, Marxist-style Social Justice laws, and open calls for socialism by presidential candidates and the crowds who back them?

America is more divided than ever before. And the segment of the population who wants to drive the wedge even further and break us apart as a nation is succeeding largely because those of us who truly care and who ought to know better are ignoring the real problems. The honorable Ezra Taft Benson warned:

“If American freedom is lost, if America is destroyed, if our blood-bought freedom is surrendered, it will be because of Americans. What’s more, it will probably not be only the work of subversive and criminal Americans. The Benedict Arnolds will not be the only ones to forfeit our freedom. . . .

“If America is destroyed, it may be by Americans who salute the flag, sing the national anthem, march in patriotic parades, cheer Fourth of July speakers—normally good Americans, but Americans who fail to comprehend what is required to keep our country strong and free—Americans who have been lulled away into a false security” (President Ezra Taft Benson, “Americans Are Destroying America,” Conference Report, April, 1968).

Is this what is happening? Are good, seemingly patriotic Americans responsible for the cultural destruction we see around us because they have been apathetic, naïve, and ignorant? I submit that this is precisely the case. There will always be subversives who want to overthrow the established government and set up a self-serving system with themselves in charge. However, this criminal element can only succeed when the population as a whole turns a blind eye and allows them to. We have for generations been so obsessed with bread and circuses that we allowed the communist cancer to spread to every community in the Union. We’ve slept while Rome burned. We’ve sold our Liberty for a mess of pottage!

Ezra Taft Benson delivered another powerful warning that should’ve been heeded decades ago:

“For a quarter of a century I have seen, at close range, the insidious forward march of creeping socialism and its ruthless companion godless communism. It is a shocking record of bluff, bluster, deception, intrigue, bondage, and mass murder. Never in recorded history has any movement spread itself so far and so fast as has socialistic-communism in the past few years. The facts are not pleasant to review. Communist leaders are jubilant with their success. They are driving freedom back on almost every front. . . .

“I say to you with all the fervor of my soul: We are sowing the seeds of our own destruction in America and much of the free world today. It is my sober warning to you today that if the trends of the past thirty years – and especially the past three years – continue, we will lose that which is as priceless as life itself – our freedom – our liberty – our right to act as free men. It can happen here. It is happening here.

“Our greatest need in America today is to be alerted and informed” (Ezra Taft Benson, “We Must Become Alerted and Informed,” speech, December 13, 1963).

The seeds of destruction that were sewn decades ago are being harvested now before our eyes. Our enemies are “jubilant with their success.” Our level of healthy religion and morality – the pillars of free society – is declining. Our families are falling apart. Freedom is being pushed back “on almost every front.” And what do we do in the face of this awful situation? We cheer and celebrate, wave our flags and shoot off our fireworks, and believe that President Trump will save us!

Instead, we need to become “alerted and informed.” We need to comprehend that there exists an international Satanic cabal which seek to obliterate our Liberty and consolidate the United States into a Marxist world order. We need to understand that communism never died, the USSR faked its “collapse,” and the West lost the Cold War. We need to admit that we have not done enough for to save our Republic – that it is our fault for allowing this clique of gangsters to abuse us for all these many years. We need to wake up and heed the warnings of men who have been awake all this time and who have screamed themselves hoarse trying to alert and save their country.

After this Independence Day, will anything change? Are our hearts stirring with emotion for our lost Liberty? Are we pricked with the terrible realization that all is not well in Zion? Will we push forward with more vigor for the restoration of our land to its godly roots? Will we work harder to preserve and replenish our Faith, Families, and Freedom? Will anything change at all? Or is July Fourth it just another day? Was it just another holiday – an excuse to BBQ, take the day off, and blow off some fireworks? Only you can decide what this day meant for you and what you will do from here on out.

From where I sit, it is not “morning in America.” But there should be mourning in America. The blast of the fireworks last night should have reverberated in our souls. We should feel the urgency which our situation presents. We should feel stirred to action in defense of our smoldering homeland. We should feel a greater determination to push back the communists who have gained so much ground that they are openly parading with hammer and sickle flags, burning Old Glory in D.C., beating people to within an inch of their lives in violent public demonstration while the police do nothing, and relishing the notion that one of their chosen candidates will likely be the Democratic Party nominee for president in 2020.

My fellow Americans, we are losing this war. We are losing. Donald Trump is president, yet we are losing. So-called conservatives have a majority on the Supreme Court, yet we are losing. Republicans control the Senate, yet we are losing. Our culture is sinking under the weight of hedonism and selfishness. Public schools are little more than communist indoctrination centers. Even public libraries, those places that gave me so many hours of joy as a child, are scenes of debauchery and indoctrination. Yes, Christian constitutionalists are being pushed back on almost every front.

If I sound overly pessimistic, it is because I am. We are losing the war and the casualties are mounting. I know we will win the war in the end, but at what cost? How much will we lose along the way? How many of our friends and family members will fall in this struggle? How many more good people will have their lives, careers, and reputations destroyed because of the cowardice of their neighbors to defend their rights against oppression? How many more children will be stolen from good homes because of the political or religious views of their parents? How much more lewdness and depravity must we be forced to witness? How much more suffering must we endure before we wake up and thrash the enemy who feeds off of our pain like the American Indian god Okee?

As wonderful and fun as it is to watch fireworks, have BBQs, wear patriotic apparel, and read The Declaration of Independence with my family, I can’t help but mourn for my country. America is on fire. And if my home is burning, will I remain silent? If my family is in danger, will I remain inactive? If I’m on the verge of losing everything I love, will I shout, “USA! USA! USA!” or say “All is well”? No! And if you are a patriot, you must not fall into this fatal trap of complacency and inattention!

Now is the time to wake up. Now is the time to become informed. Now is the time to study the Constitution as well as the tactics of the communist enemy. Now is the time to educate your family and neighbors. Now is the time to act in behalf of your country. Now is the time!

I love America! America is the greatest nation on earth! We are the most blessed People in history. This is a special land – a Promised Land. It is a land reserved by God for humble, righteous People. It is the Lord’s base of operations in these last days. America must be defended!

I pledge my life to the restoration of the Republic, the defense of our God-inspired Constitution, and to the maintenance of the principles of Liberty and rule of law. I pledge myself to the defense of Faith, Family, and Freedom. Whatever little I have to offer, I offer to my nation, to my People, and to my God. God help America!

Zack Strong,

July 5, 2019

Three Reasons Why We Should Not Attack North Korea

Posted on December 31, 2017 by zeev1776

Preceding His sacrifice for humanity in Gethsemane and on the Cross, the Savior Jesus Christ foretold that in the last days – our days – “ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars.” He prophesied that “nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom” (Matthew 24:6-7). This prophecy is being fulfilled every day as the controlled Establishment media beat the war drums, as brash politicians threaten other nations with war, as conspirators plot to force world government upon mankind at the point of the sword, and as armies form, train, arm, and position themselves for bloodshed and conquest.

While real wars rage in dozens of nations from Afghanistan to Syria, and from Ukraine to Sudan, rumors of wars swirl, portending mayhem in other locations. Iran, Latvia, Poland, Japan, Taiwan, and North Korea are a few prominent spots singled out as potential flashpoints. It is about the North Korean question that I wish to write.

At the present time, the Trump administration is beating the war drums and rallying support for a preemptive war against North Korea. President Trump has not only insulted North Korea’s puppet dictator Kim Jong-un, calling him “rocket man,” among other slurs, but he has promised to visit North Korea with “fire [and] fury.” With this “fire [and] fury,” President Trump has vowed to “totally destroy” North Korea.

To back up the president’s inflammatory, childish, and threatening rhetoric, the U.S. military is busy positioning our troops, armaments, machinery, aircraft, and ships in Asia. Our top military leaders should be smart enough to know that such a move is a severe provocation. Think of the situation in reverse. How would we respond if North Korea placed its troops in Mexico and Canada, paraded its warships off our coasts, held drills with the Mexican military simulating an invasion of the Southern states, and all while Kim Jong-un threatened us with total destruction and “fire and fury”? We would not tolerate such an affront. In all likelihood, we would consider these moves acts of war and respond accordingly. Yet this is precisely what the United States is doing to North Korea (not to mention Iran) at the present time – and we are somehow shocked that North Korea has increased its number of missile tests, drills, and war preparations.

According to numerous sources, our president is gearing up for a war with North Korea potentially in the first part of 2018. While I have always been one to quickly shoot down hyped rumors of “imminent” world war, I can imagine a smaller North Korean conflict beginning sooner than later with President Trump at the helm. While a major war with North Korea could very potentially lead to a world war with Russia and China, I do not believe now is the time.

I believe President Trump – who, lest we forget, campaigned on a warmongering platform and has always been pro-war and pro-military establishment – might risk a limited strike against North Korea in the near future. The president would probably order a limited strike on North Korean military installations, mirroring his unwarranted Tomahawk missile strike in Syria back in April. Such a strike would be small enough that it would not give Russia and China a pretext for war. A large strike, on the other hand, or one that involved tactical nuclear weapons, would not only increase the world’s hatred of the United States, but would give North Korea’s masters – Russia and China – a pretext for war.

Since 1999, I have predicted a future Asian conflict either in Taiwan or North Korea precipitating World War III – and I hold firm to that prediction. However, several things still have to happen before that terrible event will be thrust upon us. The stars aren’t figuratively aligned just yet for World War III. I think that will be a handful of years in the future. Yet, the clouds of world war can clearly be seen gathering on the horizon, so do not become complacent. Now is the time to prepare to safeguard your family, relocate to a safer location, gather a food storage, get out of debt, develop useful skills, get healthy and into shape, and humble yourself before God.

National repentance in sackcloth and ashes does not seem forthcoming, however. Whether puppet Republicans or puppet Democrats hold power, it matters not – the elite Establishment which runs the show pushes the war agenda. Since the socialist Woodrow Wilson dragged us into World War I on behalf of Zionist and internationalist conspirators, nearly every president has promoted the war agenda on behalf of their elite handlers. Donald Trump is no different. Despite what some in the “alternative” media claim, President Trump is nearly as beholden to the powers-that-be as his predecessors in the Oval Office.

During the 2016 election, Newt Gingrich said on FOX News that the only reason some of the elites dislike President Trump is because “he hasn’t been through the initiation rites. He doesn’t belong to the secret society.” While that may be true, it is equally true that President Trump is in lock-step with the elite’s militaristic agenda. He is an unflinching ally of the terrorist regime in Israel. He rubs shoulders with Rothschild and Zionist agents and has appointed them to high level positions in his administration. He has likewise surrounded himself with dozens of members of the insidious Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). He promotes the Establishment’s Muslim bogeyman narrative. He is an unprincipled populist who has flip-flopped on the issues almost as often as Mitt Romney did. He is a crass individual, an almost pathological egotist, and an admitted serial adulterer. How as he been able to fool those in the “alternative” media who so loudly claim to love the truth and to fight against the oppression of the global conspiracy?

As if fighting a half dozen undeclared, unconstitutional , and immoral wars of aggression was not already enough, the Washington regime seeks to add one more to the list (and likely another in Iran if our president makes good on his campaign promises or lives up to his long-standing alliance with Israel’s elite). What follows are three reasons why attacking North Korea would be an insanely foolish, not to mention immoral and unconstitutional, action, and why we must not tolerate it.

1. The first and most important reason why we should not attack North Korea is that North Korea has not attacked us. Offensive and preemptive warfare is never just. The only just war that may be waged is a legitimately defensive one.

Please note that there is a major difference between preemptive war and defensive war. In the former, a nation is responding to perceived threats, potential problems, fictitious slights, entangling alliances, and hypothetical situations. In the latter, war is waged as a last resort when an enemy has definitively declared or waged war against you, your people, or your legitimate interests; and this only after the standard of peace and friendship has been raised. Since North Korea has not declared or waged war against us, to attack or bomb them would constitute preemptive or offensive war and therefore could never be considered just. It would be yet one more war of conquest and aggression, like every war the United States has fought in the past 160 years.

When the bombing starts, it will be irrelevant whether the controlled press reports that it is being carried out in the so-called name of “national security” or “national defense.” The fact is that if North Korea has not attacked us or initiated the conflict, we have no right to attack them. Period. In the same way, we had no right to invade Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, or Syria. None of these nations had attacked us, and none posed a legitimate threat. Thus, we were the aggressor and are guilty of mass war crimes.

Additionally, we seem to have forgotten that the Korean War – an undeclared and pointless war waged by President Truman at the behest of the United Nations – ended 64 years ago. Yes, North Korea verbally threatens us, but so, too, do we threaten them. Yes, the North Koreans are testing advanced weapons – weapons which we have not only had for decades, but which we have aimed at North Korea. We have become supreme hypocrites. We have rejected the attitude of our Founding Fathers which was to extend the hand of friendship to the world in peacetime. We have rejected the Golden Rule set forth by the Lord Jesus Christ, which is to treat others as we wish to be treated. No, we should never roll over and let ourselves be abused by thugs either at home or abroad, but we must not allow our legitimate defensive preparations to mutate into hatred and aggressive behavior as it has done in the Middle East and in our relations with the Muslim world, and as it threatens to do regarding North Korea.

Lastly, a nation which initiates a war cannot expect to receive the support and blessings of Heaven. If it conquers, it will do so based purely on its own temporal, mortal strength, and not because of the divine intervention of the Almighty. Our forefathers who declared Independence from the tyrannical British monarchy were sincere Christians fighting for their Liberty, their families, and their land. They humbled themselves before God and were not guilty of initiating the war. Indeed, they spent years petitioning for a redress of grievances before finally taking up the sword against their oppressors. Because of their devotion to God, their innocence in beginning the conflict, and the justice of their cause, God blessed and defended them. He fought their battles, and often in supernatural ways.

Today, however, if we choose to initiate a war against a nation which has not harmed us – even one as despicable as communist North Korea – we will not only forfeit any claim on God’s superintending power and protection, but we will incur His wrath upon us. The choice is ours.

2. A second major reason why an attack on North Korea would be wrong is because it would most definitely be undeclared and, thus, unconstitutional. You will recall that George Washington stated in his Farewell Address that “the Constitution which at any time exists, till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole people, is sacredly obligatory upon all.” The president, as well as the other elected representatives in government, is oath-bound to uphold, defend, protect, and enforce the Constitution’s plain provisions. This is a sacred duty. This is the sole reason a president is elected. No president has a mandate to do whatever he chooses; his sole duty is to defend the rights of the People by obeying and upholding the U.S. Constitution.

Almost any attack on North Korea would be launched as either an offensive or preemptive strike. Just war theory condemns such attacks. The scriptures condemn them as immoral. And the U.S. Constitution prohibits the president from launching them by placing the duty to make war exclusively in the hands of Congress. Unbeknownst to most people, the president is only the Commander-in-Chief during wartime. It is thus wrong to call the president “Commander-in-Chief” in peacetime.

Furthermore, war can only be declared by Congress. Notwithstanding the so-called War Powers Act and other such war bills (all of which are null and void because they violate the Constitution), the president has no legitimate authority to take the United States to war of his own accord. Nor does the president have the authority to bomb or attack anyone for any reason unless Congress first declares war. The only exceptions to this rule are the defensive use of troops in the event of a surprise attack upon the nation or in the suppression of legitimate insurrection. Otherwise, for a president to take the initiative to call up, mobilize, deploy, or utilize American troops without a declaration of war from Congress is unconstitutional and unlawful. Such a gross violation of one’s oath of office is a serious offense. As a minimum, it is grounds for immediate impeachment.

If President Trump launches a war against North Korea, I will join the chorus of voices calling for his impeachment – albeit my reason will be grounded in the Constitution, not sectarian bigotry and paranoia. Men come and go, but the Constitution remains “sacredly obligatory” upon each of us. We are a nation of laws, not of men. Each elected representative in our government must be held strictly accountable for upholding and enforcing the constitutional laws of the land, and must be punished when they violate their solemn oaths of office. President Trump is no exception.

3. The third reason why we should not attack North Korea is the chance of such an attack escalating into a world war with Soviet Russia and Red China. While I do not believe a limited strike on North Korean military installations will bring about a world war, and that we still have a number of years left to prepare for that cataclysmic event, it would nevertheless take us to the brink and increase tensions unnecessarily. And since the chaos of war often foils even the best-laid plans, the chance of incidentally escalating a localized conflict into a regional or world war dramatically increases. This is one reason why war must always be a last resort.

The reader must understand that communism is not dead. The USSR never collapsed, but faked its demise in order to fool the West and lull us into a false sense of security. For the most part, this plan has succeeded and the average person is not only oblivious to the communist threat, but supports communist principles from “free” education to a national bank to wealth redistribution under the guise of taxation and welfare schemes. Truly, the Red Plague has never been more potent, pervasive, and powerful as it is today.

While we are under the Lord’s directive to raise the standard of peace even to our enemies, we must remember that Russia and China can never be our friends while they remain communist states. We cannot rely upon them for alliances or for support in dealing with North Korea, as I have heard certain media personalities propose. What’s more, the communists consider themselves at perpetual war with the “capitalists” and “bourgeoisie” (i.e. anyone not under their yoke of slavery), and they will not tolerate too many attacks upon one of their own. The communists have always been prepared to take one strategic step back for every two steps forward, but there are certain lines in the sand they will not allow their supreme enemy (i.e. the United States) to cross too far with impunity.

Contrary to what some think, Russia and Red China are very much allied in their opposition to the United States and in their support of communist world revolution. Contrary to what the “alternative” media talking heads claim, Vladimir Putin is a communist. He is not an opponent to the world conspiracy; he is part of their system. He is not a peacemaker; he is a warmonger who has attacked his own people, murdered his opposition, and rules with an iron fist. He is not our ally or friend, nor indeed can be. And he is certainly not the “savior of Christianity” I have so often heard him described as. Putin and his Chinese counterparts are the avowed enemies of everything traditional Americans hold dear.

We must not play into the communists’ hands by letting our foolish president and his conniving advisers hurl us into yet another war where innocent people the world over could suffer. Eventually, we will be forced to fight the communists because they want war and because they are sworn to world domination. However, we should not enter this war by initiating the conflict through our aggression – an act which would deprive us of God’s protection and of constitutional validity. Any attack on North Korea can only strengthen the communist position while diminishing our own in the eyes of the world, in the eyes of true constitutionalists, and in the eyes of our God.

In summary, the three main reasons we should not attack North Korea are as follows: 1) Our cause is not just if we initiate the war. By starting the conflict, we become the aggressor and deprive ourselves of divine help. 2) The Constitution does not give the president the authority to take us to war without a congressional declaration. Doing so is a violation of the president’s oath and would be grounds for immediate impeachment. 3) Initiating this war plays into the communists’ hands. They want a world war, and they want us to start it so that they can play their old propaganda tune which paints them as the “liberators” of peoples oppressed by the “capitalists.” Let us not be the communists’ dupes any longer.

I urge those who are awake and aware of the existence and workings of the international conspiracy to speak out as never before. We need watchmen on the tower warning their countrymen. We must expose the global cabal’s various prongs, including the powerful Zionist and communist conspiracies which share the same goal and whose leaders serve the same demonic master. We must use our influence to promote the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. We must lead our nation to repentance and revival by our own good examples.

I close how I began, by quoting the Master. He said: “Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword” (Matthew 26:52). If the American People allow yet another wicked administration to take us into yet another unjust, undeclared, unconstitutional, immoral, offensive war, we will not only divorce ourselves further from God’s promise of divine protection, but will increase the likelihood that we will die by the sword ourselves.

As painful as it is to admit, we have become a warlike and belligerent nation. The only remedy to this dire situation is repentance – personal and national. We must repent, turn to God, and hold our political leaders accountable for their broken oaths and offensive behavior. If we want to become a truly secure nation, we must become a moral nation; a Christian nation. A nation armed with the sword of the Spirit and the power of Christ’s protection can never be overpowered, even though the entire communist world might combine against it.

I leave you with the words of Spencer W. Kimball who truthfully stated:

“We are a warlike people, easily distracted from our assignment of preparing for the coming of the Lord. When enemies rise up, we commit vast resources to the fabrication of gods of stone and steel—ships, planes, missiles, fortifications—and depend on them for protection and deliverance. When threatened, we become antienemy instead of pro-kingdom of God; we train a man in the art of war and call him a patriot, thus, in the manner of Satan’s counterfeit of true patriotism, perverting the Savior’s teaching:

““Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

““That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven.” (Matt. 5:44–45.)

“We forget that if we are righteous the Lord will either not suffer our enemies to come upon us . . . or he will fight our battles for us.”

Let us not be guilty of the first offense. Rather, let us turn to God, proclaim peace, and prepare to defend ourselves in the strength of the Lord.

Zack Strong

December 30, 2017.

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