America lost the Iran War on the first day. Pyrrhus of Epirus was one of the greatest generals of the ancient world. In 279 BCE, Pyrrhus defeated the Romans in the Battle of Asculum in Southern Italy. But the battle was so costly to Pyrrhus that he remarked that…
The question is not only whether Iran will hold out, but also whether the continued existence of that country could change the course of a world that seems increasingly determined to walk into the abyss with its eyes wide open. The world, so we are told, balances on the…
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal [fleshly]. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood. – The Apostle Paul Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth sees himself as a crusader. He calls himself a Christian. He believes his faith instructs him to “kill the infidels.” And as…
The fact that Medea Benjamin and Nicholas Davies have to explain that assassination is a war crime and feel they have to make a case that the US is a serial killer now in Iran, after our support of genocide in Gaza, speaks volumes about their assessment of how…
Like a twisted game of “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?,” the federal government is running out of lifelines to fund the entitlement programs it has created. Social Security and Medicare will be $88.2 trillion short of the money needed to pay full benefits for the next 75 years…
A ceasefire fixes nothing There’s this meme going around. You’ve probably seen it: It’s so absurd because it’s basically true… Trump gave Iran 48 hours to open Hormuz or he’d obliterate their power plants, starting with the biggest one first. Within that window, Israel struck Natanz – Iran’s main uranium…
Trump’s hostility toward Iran predates his political career by decades, from advocating invasion in 1980 to ordering strikes on Kharg Island in 2026. Wars do not happen overnight, and the conflict with Iran that erupted in 2026 was no exception, representing the culmination of hostility that Donald Trump expressed…
The two retired officers who have common sense, America First views discuss the ongoing war in detail.
The Netanyahu/Trump pole is most of all focused on Iran. If Iran were to fall, they would most likely turn their attention to supporting Ukraine and targeting Russia. But Iran’s desperate resistance is diverting their main attention. Right now, Russia is not their priority — Iran is. Of course,…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, hosting his first monthly Christian worship service at the Pentagon since the Iran war began, prayed Wednesday to have “every round find its mark.” “Every month it is fitting to be right here,” he told the gathered civilian employees and uniformed military personnel. “All the more…
