Close Menu
    Neoliberalism

    U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus


    A combat-unit commander told non-commissioned officers at a briefing Monday that the Iran war is part of God's plan and that Pres. Donald Trump was "anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth," according to a complaint by a non-commissioned officer.

    From Saturday morning through Monday night, more than 110 similar complaints about commanders in every branch of the military had been logged by the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF).

    The complaints came from more than 40 different units spread across at least 30 military installations, the MRFF told me Monday night.

    The MRFF is keeping the complainants anonymous to prevent retribution by the Defense Department. The Pentagon did not immediately respond to my request for comment.

    One complainant identified themselves as a non-commissioned officer (NCO) in a unit currently outside the Iran combat zone but in Ready-Support status, deployable at any time. The NCO said they were Christian and emailed the MRFF on behalf of 15 troops, including at least 11 Christians, one Muslim, and one Jew. (Full email printed below.)

    The NCO wrote to the MRFF that their commander "urged us to tell our troops that this was 'all part of God's divine plan' and he specifically referenced numerous citations out of the Book of Revelation referring to Armageddon and the imminent return of Jesus Christ."

    Posted by Xerryx

    View 16 Comments

    16 Comments

    1. Al_787 on

      Just outright giving confirmation to jihadists’ ideology that the West is waging Crusades 2.0 against the Muslim world lol. Brilliant

    5. PartrickCapitol on

      They are trying to defeat Iran by becoming Iran?
      When will they issue a fatwa and name a “Jerusalem force”
      Oh I forgot US Protestantism is too decentralized to produce any sort of Ayatollah hierarchy

    6. Such_Journalist_3991 on

      This reminds me of that story where Bush Jr. allegedly tried justifying the Iraq War to Chirac by saying that Gog and Magog were in the Middle East

    9. asfrels on

      Nothing is more sure of a way to reduce your combat capabilities than making religious ideology the basis of your decision making process

    10. di11deux on

      If these people want to induce the end times and the destruction of our mortal world, they can do so wearing another countries flag on their arm.

    12. LuisRobertDylan on

      That’s the least inspiring shit ever. If I was in a combat zone and got told that what’s happening is part of a divine plan, I’m going to assume that we’re being sent on a suicide mission

    13. Xeynon on

      I’m American, and I literally could not care less if people like this get themselves blown up even if they’re ostensibly on my side. The world is better off without them.

    Leave A Reply