Reason given to U.S. troops for war in Iran: Trump chosen by Jesus for Armageddon

[Wilson23]

there was a few trump right wingers who were against the war in iran

The movement is split between warhawks and isolationists.

 

[briancamdudetenger2018]

The movement is split between warhawks and isolationists.

yup

 

[UWERETHINKINGIT]

US commanders tell troops Trump 'anointed by Jesus' to start Iran war sparking hundreds of complaints

A nonprofit U.S. military watchdog said it has received hundreds of complaints about commanders providing religious reasons for starting the Iran war.

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A damning new report found that evangelical Christian fundamentalism is underpinning U.S. military action in Iran.

...a fresh report found that hundreds of U.S. troops across dozens of units and installations have submitted complaints to the non-profit watchdog, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), since the attack about combat unit commanders providing Christian reasoning for the war...

Non-commissioned officers (NCO) who attended a briefing Monday told the MRFF that a combat-unit 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.”

The commander also argued that Trump “anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth" and that the Iran war is part of God's plan, the NCO claimed.

https://www.themirror.com/news/world-news/commanders-tell-troops-trump-anointed-1715791?1=

I’m confused. I thought he was Jesus.

 

[Wilson23]

I’m confused. I thought he was Jesus.

Nah, Trump is taller.

(There's an old Appalachian legend that you'll never meet a man exactly six feet tall, because that was the height of Our Lord Jesus Christ.)

 

[UWERETHINKINGIT]

Nah, Trump is taller.

(There's an old Appalachian legend that you'll never meet a man exactly six feet tall, because that was the height of Our Lord Jesus Christ.)

Shit. My bad. I was just going off of what I heard. How tall is the antichrist?

 

[SandraMaus]

By Jesus? Did he give Trump the secret Jewish Space lasers? Or is Trump just discombobulating ahead of the troops

 

[Wilson23]

Shit. My bad. I was just going off of what I heard. How tall is the antichrist?

I dunno, but I know some other things.

Mine eyes have seen the coming
Of the Dark Lord Antichrist
He is humorous and handsome
And he isn't very nice
You'll get along just fine
If you don't make him tell you twice
Apocalypse Today!

Gory, gory Armageddon!
Gory, gory Armageddon!
Gory, gory Armageddon!
Apocaypse today!

Evil's good and good is evil
And the world's turned upside down
Every idiot's a sage
And each professor is a clown
And our Dark Lord's first commandment's
Get undressed and go to town!
Apocalypse today!

(chorus)

It's really most annoying
With the rains of flaming pitch
And the things that bite
And things that burn
And things that sting and itch
But, oh, that Whore of Bablyon's
A lusty royal bitch!
Apocalypse today!

(chorus)

It's really most confusing
With the horsemen in the skies
And the seven seals
And seven plagues
And lambs with seven eyes
But we get no fun from Jesus
So bring on the Prince of Lies!
Apocalypse today!

 

[RoryN]

Lawmakers Want DOD, Hegseth Investigated For Biblical 'Armageddon' Claims

More than two dozen Democratic members of Congress are requesting an internal investigation at the Department of Defense regarding claims from uniformed officers that commanders have painted the current war in Iran as one rooted in Christian biblical prophecy

https://www.military.com/daily-news...-investigated-biblical-armageddon-claims.html

 

[Wilson23]

Astonishingly, this is not the first time I have heard of this form of Christian zeal among the officer corps.

Apparently religious traditions and military traditions go together in some families.