For some reason the Democrat Party still appears to be surviving its internal Marxist rot but the Party is not so much failing as it is just dissolving. The Party, now firmly in Socialist hands have attempted to replace the Christian religion with some silly idea that government (theirs of course) should be the sole source of our happiness and therefore our religion. The many Democrats politicians and some Republicans who have run afoul of their Christian moral responsibilities, are finding that their protections against censure and rebuke, are disappearing.

Apart from the massive built-in frauds schemes the Deep State created within the structure of federal bureaucracy over their decades they’ve held power has, like a cancer, weakened their collective wisdom of constitutional governance and replaced it with a doctrine (Marxist) that lacks any moral structure. We need only look at who they put up for candidates for public office today. I do not mean to imply the Democrat Party alone is wholly corrupt; we have enough Republicans that fit comfortably within the new definition of the Deep State that should raise alarm bells for American voters everywhere. The pain in the Democrat party’s rear end is Donald Trump because he has exposed them for what they really are.  We know they hate him because he’s not one of ‘em and they know he has set about destroying their financial retirement schemes by rooting out fraud, waste and abuse of the taxpayer’s money via DOGE.

After US Aid was disemboweled, USDA and other grant awarding federal agencies were also revealed to be squandering US funds to totally un-American projects. Minnesota was revealed as a multibillion-dollar fraud scheme centered around thousands of Islamic Somali’s Obama imported in the dead of night who schemed and plotted with Democrat help to steal American taxpayer money to support Islamic terrorism in Somalia and, fill their own bank accounts here. California is now about to experience its own rectal examination for its flagrant Medicaid, covid, welfare and homeless fraud schemes. The governor there, Gavin Newsom, is either kept in the dark by his handlers or he is directly involved. This guy is governor in name only otherwise, half of Los Angeles wouldn’t have burned to the ground, water reservoirs would have been kept filled, taxes would have been kept under control and a miserable fast train scheme would have been finished on schedule. Speaking of which, his tax base is eroding as fast as sands on a beach as taxpayers, big and small are fleeing to greener pastures. Who do the Democrats put forward as their states next governor, Eric Swalwell, and Kamala Harris, a compete idiot who thinks she still could be president?

The mid-term campaign for 2026 is now well underway here in Georgia and sadly, the Republican Party is littered with RINO yahoo’s who really believe they can Govern and do good for Georgians. Some are lining up for lesser jobs that will give them a platform for a future shot at being a Governor. What Trump is doing for America is good for America as well as Georgia and these guy’s keep getting in the way. We’ve always had a problem with RINOs. Georgia had until a couple ago, a functional Georgia Republican Party, good or bad because it was all we had. The party’s rural members, those who live outside of the greater Atlanta area counties, weren’t particularly impressed with our government(s), especially at the national level (Obama and Biden) and joined up with a massive National resistance called the Tea Party, not an organized political party per se but pissed off people who had enough of politicians squandering taxpayer money on illegals, failing education and pet projects that have little or nothing to do with good government. The Tea Party movement posed a problem for governments organized crime schemes. We only need to see the collapse of Tim Walz’s Minnesota’s Democrat run fraud schemes, the coming collapse of Newsom’s California, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s New York State and Illinois as well, to understand the depth of pure, unadulterated criminality that runs through blue state governments.

Democrats represent the greatest threat America has right now, but they are not the only threat. I see far too many foul-mouthed, promiscuous, pleasure-oriented, un-virtuous Republicans in the country now to ever make the nation great again without a “coming to Jesus” event happening to them. If the only thing that distinguishes us rural Republicans from Democrats is certain political beliefs and how the government spends its money, then we are no better people than they are. And that may be why we rarely persuade any of them to join us, Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point effort being an exception.

To “Make America Great Again” means we must “Make America Godly Again,” which includes understanding how morality and virtue, once recognizable traits of Americans culture can only be accomplished by returning to the virtuous Republic our Founders tried to establish. Then we can be truly free and have the limited government they envisioned, not the totalitarian government the Democrats want, telling us what we can and cannot say or do, or even think. That is not freedom, that’s slavery, that’s what we see in China. And again, it’s what the Democrats want for us, a new world order they control. Sadly, we are failling our Founding principles and by doing so we are failing ourselves, our families, our neighbors, our entire country and the world as well. “America First” does not mean bombing the snot out of Iran, it means keeping them from bombing the snot out of us with nuclear weapons. If we don’t recognize that it won’t make any difference! All the bombs and bullets in the world won’t do us one bit of good. “Virtue,” discipline and self-control are the only means of returning to reality the dream our founders have left us. America will never be great again until we re-learn that lesson.

This business with Iran is “nick-in-time” and necessary. It will soon come to a favorable end for us and Iran. While the Islamic Republic of Iran, the main supporter of worldwide Islamic terrorism is nearing its end, Islamic terrorism in the West is not, yet. It now becomes our duty to clean out the Islamic squats Obama brought here during his terms before they can grow like a cancer and nitpick us apart for within. We’ve got to learn to say NO!”

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The United States will celebrate its 250th birthday on
 July 4, 2026, marking the Semi-quincentennial of the
 Declaration of Independence.

Today, we Americans are marching to a new ‘Path to Glory” for our country much as our founders and ancestors had to do. Today, we must continue to be Americans First citizens and rise above partisan politics and political parties. We must face the future solving our problems and plans looking through a reality prism not a political one and seek to restore this great country, our Republic and the Constitution. The goal ahead is to select common-sense leaders who understand our challenges and have the vision to lead us to a secure America so all can be in the pursuit of happiness and a thankful life.

On April 19, 1775 British regular troops and colonists came to blows in what many believe was the real beginning of revolutionary warfare. The history of human events has included the dominance to control resources and enslaving the free and the weak in order to increase power. It was only natural for our founding fathers to plant our flag in history and lay claim to life based on freedom and liberty. We the people must no longer tolerate the left’s move to anarchy and destructions of our basic values and our Constitution.

As Americans have previously responded by waging “total war” against evil, perpetuated by the intolerant, fascist monarchy of England, German Nazism and Japanese Militaristic Imperialism. Their goals were to subjugate free people under a new order of fascism, communism and radical Islam. Americans are now responding under President Donald J Trump with equal resolve to the threats that imperil our great country. Threats from within and from abroad.

Our past, present and future are based on the confrontation of good vs evil. President Trump is taking steps globally to destroy the evil in the world and the Western Hemisphere as no other leader in history has done. Our nation was founded under God and based on natural rights. Evil cannot tolerate the existence of free will and liberty. Our enemies, both foreign and domestic, want to destroy The United States of America.

Since our natural existence under God, which is confirmed by our nation’s documents and our consistent pattern of behavior throughout our history, we will always be in direct confrontation with evil. Therefore, we must be steadfast in our resolve to recognize evil, in all its forms, and confront and annihilate it. We need to identify evil in our time whenever it manifests itself. We must also teach the next generations how to recognize and eliminate it as well.

 The Development and Execution of Joint Operations (both Civilian and Military) to respond to dynamic threats against the United States has now reached a point of criticality. Over the course of the last several years, many Americans are gradually waking up! Our “essence of being” as a nation and as individuals, is under a constant state of attack.  This has been implemented methodically and slowly over time by enemies who despise our way of life. What is occurring to our great country is so heinous that it patronizes each one of us.

The behavior of ordinary American citizens from all walks of life has been consistent throughout

American history. Doing the right thing is standing up and DEFEATING evil. Americans have always defended liberty and free will throughout its history and have always ascended to the occasion.  We have many foreign and domestic enemies, and they have been tearing our nation apart. The cavalry is not coming to save us, but “We the People” have our Constitution, history, and heritage to guide us. If we wake up, pay attention, and work together, we can take our country back.

If future generations are going to enjoy the freedoms we have cherished, we must return to the moral framework that made these freedoms possible in the first place.

During these tumultuous times, as practically every American institution comes under attack from the far left and its allies, two of our most essential values seem to be primarily targeted to “transform America.”^[1] Those values are faith and family, the two essential pillars that stabilize any society. We must have a new blueprint that will allow our country to make continual progress once again toward becoming “a perfect union.”   The rest of the free world can follow our lead.

What actions will we plan to prevent the treasonous elements within our population from succeeding?

Our founders took great care when defining treason in the Constitution. After all, they were traitors to the British crown. It had to be well-defined and documented. Because treason in America is historically rare, we have not, nor do we intend to, take the accusation of treason lightly.

Thomas Jefferson once stated, “Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty”

Our shared American history is being taken away from us by activists from the left. There are no greater examples of this than the increasing attacks upon our Founding Fathers and the heroes of 1776.

The left has declared war upon the heroes who sacrificed all to establish the greatest nation on the face of the earth.

[1] Timothy Goeglein Craig Osten, The National Interest 7.10.2020

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President Trump made a decision to deal with Iran, a decision his predecessors would not make. They kicked the can for so long that you couldn’t recognize it anymore, and the problem only got worse.

It made little difference when Iran killed 241 Marines, sailors, soldiers, and civilians in Beirut. So what if Iran executed 30,000 of their citizens for offenses any other country would consider trivial… adultery, homosexuality, apostasy, blasphemy, or fornication? Who is concerned that they executed 40,000+ protesters recently due to their political dissent?

Persia (Iran) has been wanting Europa (Europe, or the West) since Darius I (reigned 522-486 BC) tried to invade Greece several times, creating the Greco-Persian Wars. A storm destroyed his fleet in 492, followed by the Battle of Marathon in 490, in which Greece won a decisive battle.

His son Xerxes I (reigned 486-465 BC) continued his assault on Europe. It was Xerxes who launched the massive attack in 480 BC, making the battles of Thermopylae (the 300 Spartans) and the naval Battle of Salamis famous. The Persians were defeated. Western civilization was saved.

When Islam conquered the Middle East and North Africa during the 7th century, the ‘religion of peace’ did not waver from its original mission to conquer Europe and Western civilization. But this time, the West was facing Islam, which was not just a religion but also a geopolitical movement disguised as one. Most of Spain was under Muslim control by 713 AD. Muslim forces then crossed the Pyrenees, a mountain range along the Spanish and French border, to expand into Gaul (France). They were ultimately defeated at the Battle of Tours in 732.

It was not until 1492 during the Reconquista that the Muslims were driven out of Spain and out of Europe. Again, the West survived in time for the bulk of the Renaissance, the cultural movement that lasted 300 years. It began in Italy and was characterized by massive developments in art and science.

Iran, after five weeks of war, has no navy, no air force, no missiles (or close to it), and no nukes; its army seems to be in hiding. And yet, they remain steadfast. Their promises are worthless. They intend to survive and will agree to almost anything, including opening the Strait. Their focus is not necessarily on the country and its people, but rather on the regime.

The more modern version of the Persian Wars is Iran’s push to force Islam on the world from inside Europe and the United States. They intend to be the power in the Middle East, not Israel.

I watched a video statement from an Iranian who is active in the regime-change movement. He said, paraphrased:

“This is for people who are confused about what is happening in Iran. People are celebrating. The Iranian people are not the government. This Islamic Republic is like an organized crime syndicate, a mafia. They are not interested in change or reform. This mafia celebrates death, martyrdom, and grieving. We have tried to co-exist with this fanatic regime. We attend many peaceful protests. We even voted in their elections, hoping we could vote for the lesser evil. They use the wealth of the country and spend it on malicious groups like Hamas and Hezbollah and spend our money on weapons for other nations, other terrorists, and day by day, Iran goes deeper and deeper into poverty. They executed a young girl because she didn’t cover her hijab properly. Most recently, they killed 40,000 of us. They brought soldiers even from Hashad Al-Shabi from Iraq, Afghanistan, and Palestine to kill Iranians in their own home. I hope you understand why we celebrate when the United States and Israel attack this regime. The regime must go. They don’t belong here and have never been. If Israel and the United States weaken them, we appreciate it. Nobody can do what the United States and Israel have done. They try their best to not hit civilians. All 31 provinces in Iran have been protesting. They give captagon to their soldiers so they don’t feel guilty. They are told they will go to Heaven. Before you say things like ‘no war’ or ‘let’s be peaceful,’ understand what you should do to support us.”

The Iranian people want to make peace with the West, while the regime wants to make war with it. Iranians do not want any deal made with this regime. They want them gone. The people of Iran are prepared to endure economic hardships, confident that they will eventually recover and attain freedom.

Why Iran has been hanging tough is because their regime is committed to its nuclear weapons program, its ballistic missile development, and its proxy forces network. Their continued existence depends on it.

What gives them great encouragement are the leftist Americans and people around the world protesting the war, not supporting President Trump and Israel. Iran’s leaders see the constant Democrat and media attacks on Trump’s presidency. Unlikely figures such as Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Pope Leo, who lives behind a 40-foot wall, are criticizing Trump for going too far or not far enough.

The pope thinks we should take in all immigrants. He should consult some of the thousands of families that have violently lost sons and daughters, grandparents, uncles and aunts, mothers, and fathers. They are getting lost in the minutiae. The Democrats attack Trump because it is an opportunity to undermine his influence and gain political advantage in upcoming elections, particularly as they seek to rally their base and capitalize on any perceived weaknesses in his perception. They are despicable.

Iran cannot be trusted to comply with any agreements they will make, especially given their history. The Iran regime is barbaric. They are the cause of most of the instability of the region. NATO says it’s not their war. But it is their war. Like so many enemies in Europe’s history, they saw it coming only when it was too late. A late report says Europe has offered to help with getting movement going in the Strait now that Trump has done all the heavy lifting. So sad.

Iran plans to support the political Left in their public relations efforts until public opinion turns against Trump, gas prices rise again, or gas shortages occur in China and other countries.

The Iranian leadership is hoping that we will have more concern over prices, our comfort level, and the coming elections than a world with Iranian nukes at the ready. They will use them whether militarily or as substantial leverage.

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Naturally, both the United States and Russia have security concerns. Russia opted to safeguard its borders against NATO’s expansion along its Western frontier through a full-scale ground war that is now in its 5th year. The fighting persists with significant military actions from both sides continuing, resulting in substantial casualties and geopolitical tensions that have further complicated international relations.

The United States opted to safeguard its sovereignty and security by communicating to Europe its disinterest in a globalist government. This approach included efforts to neutralize Venezuela and combat its drug trade, employing tariffs to protect U.S. trade, and leveraging its technological and tactical capabilities to counter Iran’s nuclear ambitions and radical Islamist activities. The latter strategy has taken five weeks to effectively implement.

Undoubtedly, Russia holds a dominant position in the parts of eastern Ukraine that they desired, where the population is predominantly Russian rather than Ukrainian.

Russian losses in Ukraine have been staggering. According to British sources, approximately 1,118,000 were killed, wounded, or missing so far. Ukraine sources put the number at 1,306,500. CNN says about 1.2 million. The Russian Navy has lost 33 ships plus 2 submarines. Aircraft losses are at 435, plus 350 helicopters. They have lost approximately 4,000 tanks (AI), 40,000 artillery pieces, and 25,000 armored fighting vehicles.

Russia is now experiencing significant challenges in their military strategy and operational effectiveness, especially regarding any prolonged conflict.

The United States has effectively ended Iran’s plans to obtain any nuclear weapons and severely diminished its ability to attack Israel. Most of Iran’s leaders have been killed; they no longer have a navy, an air force, or a single hair of a competent army. In short, their military has been rendered ineffective. But they still play duplicitous games in coming to a form of agreement, often using negotiations as a tactic to buy time while they continue to pursue their strategic goals.

President Trump has to speak to them in the only language they understand…violence! Unlike other presidents, Trump has never targeted dual-use infrastructure! It is amazing that so many analysts are shocked and dismayed at the language Trump uses. It’s almost as if they just arrived from outer space and have no context.

Iran has not only been a regional threat but also a world threat for the last 47 years. They have killed thousands of Americans, avowed to destroy Israel, wipe Jews off the world map, destroy what they call ‘The Great Satan,’ the United States, and dismantle Western civilization from within and without. Islamists have been most effective in Europe, where they are well on their way to dominating that continent, particularly through their spread of radical ideologies, Europe’s open border policies, lack of assimilation among Islamists, and establishment of networks that undermine local governance.

Considering Iran and their proxies’ advances in weaponry and terrorist activity, there is no way we could allow Iran to have nuclear weapons. They would use them without reservations.

Our losses are always troubling, but by any measure, they are relatively light. We’ve lost a total of 14 personnel, 6 of whom were from the refueling accident, and 1 non-combat-related death in Kuwait, the cause of which is undetermined. (Wikipedia) We lost 1 refueling tanker from an accident, 3 F-15 aircraft from friendly fire in Kuwait, and 1 F-15 in Iran from a missile launch. 12 Reaper drones were damaged, and 1 F35 was reportedly damaged. Kuwait and Qatar have suffered damage to three ground radar systems. Reportedly, there was a non-combat-related fire aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier. (Times of India)

Europe (NATO) has declined to help in the disarmament of Iran or aid the people of that beleaguered country. Europe shows little interest in defending themselves, their culture, or helping America, which has led to a perception of weakness and a lack of power in international affairs. They are quickly becoming irrelevant. The new power of Europe is showing itself in Eastern Europe, as countries in that region are increasingly asserting their independence and influence in global affairs.

The Western world should feel a sense of reprieve from countries like China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran. Trump is displaying American power like no other president in our history. Venezuela and Cuba are on the verge of rebirth. Russia remains entrenched in Ukraine, suffering ongoing losses.

Iran has been neutralized and is likely facing regime change, which would result in a significant shift in regional policy. China is in a deflationary cycle. They have serious debt problems and a severe property market slump. Muslim terrorists are on the run. Hezbollah is experiencing an existential crisis. Hamas has been diminished. Our borders are secure. Illegal alien criminals are being deported. Manufacturing is returning. We are once again energy-independent.

The Democrats are there, skulking, forever complaining about Trump. They doth protest too much, now complaining that Europe is scared of what Trump is doing. Europe, like the Democrats, is scared of everything and has become feeble and a liability. We defend Europe and absorb $200 billion in annual trade deficits. Trump, understandably, sees little value in NATO membership. While they do nothing, Trump is rebooting the world in our favor by renegotiating trade agreements and strengthening our nation and alliances that prioritize American interests.

A strong America is like having life insurance for the free world. Rejoice!

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Now that this dangerous, extremist Islamic Republic of Iran dictatorship business is nearing an end with the first, second and probably third levels of theocratic leadership killed off as well as their continued ability to militarily defend themselves, their continued defiance apparently now in the hands of their remaining military leadership, is astounding. So, what happens next?
Pertinent facts are important to understand as nearly all the middle east countries, except probably Israel, Egypt and Lebanon, have a product to sell – Oil and natural gas! The Islamic Republic of Iran’s belligerence against anything non-Islamic, placed the world’s economy at risk. Nearly all the countries of Europe except the United Kingdom that has the North Sea oil fields, need outside oil to heat their homes, propel their armies and drive the machinery of their commerce. If they haven’t figured it out yet, they eventually will realize that sunbeams and windmills isn’t going to cut it! They need oil desperately but shockingly not only were they unwilling to help the USN keep open the Strait of Hormuz, their main energy source, they refused to do so claiming it was not their fight. If they don’t want to help us then what’s the use of having a NATO? Who needs enemies when we have friends like the lost Europeans?

Iran has been a main source for Europe’s energy needs ever since Joe Biden didn’t stop Russia from attacking Ukraine. The Iranian Mullah’s needed the cash oil brought so they could pursue their Islamic Jihad against Israel, the United States and the West generally. No one believed it but Barak Obama bribed the Iranians with over a Billion dollars in cash to be nice, but more likely to help Iran grow its anti-western Islamic Jihad. We didn’t need their oil but Barak Obama an Islamic-Communist leaning politician did so to support his stated goal to “Fundamentally Change America” by aiding the spread of Islam.

The UK’s problem is while they have the vast North Sea oil fields, they don’t believe in oil (fossil fuels) anymore so they practically have no fuel even for their navy. The Royal Navy today isn’t worth much anyway due to “woke” Green politics allowing it to atrophy as military asset. They do have a small nuclear submarine fleet of course and even sent one, then in Australia to show the flag to Iran. it’s a wonder they couldn’t send a frigate, at least to show some surface naval interest to the USN in the straits of Hormuz. The Royal Navy is equipped with two new aircraft carriers so where were they? The UK did remove itself from the European Union but not NATO. The scared EU countries weren’t interested in aiding us because their Muslim populations are too big to ignore.

One wonders where were the French? They need oil too but they, like the UK, have a ‘woke,’ progressive idiot as their leader. Having said that, the French Navy is a little better off than the Royal Navy with six Nuclear attack submarines, three aircraft carriers, two for helicopters, and multiple service and supply ships so, what are they doing with all that equipment, protecting Algeria? I won’t even go into Germany’s Naval assets, not much, but all these countries need oil and they don’t want to help the US get it for them. I believe Trump has given them
the answer: buy their oil and NPG from us! 90% of Iran’s oil production actually was bought by China at a discount. China thought Venezuela, a fellow Communist country, could make up their deficit oil needs. Trump ended that scheme.

Ships, including the oil tankers that serve the worlds needs also need oil to move their product. To be threatened and shot at by Irans Mullahs, means that Lloyds of London Insurance rates had to rise exponentially. Because of the war with Iran Lloyd’s now declines to issue new insurance policies to oil transports ships that pass through those Straits. Even shipping headed up and down the Red Sea to transit the Suez Canal face the same dangers from Iranian supplied missiles to Yemen’s Houthi’s. Someday soon hopefully, Iran and the Houthi’s will finally
expend their store of rockets, missiles and drones and the problem will subside until some new terror weapon emerges.

China’s need for oil has demonstrated to China’s business community and the CPR, that their vast sources of coal are still available for energy production and that nuclear power is now easier and less costly to obtain while Europe and Biden’s America still eschew fossil fuels. President Trump just announced that America, under his presidency, will also pursue nuclear power production everywhere and ditch the costly Green Energy schemes that have proved to be too expensive and unproductive to the nation’s energy needs. What will they do with all
those damn windmills? I guess, send them back to China for disposal.

Oil is the common denominator of commerce and daily life made easy. Someday oil may run out but not now. It seems to reproduce itself deep in the earth’s mantle but, safer, newer nuclear techniques are coming on line that reduced the dangers experienced by previous nuclear disasters. This would make electrical power available more cheaply over all parts of America. Americas nuclear driven submarines and aircraft carriers have proven the safety of small atomic reactors if made affordable for smaller communities thus reducing the greater need for coal and NPG by lessening transmission and transportation costs for the quantities needed to run electricity producing generating plants. Donald Trump is correct when he tells us America is on the cusp of a new golden age if the Democrats don’t screw it up first. Oil will have its place as fuel, lubricants and products production but home heating, air conditioning, street lights and etc., should soon become the recipients of new safe nuclear energy while coal and PNG will remain important as a backup.

What will Iran do should it remain in the hands of radical theocratic Islamic Mullahs when this war is over? Its infrastructure is destroyed, its military is in shreds and its economy in tatters. They could continue to sell oil, sand or the idea of “Intifada.” Good luck to them. Nearly fifty years ago Iran reignited the religious Crusades of centuries ago but in reverse and the West, weak in its Christianity, doesn’t see it. In 1979, Jimmy Carter saw it as a dagger to his heart; Clinton tried to ignore it, Obama helped finance it and the dummy Joe Biden, let it rip.

He even invited them in. Clearly, it’s time to get ‘em out of America, Europe and Australia and let ‘em abide as they have for centuries, in third rate nations who lost their social polish decades ago. Our problem is they’re here; they’re armed and they’re dangerous and they still want us to submit.

Remember, freedom is the goal, the Constitution is the only way so, prepare yourselves. What’s coming is
inevitable

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From Hormuz to NATO: How a Regional Threat Is Accelerating the Restructuring of the International Order

Iran did not suddenly become a threat—it was allowed to evolve into one.

The core problem has never been Iran’s capabilities, but the international hesitation that enabled it to convert geography, energy, and chokepoints into instruments of coercion. What we are witnessing now is not escalation, but delayed correction.

Iran no longer behaves as a conventional regional state operating within a system—it operates as a pressure model. It weaponizes strategic geography, leverages proxy networks, and treats global energy flows as tools of influence. The Strait of Hormuz is not just a passage—it is a systemic stress test for the international order.

The strategic failure of the international community lies not in underestimating Iran’s power, but in misunderstanding its operating logic. Every instance where deterrence is replaced by negotiation, and pressure by accommodation, transforms a manageable threat into a self-replicating one. Hormuz, therefore, is not a maritime issue—it is a structural one.

In this context, the threat to close or disrupt the Strait is no longer an effective lever—it is a catalyst. States do not remain indefinitely exposed to chokepoints; they adapt. Each Iranian escalation accelerates the development of alternative routes, supply chains, and energy corridors. In doing so, Iran converts its leverage into a driver of its own marginalization.

Washington understands this dynamic. What appears as hesitation is not the absence of strategy—it is a shift in strategic method. The United States is moving away from direct crisis management toward reshaping the environment that produces those crises. The objective is not only to contain Iran, but to erode its structural relevance.

The emerging U.S. approach is clear:

Do not simply confront the threat in its current form—prevent its regeneration. This is achieved by compelling allies to diversify energy routes, assume greater security responsibility, and reduce systemic dependence on vulnerable geographies. Iran’s behavior is thus being turned into a liability rather than a bargaining chip.

In contrast, Europe reflects a deeper strategic deficiency—not just weakness, but avoidance. Key actors, most notably Emmanuel Macron, present engagement as rational diplomacy, yet in practice normalize coercion. Stability is being purchased in the short term at the cost of long-term structural vulnerability.

This is not diplomacy—it is strategic deferral.

Treating Iran as a necessary interlocutor in securing maritime passage does not resolve the threat; it institutionalizes it. Each accommodation reinforces the precedent that pressure yields legitimacy, and that coercion is a viable pathway to recognition within the system.

Within this framework, the debate over the future of NATO must be understood as part of a broader recalibration. Adjusting NATO’s role is not dismantlement—it is burden redistribution. The United States is no longer willing to underwrite a security architecture unmatched by proportional European commitment.

If Europe fails to develop credible independent defense capacity, it will not remain a strategic partner—it will become a strategic vacuum. Such a vacuum will not remain neutral; it will be exploited by powers such as Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, reshaping the balance of power beyond Western control.

Amid these shifts, Syria emerges as a critical variable in limiting Iranian reach. It is no longer functioning as a strategic corridor for Iranian expansion, but is repositioning toward neutrality and state consolidation. Restricting logistical pathways has effectively disrupted one of Tehran’s key geopolitical linkages.

This transition carries broader implications. The loss of connective geography weakens Iran’s ability to translate influence into sustained regional power. What is eroding is not just territorial reach, but operational continuity—the ability to project and sustain power across multiple fronts.

The global system is not facing a maritime crisis in Hormuz—it is facing a delayed inflection point. The central question is no longer whether Iran poses a threat, but whether the conditions that allow that threat to regenerate will be dismantled—or tolerated.

For Washington, the strategic arena is not confined to the Gulf—it lies in shaping the post-crisis order. For Arab states, the challenge is no longer balancing power, but reducing exposure to coercion. For Europe, the choice is existential: evolve into a strategic actor, or remain a contested space.

Strategic Judgment

States are not excluded from the international system because they are weak—but because their behavior compels others to build a system that no longer requires them.

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…An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to fear. The traitor is the plague.” Cicero, 58 B.C.

It seems fitting this Easter to talk about rebirth and renewal. I have come to conclusions that were difficult to conceive just a few years ago.

Let me be direct:

To restore peace and security to this great country, we must dissolve the Democrat Party. It has become a domestic enemy. The far-left Marxist wing of the party has taken over, and the moderate wing has shown little interest in taking it back.

The party has become nothing more than an organized crime syndicate, enriching its members and spreading treason, chaos, fraud, and abuse.

There are people within and without our government working diligently to undermine our nation, craving a Communist revolution. They have whispered treason for decades and now shout it out. Committed Marxists lie to the ‘useful idiots’ on the street, creating and nurturing violence. Their attacks on churches and synagogues, and the firebombing of cities are a disgrace. Their printed materials include calls for a May Day strike: ‘Shut it Down.’ The entourage expresses its demands through graffiti that calls for the death of ICE agents.

For those who are unaware of the implications of adopting socialism, let me provide some education that Democrats are unwilling to share. Socialism or communism in the United States will require two important actions: disarmament and confiscation. To alter the social order, there will have to be a massive ‘leveling out.’ That is, reducing almost everyone’s standard of living. Disarming the public must take place in order for the government to force the necessary ‘adjustments.’ So, who’s first?

Open borders, illegal alien crime, violent protests, and economic instability is to produce societal chaos thereby creating a political transformation..

Countless parents, who lost their children to violence from illegal aliens, will never have grandchildren and the rewards of their hard work. They’ve destroyed family generations. Senior citizens and many vets have died in a gutter or beneath train tracks.

They oppose any counseling for young people experiencing gender conflicts, which can lead to cases where these individuals, in a state of drug-induced confusion, resort to violence.

People on the street sign petitions demanding ICE release illegal aliens, even violent criminals. What kind of organization would prioritize the protection of criminals and allow them to remain on the streets? The rank and file blindly follow the mindless radical crowd. They completely misinterpret the situation. They’re told that Jan. 6, 2021, was a riot and an attempt at a coup, when it was the opposite…a demonstration protesting a coup and showing support for our institutions that were being dismantled.

Young people use words like “socialism,” “capitalism,” and “fascism” and have no definition they can give you with any clarity.

Their adherents in Congress purposely create discord with no interest in national security or economic stability, as evidenced by their silence and failure to propose constructive legislation or engage in meaningful dialogue with opposing parties. The underground movement is well-funded, organized, and increasingly gaining support from various activist groups taking over cities and leveraging social media to amplify its message. Their calls for justice are a feint and ill-defined.

Big businesses that support these conspirators are just as incoherent. If these Democrats achieve their way, no one will be able to afford their overpriced wares, leading to increased economic hardship for the average consumer and potentially driving many businesses to bankruptcy.

While the chaos goes on in many parts of the country, Islam waits patiently for the country to die as it seeks to exploit the divisions and instability created by these political conflicts.

There are a myriad of videos showing our Democrat friends expressing strong support for border security just a few years ago and now demanding the borders be opened. Their hypocrisy knows no bounds.

They refuse to fund DHS, caring nothing for the security and prosperity of our citizens, and are now leaving for a two-week spring holiday. When asked about the unpaid TSA and ICE agents, they just walk away.

We are not calling for a one-party nation. We firmly believe that a more moderate tone will fill any power vacuum. We need a voice that expresses love of country and the ideals we were founded on. Any political party committed to the overthrow of our constitutional system of government should be banned. It is treason from within. The present course can only lead to unimaginable consequences.

The Democrat Party needs to be dissolved. Our peace and security depend on it.

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The Democrat Party is no longer a legitimate political party, and it hasn’t been since at least Obama.

Since after the Civil War, or more accurately, the War Between the States, the Democrat Party has slowly evolved into a treasonous opposition. Their ‘dreams’ for the nation had departed from what the founders had in mind.

Understanding the events from the so-called Civil War onward is crucial.

It was not a civil war because the Southern states sought independence rather than control of the federal government. That is not a civil war. It was a war of secession. It is important to remember the South was almost completely Democrat while the North was anti-slavery Republican.

Lee’s march to Gettysburg, PA was not an effort to take over the country. It was an attempt to dictate terms in Washington.

Whether the Democrat South had the right to secede is still talked about today, but only in casual conversation. Textbooks won’t touch it.

The Constitution is a negative document. That is, it spells out what the government cannot do. The Constitution never delegated to the federal government the right to suppress secession. Constitutionally, that would remain a reserved right of the states or the people (10th Amendment). That is why President Buchanan (president before Lincoln) felt he had no choice but to bid the Southern states to ‘go in peace.’ Buchanan found himself in a difficult position. He thought secession was illegal AND, he felt, there was no right to coerce a state to stay.

The most intriguing argument in support of secession involves the states of New York, Virginia, and Rhode Island. It is little known that those states, in their clause for ratification of the Constitution, were granted the right to secede or withdraw from the Union if the federal government became oppressive. This provision was the only way those states would agree to statehood. Since all the states are co-equal, all states are equal in rights; the right of secession is automatically given to all states.

All of these arguments depend on whether you are a broad or strict constructionist of the Constitution, but the latter point is powerful.

Because Lincoln feared that the only democracy in the world was at stake, President Lincoln forced statehood on the South or on the Democrat Party.

We now face a fiercely hostile political opposition that should have been dissolved. Their only policy is to get votes anyway they can. Donald Trump, being the bold, outspoken outsider, has amplified their hatred to a fine art. If you doubt that, go to California as a conservative and speak your mind, but don’t use the wrong pronouns.

The post-civil war history of the Democrat Party became one of oppression. Slavery was outlawed, but each Southern state had their way of limiting the freedom of Black people. Jim Crow laws, poll taxes, de facto segregation, and outright harassment targeted both Black individuals and women who demanded their rights.

In the South during the 1950s, most voters supported the Democrat Party, contributing to the formation of the “Solid South,” a voting bloc that consistently voted Democrat. When the 60s arrived, the issue of desegregation gradually drew many Southerners away from the Democrat Party.

Then Lyndon Johnson employed the artistry of pandering or paying Blacks to vote Democrat. Johnson was convinced that welfare would cause Blacks to “vote Democrat for the next 200 years.” Even after trillions spent on social welfare, the Black community stayed virtually the same, behind the eight ball and Democrat.

Some would say that many Blacks advanced in our government, becoming senators and congressmen. They did. The first and second in 1870 were Republican. The first Black Democrat US congressman did not arrive until 1945. The second in 1968.

Many Black Democrats acted more like overseers, making sure Blacks didn’t leave the plantation. Rather than advocating for policies that would promote genuine equality and uplift the community, they accused every Republican of racism. Politics in reverse.

The radical Left is now in full control of the DNC. Their ‘big-tent party’ is filled with Marxists, anarchists, antisemites, anti-Christians, rabid atheists, and sexual and gender deviates, greatly harming our Judeo-Christian culture. That may sound quaint to some, but our founders built the most successful nation in world history on that culture. It didn’t require anyone to be a slavish adherent, but it expected a certain respect for our values and principles.

To maintain and expand their existing voting bloc, the radical Left introduced diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives; supported illegal immigration; endorsed Black Lives Matter; and aligned with Antifa, promoting a disingenuous anti-fascist movement and engaging in election fraud specifically aimed at opposing Trump.

The Democrat Party depends on an education system that doesn’t educate and bullhorn propaganda that continually spits out hate-of-country and their favorite altercations, racism and injustice.

After the 2020 election, it took mere milliseconds for the Democrats to illegally open our borders, all while insisting that they were closed and continuously suggesting that our immigration laws were in dire need of reform, which they claimed was the reason for the chaos. All lies.

The immigration question became a centerpiece of a nefarious plan to overwhelm the nation with future Democrat voters, albeit needy and unvetted.

These illegal migrants are so important to their quest for power that the thousands of dead and the cost in taxpayer money mean nothing to them.

We hear of another murder or innocent death by an criminal illegal migrant almost daily. After all the violence and death, the Democrats are now demanding that the borders be opened again.

Every Democrat involved in the illegal opening of our borders (including Biden and Harris) that caused the thousands of deaths should be indicted for murder under the felony murder rule, which states that the offender, as well as the accomplices or co-conspirators, may be found guilty of murder even if it wasn’t their intent. Felony murder is legal in DC. It was reasonable to assume that the uncontrolled opening of the borders with no vetting would cause mayhem and death.

If elections have consequences, so should nefarious policy decisions by vile politicians and judges.

Democrat’s deceit and hypocrisy is legion. They demand a larger government that can only result in autocracy and ruinous taxation. They are hostile to traditional values and cultural norms. Their business policies show ignorance. Their stringent environmental policies are detrimental to entrepreneurship, business, and economic growth. Their healthcare reform could only result in socialized medicine with waiting lines around the block.

I don’t doubt that many Democrat voters want world peace, a country that is safe, preserves their God-given rights, allows unlimited opportunity, and is fair and prosperous. But the Democrat Party today is a very different, dangerous animal going against the grain. And it is wounded.

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