FOR ME, TRUMP HAS THE HEART OF DAVID. The Lord is with us, and we will defeat our enemies.
On Iran — this is not about “turning the other cheek.” It’s not about defying Acts 1:7, where Jesus said it’s not for us to know the times or seasons. The second-to-last thing Jesus said before ascending matters. Authority matters. Responsibility matters.
This is about listening to people like Goldie Ghamari — an Iranian woman who lived it, who understands the plague of Islam firsthand, who watched it consume her country. She understands Iranian history. She knows what tyranny looks like from the inside. Listen to Goldie!
This IS about declaring the Lord is with us and we will stand against evil.
If you understand American history, you understand we were forged in war. From the day the Declaration of Independence was signed — by men shaped by a formal Christian education and worldview — this nation has fought to exist. War is not foreign to us. It is part of our formation and our national identity.
The story of Israel is the story of a nation at war. So is America. Why? Because we were formed by a document that declares liberty and freedom for all — language that echoes Scripture whether people admit it or not. Today, right now, we are the most militarily powerful nation in human history.
Our first foreign war was against muslims who attacked our merchants and enslaved our citizens in the name of their god and their “so-called” holy book. Somali pirates later copied that same play. There was debate in America then. For a time we paid tribute.
Then Thomas Jefferson said enough.
Extending executive authority, he formed the U.S. Navy and sent American heroes across the ocean — outnumbered — to dismantle pirate regimes that believed we were weak. They hit them so hard those regimes repaid the tribute. That’s backbone. That’s resolve. That’s strength. An ass-whooping halfway across the Earth with a small fleet and inferior numbers — but not inferior heart. Americans fight for Liberty and FREEDOM and against that NOTHING stands, because that is what Jesus, the God of the Bible fights for in the beating hearts of every human on the planet 365/24/7.
Praise Jesus!
And yet today American Christians act as if comfort equals righteousness.
You can sleep at night knowing Kim Jong-un rules through murder, imprisonment, and terror while people worship him like a god — and call that “peace”? Mao slaughtered tens of millions. Soviet regimes slaughtered tens of millions more. Every so-called utopian system ends in totalitarian dictatorship with some absolutely insane murdering lunitic as its leader.
And we’re told standing against that is unchristian? That we should turn the other cheek… hmmm… what would Jesus do?
America is militarily untouchable when we act like who we are. Our adversaries posture, but they know what happens if we unleash our strength. Power restrained by conviction is peace. Power abandoned out of fear is surrender.
If you don’t understand the might of the American military, educate yourself. Start here, we have 11 Nuclear Powered Navel Aircraft Carrier strike groups. Seabound ASS WOOPIN’ with all the trimmings. France is the only other nation with a nuclear powered aircraft carrier, they have one and its half the size of our smallest carrier. Unmatched! We own space, the air and the ocean militarily.
We are in an ideological war and always have been — Vietnam, Korea, China, Russia, radical Islam — the list goes on. People flee to the West for a reason. Because living under a dictator is terror and misery.
Galatians 5:1 — It was for freedom that Christ set us free.
Luke 19:10 — The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.
Luke 4:18 — He proclaimed liberty to captives and freedom for the oppressed.
Freedom matters to God. If I am being transformed into the image of Christ, I LOVE that part!
David did not negotiate with Goliath. As a young man with no armor, he declared the Lord was with him and acted. God was sovereign when Israel went into exile in Babylon and was enslaved by Egypt for 400 years — and sovereign when David picked up stones. Sovereignty does not cancel courage and cowards invoke Gods punishment.
Over and over in Scripture, when Israel stands with conviction under God, they prevail. When they sink into doubt, fear and selfish ambition, they collapse. If they deny God long enough, they go into exile.
So yes — I stand with David.
We declare the Lord is with us. We stand for Israel. We stand for freedom. We stand against tyranny. We refuse to confuse passivity with holiness.
Because in the end, Christ Himself will destroy evil.
And I am not ashamed to stand on the side that fights it now.
HEROS of the Barbary Coast Wars
If you want a great 25min overview of the Barbary Coast Wars, watch The Fat Electrician – America Dismantles Pirate Nations For Touching Their Boats – The Barbary Wars
First Barbary War (1801–1805)
Naval Commanders
- Richard Dale — First U.S. squadron commander sent to the Mediterranean to confront Tripoli.
- Edward Preble — Led the aggressive 1804 naval campaign against Tripoli harbor.
- Samuel Barron — Succeeded Preble and oversaw later blockade operations.
- John Rodgers — Commanded Mediterranean operations and later enforced peace terms.
Captains & Combat Leaders
- Stephen Decatur — Burned the captured USS Philadelphia in Tripoli harbor in one of the Navy’s most famous raids.
- William Bainbridge — Commanded USS Philadelphia and endured captivity after grounding near Tripoli.
- Isaac Hull — Served with distinction in Mediterranean operations.
- Charles Stewart — Participated in the conflict and later commanded in 1815.
- Richard Somers — Led the fireship Intrepid mission and was killed in action.
- John Trippe — Captured an enemy gunboat in hand-to-hand combat.
- Joseph Bainbridge — Wounded commanding a gunboat in Tripoli harbor.
- Henry Wadsworth — Died volunteering for the Intrepid fireship mission.
Marine & Land Campaign Leaders (Derna)
- William Eaton — Led the overland expedition and captured Derna.
- Presley O’Bannon — Led the Marine detachment in the assault on Derna. – The FIRST NAVY SEAL!
Second Barbary War (1815)
Senior Command
- Stephen Decatur — Commanded the 1815 squadron that forced Algiers to end tribute and release American captives.
- William Bainbridge — Commanded a reinforcing squadron in 1815.
- Isaac Chauncey — Prepared additional naval forces in support of the campaign.