Commander speedruns Apocalypse Now, but make it Evangelical

A leaked email from an anonymous NCO to Military Religious Freedom Foundation alleging a military commander conducted a combat readiness briefing using apocalyptic Christian theology to justify Iranian military operations, framing Trump as a divinely-anointed figure meant to trigger Armageddon. Extracted text: Date: March 2, 2026 at 1:02:53 PM MST To: Information Weinstein <mikey@militaryreligiousfreedom.org> Mr. Weinstein thank you for taking my calls and the calls of some of my colleagues as to what happened earlier this morning with our combat unit. Please protect my identity and the identities of those I'm speaking for as we discussed. Our unit is not currently in the combat zone AOR regarding the Iranian attacks but we are in a "Ready-Support" function where we could be deployed there at any moment to join and augment the combat operations as participants. I am a (NCO rank withheld) in our unit. This morning our commander opened up the combat readiness status briefing by urging us to not be "afraid" as to what is happening with our combat operations in Iran right now. He 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. He said that "President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth". He had a big grin on his face when he said all of this which made his message seem even more crazy. Our commander would probably be described as a "Christian