As the wealthiest, most powerful western democracy in the world, does the United States of America have a special responsibility to advance the well-being of people and countries around the world?

Climate Change, Climate Activism, and Climate Leadership

The climate hasn’t been playing nicely lately. In response, numerous governments, and armies of activists across the globe, are trying to do something about it. Afterall, we all live on the same planet, and the stability, or instability of the climate, impacts everyone, children and grandchildren included. In that context, one can ask: Does the United States have a special responsibility to lead the global effort to address the climate threat facing us all?

If your answer is in the affirmative, then I ask you to consider the following:

As of this moment, the United States has amassed an enormous array of offensive and defensive military capabilities in the Middle East, and they are all pointed at one target, the regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Does this moment make any sense? Any sense for America, any sense for the Middle East, any sense for the world? As a blue and white Israeli born and raised in red, white, and blue America, it’s clear to me that this moment, and what is likely coming, makes crystal clear sense. This is why:

Iran: Jihadi Twelver Islam

Just like the United States has core values and principles that reside in the Bill of Rights, the Constitution, and the general ethos of America, the same is true for the Islamic Republic of Iran. At the heart of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s very existence are religious values and a sacred mission rooted in a specific type of Islam, Twelver Shiite Islam. The official ideology of the Islamic Republic, Twelver Islam, is predicated on  Jihad, a holy war apocalyptic vision that sees the Ayatollah led regime in Tehran as bound and empowered by Allah to bring the entire world to accept Islam as the ultimate source of salvation for all mankind, and to recognize the dominion of the twelfth and final Imam when he reveals himself. Note: This is about the revelation, or the coming out of hiding, of the last great Islamic leader who already walks amongst us. And make no mistake, this twelfth Imam will make sure that every Ivy League student in America orders a prayer rug on Amazon and turns to Mecca in prayer. This singularly focused vision drives Iran’s leaders to wage a war of Jihad—for mankind’s own good!—against Communism, democracies in Europe and America, pagans—like Hindus for example—Judeo-Christian and Western values, and of........

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