"The Late Great American Empire"
by Leo Hohmann
"As I reported in my previous article, the tit-for-tat escalations that are taking place in the U.S.-Iran war do not favor the U.S. over the long run and will lead to disaster. Unless we get off this escalatory ladder, I foresee the U.S. ultimately launching an extremely risky ground invasion of Iran.
The land invasion could come from a solely American military force or it could come from mostly foreign troops, perhaps the Kurds. But either way, it will still be planned in the inner rooms of the Pentagon, it will be led by U.S. special ops, and make use of U.S. intelligence. So when this invasion is ultimately crushed by the Iranians it will be a massive blow to U.S. credibility and perceived American power around the world. Some members of Iran’s government have gone on record saying they actually would welcome a U.S. ground invasion, because they have been planning for such an attack for 40-plus years and are ready for it.
Iran’s vast size and the fact that it’s blessed with amazing geography and topography also give the advantage to the home team, making it easier to defend than most countries. There is a reason the Persians have had a 3,000-plus year civilization that nobody, even the Romans, have been able to conquer militarily.
But Trump is ignorant of history and blinded by rage and pride. As such, he has allowed himself to be backed into a corner that’s hard to get out of. He knows that if the war were to end right now with Iran left in control of the Strait of Hormuz, he would be declared the loser. And if there’s one thing Donald Trump can’t stand, it’s losing. He will keep pushing this war, rather than trying to bow out gracefully, and in the end he will suffer an even more humiliating defeat.
This will mark the beginning of the end of the American empire. And it might happen faster than anyone expects. The question is, what and who will fill the power vacuum? Will China take over as the world’s hegemon? Will there be a period of more chaos and war as the nations fight over who should be the top dog? If I had to guess, I would say it’s probably the latter, although the fighting is likely to include more than just military maneuvers. Economic wars will also rage, as the petro dollar collapses and the U.S. economy devolves into something worse than the Great Depression.
Regardless, we know that something will emerge as the new global superpower. Some believe it could be a worldwide system run by largely unknown technocrats ushering in a New World Order or beast system, with AI technology underpinning a form of techno-tyranny. These technocrats will use resources to control people. Think food, water, fuel, fertilizers, and your access to everything including the internet, government services, your bank account, etc. Rationing. Monitoring. Fining. Punishing. It’s all coming.
Christian Westbrook of The Unshadowed podcast has been reporting on one aspect of this burgeoning control grid, focusing on the water issue and how access to fresh water could be the most powerful tool of control the globalist technocrats have at their disposal. Most of the preparatory legwork has already been done by the United Nations, which recently declared a state of “global water bankruptcy.” This will be the pretext for “emergency measures” that will have very tangible effects on your day-to-day life, starting with your use of water, the most basic of all resources. Your garden, for instance, will be declared “nonessential.” Watch the video below from Westbrook and take notes, keeping in mind that the same control measures are being planned for gasoline and petroleum products, with the Iran war as the pretext for an energy lockdown. If the war goes on long enough, food rationing is also a possibility along with restrictions on water, electric power usage and fuel for your automobiles."
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