The World on Fire: A Precarious Moment in History

Ladies and gentlemen, if you’ve been paying attention to the headlines—or better yet, digging beyond them—you know we’re living in a moment of unprecedented global tension. This past weekend alone, we saw Yemen’s Houthis launch 18 ballistic missiles at the U.S. Truman aircraft carrier, a salvo that thankfully didn’t connect, thanks to some remarkable American missile defense tech. But don’t let that success lull you into complacency—this isn’t just a skirmish in the Red Sea. It’s a symptom of a world teetering on the edge of chaos, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.

I sat down with national security expert David Pyne this week to unpack the whirlwind of events since Friday—Russia, Ukraine, the Houthis, Iran, and the looming shadows of China and Taiwan. What’s clear is this: President Trump has inherited a mess that Joe Biden’s disastrous foreign policy left smoldering. But as David pointed out, the danger now might be even greater—not because Trump’s weak, but because he’s strong. Our enemies see a commander-in-chief who won’t be pushed around, and they might just be reckless enough to test him.

The Houthi Gambit and Iran’s Shadow

Let’s start with Yemen. The Houthis, backed by Iran, fired off what David believes could be hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missiles—18 of them—at a U.S. carrier strike group. This isn’t routine. As David noted, this might be one of the first times in history such weapons have been used in combat, a chilling milestone that began under Biden last year. Our Navy shot them all down, a testament to our capabilities, but the sheer audacity of the attack signals something bigger. Iran’s pulling the strings here, and President Trump isn’t mincing words about it. In a statement, he warned that every Houthi shot will be treated as a shot from Iran itself, with “dire consequences” to follow.

But here’s where it gets dicey. David, citing assessments from experts like Dr. Peter Pry and former CIA Director James Woolsey, believes Iran’s had nuclear weapons for nearly a decade. If that’s true—and I’ve got no reason to doubt it—any direct U.S. strike on Iran could ignite a nuclear EMP war. Imagine that: Iran’s got satellites over us right now that could fry our grid in minutes. Meanwhile, China’s eyeing Taiwan, prepping for a possible invasion as early as April. We’re stretched thin, folks—our military’s depleted from years of Biden giving away the store to Ukraine, and replenishing it could take a decade.

A Global Powder Keg

David laid it out starkly: we’ve got hotspots flaring up everywhere. Russia and Ukraine are still at it, with Trump’s peace talks with Putin moving too slowly to neutralize the Sino-Russian alliance. China’s got Taiwan in its crosshairs, and the Middle East is a tinderbox—Iran’s Revolutionary Guards are on full alert, and chatter suggests a joint U.S.-Israeli strike might be brewing. Add to that the chaos in South Korea, where communists are cozying up to the North, and you’ve got a recipe for World War III.

I’ve warned for years that Trump’s election could trigger this kind of global escalation—not because he wants it, but because the globalists and the red-green axis (that’s the radical Left and Islamists, for the uninitiated) want to overwhelm him. They’d love nothing more than to see chaos erupt on his watch, tank his approval, and derail his agenda. David agrees: the threat’s shifted. With Biden, we had a puppet who let the world burn quietly. Now, with Trump, our enemies might push harder, knowing he’ll push back.

The Military Reality

Here’s a sobering fact from the Pentagon’s first briefing under Trump: we’re hitting the Houthis hard—over 30 targets, from terrorist compounds to weapons facilities. But as David pointed out, we couldn’t beat them with airpower alone for the last 15 months. Why think we can now without boots on the ground? And every missile we fire at Yemen is one less to deter China. We’ve gutted our stockpiles arming Ukraine, and the bill’s coming due.

Worse, the Pentagon’s testing Ukrainian kamikaze drones—long-range, GPS-denied tech. Why? David hopes it’s not a sign we’re doubling down on a war Trump should be winding down. His brilliance was pulling aid to Ukraine, forcing a peace deal with Russia. But if the neocons—like Rubio and Waltz—are whispering in his ear to keep fueling the fight, we’re in trouble.

A Diplomatic Way Out

David’s right about one thing: this isn’t just a military problem. The Houthis are lashing out because the Israel-Gaza war’s still unresolved. A real ceasefire there—Hamas out, Israeli troops gone, Arab peacekeepers in—could cool things off. Pulling our troops from Iraq and Syria, where they’re just tripwires for a bigger war, would help too. Trump’s talked about it for years—now’s the time to act.

The Bigger Picture

Viktor Orbán gets it. Hungary’s PM says Trump’s dismantling the “rainbow-colored global empire” Biden built—a liberal hegemony that crushed freedom. But the EU’s still pushing war with Russia, stomping on democracy in Germany and Romania. We’re not just fighting Iran or China; we’re up against a worldview—a secular humanist, globalist one—that wants America humbled.

Folks, this is why I’ve spent 35 years at Worldview Weekend hammering home the importance of understanding worldviews. If we don’t grasp the ideologies driving these conflicts—be it Islam’s chaos-worshipping 12th Imam or the Left’s power grab—we’ll never win. It’s not about clickbait or retweets; it’s about scholarship, about destroying arguments that defy truth, as Scripture commands.

What Now?

We’re in a more dangerous time than under Biden—not because Trump’s failing, but because he’s succeeding. Our enemies see a chance to strike while he’s rearming America and realigning alliances. I’m not saying he shouldn’t be tough—he must be. But we need to pray he navigates this minefield with wisdom, not just strength.

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