The May 2022 SitRep will be, must be, delayed.

In the last 24 hours a number of extremely and critical issues came to light, one may be a huge game changer for the worse. I have not been able to vet any of the information sufficiently, and I must do so before including or excluding it from my “Answers” and “Summary” sections of the SitRep.

Also, due to the content of these issues I will have to increase size the last part of the SitRep. That being the case I will split it into two sections vs a final single section.

Finally, we are now in a long holiday weekend situation. Experience has shown me that there would be a notable drop in readership of the last two parts of the SitRep during the holiday period. So, the Part #3 is scheduled to come out on Tuesday and the final part (Part #4) will be posted on Wednesday…if all goes as expected.

One last note…with the things that are happening right this minute I am truly worried that I will miss something. And the level of events transpiring now…well, could change the face of everything as we know it. Please hang in there with me as I try to get my research done and my articles properly organized and worded. This is a make or break time period in the history of our country…we have to get this right.

Thank you,

AH

So did you read Part #1 of the May 2022 SitRep? If not, why would you want to read this Part #2?

So make sure you have read Part #1 and you should have also read the Pre-SitRep article as well.

Let’s continue with Part #2 of the May SitRep…

War with Russia –

You can call it a “proxy war” if you want, but, it is a full scale war that the US along with other NATO countries are waging in Ukraine right now against Russia…and we have been poking the Russian bear for years anticipating a war. And if you think for a minute that US Special Forces and CIA operatives aren’t actually in Ukraine…you are sadly mistaken. We are fighting a war with Russia right now…period. And yes, I know that Russia actually started the war not the US nor NATO. But, for some interesting reading try this out before going on (click here to read the article of the US meddling in Ukraine, toppling their government, and creating a very antagonizing neighbor for Russia)

And to make things really interesting…we have an incompetent, senile old man in the throes of dementia with his finger on our nuclear trigger. And on the other side we have a ruthless tyrant who is hell-bent on rebuilding the Russian Empire at virtually any cost. So it is a matter of which crazy man pulls the trigger first…and destroys mankind as we know it.

You know…if he was any other regular person he would be admitted into an assisted living facility or hospice. But, our country makes Joe Biden very comfortable with a luxurious house and his own 747 jet…along with the most sophisticated and powerful nuclear arsenal that could destroy the entire world into little more than cosmic dust. Kinda ironic don’t you think?

However, I am actually torn over the war in Ukraine situation. Russia must be stopped or their empire building goes unchecked. They are, on the face of it, an overwhelming force of evil going up against a country that should have crumbled in days. Russia’s campaign of utter destruction is clear, pervasive, and criminal. Ukraine’s resistance is nothing short of heroic and miraculous. As my wife and I sat watching the war wage on in the early days she said to me, “You want to go, don’t you?”

Fifteen years younger and I would have already been there. So my natural instinct drives me to help the Ukrainian people…but only personally. Our government should not be spending billions of dollars to fund that war. And where exactly will those billions come from? Oh, that’s right…thin air!! But, whose pockets does all that money end up in when we replace the equipment and weaponry we’ve sent to Ukraine?

It is Ukraine’s war taking place in Europe. Why does that make a difference? Well, I turn to two men who are far smarter, far wiser, with far more experience in these matters…George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Both of those Founding Fathers, the 1st & 3rd Presidents, knew the dangers and fatal errors associated with “alliances” and both warned against permanent entangling alliances that would drag us into wars. The United States has done a damn fine job of clearly and intentionally ignoring their advice and wisdom.

So I will go with Founding Father wisdom and state categorically that the United States government should not be involved in the war in Ukraine against Russia.

We have spent, or committed to spend, directly or indirectly, close to a total of $100billion dollars to aid Ukraine…so far. Look at it this way…the US federal budget deficit for 2022 will come in at about $2trillion. Our war aid to Ukraine will add another 5% to money that we don’t already have, so we borrow/print it, and we can never repay it…so, the Federal Reserve will simply add it to our debt. Another straw to our fiscal camel’s back.

All that being said…I would go there personally and help, as I would hope thousands of other trained veterans would. But the US government has no business being involved in a European war, let the Europeans fight and pay for their own war, they certainly could/can do it without our help…if they wanted to.

Why talk about this at all? Do you not remember my article that I posted just over a year ago regarding this? In that article I clearly made the case that the US is a war mongering country (click here to read that article)…and we are, it is factually true.

And there is a question that must be asked concerning that fact…”Why are we a war mongering country?”

Former President Eisenhower made it simple and clear nearly 65 years ago…the military-industrial complex. Large corporations make trillions of dollars off our lust for war. And as Eisenhower made indisputable, the “the immense military establishment” becomes more and more powerful the more war we wage.

And let’s not forget our past and the wisdom of our Founding Fathers…one of their biggest fears was a large and powerful standing army.

Ahhhhhh, what do we have today?

Once again the average US citizen is paying huge money to the military-industrial complex, lining their pockets, feeding their profits, buying them luxuries, and growing both their wealth and power. And all that as the country slips more and more into the fiscal abyss and the American middle-class disappears into oblivion.

Now, ask yourself this…

”To what end…Why does the US wage war, after war, after war, after war?” 

Well, my opinion, if you are interested, is this…the acquisition of power and money. Or rather the transfer of wealth and power from citizens to private corporations and power to the US federal government.

And one last tidbit for you…When we, the 13 Americans colonies, suffered under British tyranny the Red Coats (British Army) served as law enforcement. So think to yourself…Why were the Founding Fathers so concerned about a standing army?

2022 Election –

Let’s make this quick and easy. I have been asked multiple times and involved in more discussions than I wish to admit to concerning the upcoming 2022 election. So my position is clear…the outcome of the 2022 election is of no significant consequence of any kind to our country other than perhaps deception.

Why?

Let’s start out by me saying that I rely on historical facts and evidence. And, for this conversation either the Democrats maintain power in Congress or they don’t. If they do maintain power things continue to crash quickly and the US Empire collapses into a totalitarian state rather soon thereafter. If the Republicans take control of the House and/or Senate then the US Empire continues to crash into a totalitarian state…somewhat slower, but not much.

How so?

Simple, refer to history. When was the last time the Republicans did anything to restore the Constitution or the Republic…or even any rights, liberties, or freedoms? Let’s talk about Republican Presidents first:

• Trump – 2020 was the largest US federal deficit in US history, he weakened the 2nd Amendment through Executive Order, and he didn’t even support constitutional due process (i.e.CAF).
• Bush #2 – huge deficits, crashed the US economy, implemented socialist “fixes” to correct the economic crash, destroyed more rights, liberties, and freedoms than any other president in history with his actions taken post-9/11, and started two completely unneeded and costly wars.
• Bush #1 – lied to us, raised taxes, got us into multiple wars, and ran large budget deficits.
• Reagan – promised us that he would dismantle decadent federal bureaucracies but didn’t, and gave us large budget deficits on top of that.

How’s that for the last 40+ years of Republican Presidents? And the list goes on and on. But how about Republican controlled House and/or Senate?

Go ahead…give a rock solid example when a Republican controlled House and/or Senate did great things for the US! Which one gave us a balanced budget, reduced the national debt, restored rights, liberties, or freedoms…or did much of anything to repair/restore our Constitutional Republic? The only one that comes to mind is a Republican Congress giving us a balanced US federal budget and a budget surplus under President Clinton in the late 90’s. But they did nothing else to restore our Republic!

So no, if the Republicans take control of the House and/or Senate nothing of any significance will change…other than a minimal speed change at which America completes its fall into a totalitarian state.

Bottom line…the 2022 election means virtually nothing and will change virtually nothing. But I guarantee you this…it will create more hate, more rancor, more division, more chaos, and probably more violence.

And what did the #1Founding Father think of political parties and party politics?

So how do you feel…if you belong to a political party, toe the line on party politics, and find yourself having run afoul of George Washington?

US Civil War II –

How do I make sense of this subject…let alone write it coherently for publication. Best to start it off with my opinion clear, concise and to the point…

The United States Federal Government has declared war on citizens of the United States.

How’s that for to the point? Now, let me get to outlining the case to support my claim.

Let’s take the price of oil for just a minute…

Use the chart, explain the crisis that comes from killing the oil & gas industry.

So did you study the chart real well? Do you see all the products that the average US citizen uses every single day? How many of those uses are critical to a person’s life? Got that all put into your cranium?

So why did Joe Biden declare war on the oil & gas industry? Why did he close down oil pipelines? Why is the US government not approving new oil refineries? Why did his mentor Obama advise Biden to take these steps? Why has Biden virtually emptied the US’s strategic oil supply reserved for military purposes during wartime?

Oh, and try this one on…The White House made the tentative decision to open up the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve to address the diesel price and growing fuel shortage crisis, a White House official told CNN. Here is the interesting part of that…there is approximately 31million gallons of diesel fuel in that reserve. Here is the kicker…the US uses about 120million gallons of diesel fuel per day…or about 5million gallons of diesel fuel per hour. So why would Biden empty out another national fossil fuel reserve supply for about 6 hours of truck driving?

Yet another crisis to be created by the US Federal government.

OK, time to move on to the next item of business, a really important item…

In early May President Biden called former President Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement the “most extreme” group in recent US history. As defined by Biden, MAGA refers to Republicans in general, and conservatives more specifically…more to the point, anyone who doesn’t support Biden and the radical left agenda.

In purely objective terms…how is the MAGA crowd extreme?

Yeah, some of them are a little weird, and the shaman is really a kook, but they are for the most part just political zealots committed to their party’s, or at least Trump’s, ideology. So describe them as ideologues for sure, perhaps zealots, but not hardly extremists by in large.

In the following days after Biden’s outlandish claim the press reported incident after incident where Biden called MAGA a threat, extreme, dangerous, etc. And of course the media jumped in there to support the radical Progressive/Liberal attacks driving home the point of how extreme the MAGA crowd is…and how it jeopardizes our democracy.

Interesting to note how often the media refers to, or claims, the USA a democracy. Thankfully it was designed and founded as a Constitutional Republic. Sure, we’ve changed…

Oh, now I get why the media and most politicians refer to the USA as a democracy!

Why would Biden, in regards to MAGA supporters, make the claim of “extremism” so many times and so clearly with the support of the media echoing his words? The “given” answer by the political pundits is…multiple focus groups found that “MAGA” had negative connotations amongst the majority of voters. So the pundits say that the MAGA claims/attacks are simply a political move. I simply say, NOT SO!

The key is in Biden’s use of the words “extremism” and “extremists”…and it is very, very important to understand his specific language.

June 15, 2021 the White House issued a “fact sheet” called “National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism”. The wording in that fact sheet defined domestic terrorism. And, if you guessed that “extremist” was the cornerstone of that definition you would 100% correct.

But don’t think that is anything new. Back in 2015 the FBI working with DHS listed who they thought were not just extremists but potential domestic terrorists as well. According to the FBI and DHS there are 188 ways for them to identify potential domestic terrorists. Some indicators are, anyone who:

• opposes illegal immigration,
• thinks the government is too big and too powerful,
• believes there are political elitists,
• believes that the Federal Reserve is illegitimate,
• supports the Second Amendment,
• protests against taxes,
• prepares for emergencies or disasters,
• wants the government to strictly abide by the Constitution,
• criticizes the federal government,
• is anti-abortion,
• is a military veteran.

And the list goes on and on and on for another 177 red flags to link a US citizen to terrorism! And the reason for that is???????

So let’s throw in one more dot to connect to all of this, just for clarification and background info…

Back in the early fall of 2021 President Biden, via the Department of Justice, directed the FBI to investigate parents who voiced objections to critical race theory at school board meetings…and label those parents as domestic terrorists. In early October 2021 Attorney General Garland ordered, via letter, FBI agents to do just that…using the specific wording of “threats of violence”…read terrorist by DHS’s own definition. Then…

Later in October while testifying before the House Judiciary Committee on oversight of the Department, Attorney General Merrick Garland denied claims that the Justice Department (DOJ) would label parents as domestic terrorists or related investigations as terrorism. Which directly contradicted the wording in his letter to FBI agents had directed the FBI agents to do. Then in November 2021 an FBI whistleblower provided documents to Congress proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that the FBI did in-fact label investigations into parents who voiced objection to critical race theory at school board meetings with domestic terrorism tags and labels.

So we have the President of the United States, the US Attorney General, and the FBI:

1. Conspiring to illegally, and ludicrously label regular US parents, mostly moms, as domestic terrorists,
2. Lying to Congress and the American people about it,
3. Attempting to cover-up their actions,
4. And then being proven that they actively and intentionally conspired to subvert the Constitution of the United States.

Huuuuummmmmm…I wonder why???????

So now the last piece and the most vital/significant point…why use “extremism”, “terrorism”, “domestic terrorist”, etc. in reference to MAGA folks, Trump supporters, preppers, school board attendees, Republicans, Conservatives, etc.?

Because when federal law enforcement agencies label investigations into potential domestic terrorism they have HUGE leeway in negating legal and Constitutional restrictions on investigations. And worse of all…it virtually eliminates constitutional rights of any kind for anyone targeted as domestic, or potential domestic, terrorists.

And if you read my “Pre-SitRep” article earlier this week (click here to read) then you understand why these terms and actions by federal law enforcement agencies are so vital for this current phase of the US government’s agenda. But, it is truly critical for the next phase of the US Government’s agenda.

And once you have removed any last vestiges of Constitutional rights then the last nail is pounded into place for America being a tyrannical power, Banana Republic, totalitarian state, or any other term along those lines. And, a totalitarian state is the ultimate goal of the US federal government and those in power behind it…total authoritarianism…absolute power…complete subversion of the US Constitution.

Did that sink in?

Now, just to make sure I am not smoking up your skirt…take a second and think of all the comments made by Democrat politicians, even some Republican politicians, the Biden White House, federal law enforcement agencies, and the media regarding the “right”, conservatives, MAGA, Trump and his supporters, deplorables, etc. Just a reality check…what was the first words out of the mouths of Dems regarding the mass shooting in Buffalo? “White supremacy!” Why? The #1 label to identify domestic terrorism is white supremacy. And the mass shooting was done with what kind of weapon? You have part of  their agenda figured out by now…and unarmed population is powerless against the imposition of tyranny. Kinda why the Founding Fathers wanted no standing army, wanted militias, and made sure that the 2nd Amendment was clearly spelled out.

So tell me again why the US Federal Government demonizes, prosecutes, and seeks to eliminate any and all militias?

The US federal government has declared war on citizens of the United States…and they are using every tool in their arsenal to win. They will demonize, then investigate, then prosecute, and then imprison anyone who opposes the unchecked power of the US federal government. And if that doesn’t work…well, just review the history of the FBI: Ruby Ridge Killings, Waco Massacre, Finnicum Ambush & Murder, etc.

And then of course there is the US government’s right to outright kill US citizens…and is proven to be 100% true based on their own words (click here to read that information).

Yes, the US Civil War II has officially started and publicly acknowledged…as per Biden, DOJ, DHS, the FBI, and all the rest of them. But don’t think any federal law enforcement agency has been left out! Georgetown Law Center on Privacy & Technology just released a report that took two years to complete. In that report it revealed that ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement, under DHS) has crafted a sophisticated surveillance dragnet designed to spy on anyone in the United States, without the need for warrants and circumventing state privacy laws. Yup, even ICE is in on it!!

And if you think you are protected from government spying on you…a top executive of NSO – Pegasus (#1 producer of mobile phone spyware used by governments and corporations all over the world) stated they can turn on/off phones, turn on/off cameras and microphones, and gather every single piece of any kind of information off any cell phone whenever they want…without the user ever knowing it. But that is not the important part! They said the NSA makes their spyware look like child’s play…whether it is a cell phone, computer, or any other electronic device.

And one last little tidbit in this section… In April the head of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the creation of the “Disinformation Governance Board.”

So let’s think about this…the largest federal law enforcement agency creates, on their own, an internal agency and gives it the mission to identify, investigate, and prosecute any organization or individual it solely deems, to have produced or quoted disinformation or misinformation.

Did you get that? And to make matters even worse…as the Chief of this new agency they put a certifiable whack job in charge. Gee, I wonder why they did that!?!

Let me bring it into more clarification…a federal agency not authorized by the Constitution is now perusing people who do have a right of free speech under the Constitution.

One more time…DHS (a US federal government department NOT authorized by the Constitution) is placed in charge of investigating and imprisoning anyone it finds guilty of a right -freedom of speech- that is protected by the US Constitution.

If that is not clear enough for everyone to understand, without any doubt or question, the US federal government is currently implementing one of the final stages of totalitarianism…well, I just don’t have a clue what could possibly be more clear!

And yes, I know that it was officially announced that this has been “paused” and the new chief resigned. However, the only pause is who is in charge (i.e. the chief resigned). Nothing else has been paused…nothing! Everything else is moving forward, it has just gone semi-dark for now to avoid the spotlight and to act more covertly against citizens of the United States.

And here is what should frighten you to your very core…not only is DHS not a constitutionally authorized federal government department:

1. No legal authority was cited for the creation of this new sub-agency,
2. DHS created this “board” without the approval of Congress or anyone else other that Biden,
3. No definition of misinformation or disinformation was provided,
4. No mission statement was provided,
5. No organization or leadership chart was provided,
6. No investigative or arrest or prosecution boundaries were provided,
7. No limitations on it powers or authority were provided.

So this HUGE law enforcement agency identifies you as a disseminator of disinformation (or its cute cousin “misinformation”) in one of the 188 categories that identifies potential domestic terrorists…what happens?

Well, if you are identified as such…you have virtually NO constitutional rights to fall back on…period!

What do you think…turn preppers, conservatives, basically 1/2 of the country, into potential domestic terrorists. What kind of government would do such a thing?

Seriously…what kind of freaking government would do that to its own citizens!?!?!?!? Well, I know.

I am sure that you have probably thought about Civil War II, you probably have seen the US federal government acting tyrannically, and undoubtedly you have seen the criminality and corruption at every level and in every corner of the federal government. But, I am telling you now, without reservation, it is now a civil war. They know it, they have started it, and they have only one goal…to win. And they will do anything to anyone whenever they can to accomplish that goal.

But is US Civil War II really the right label? Maybe not. I submit to you “revolution” may be far more accurate. The US Federal Government is revolting against the US Constitution, revolting against the Bill of Rights, and ultimately revolting against its own citizenry.

The Great United States Federal Government Revolution…yeah, that sounds more realistic and factual.

Put it to the test…ask these questions:

• Why else would the US government, politicians, corporations, educational institutions, media, etc. all be playing different groups of people against other groups creating hate, discontent, and discord?
• Why would those groups involve virtually everyone in our country…pitting them against each other?
• Why would they identify 1/2 the country as potential domestic terrorists, and even identify political opponent supporters as extremists?
• Why would they declare war on the oil & gas industry that provides vital and life saving products to the US?
• Why would they wage endless wars?
• Why would they empty the country’s strategic oil reserve?
• Why would they empty the country’s strategic diesel fuel reserve?
• Why would they run-up a national debt that they know full well that it can never repay?
• Why would they take to themselves the right to have a “kill list” for American citizens?
• Why would they…why would they…why would they…

For me it is clear…crystal freaking clear. Now, it’s up to you to answer the hard questions. And don’t get caught up in the fluff…the powder puff junk…the easy answers…the comfort zone crap. Come up with the real answers…the hard answers…the truth.

I will finish up this SitRep tomorrow…see you then!

Related Articles:

• Pre-SitRep Article:  Root Cause
• SitRep – May 2022 (part #1)
• SitRep – 2/24/2022 : War!
• SitRep – 5/3/2021 (part #3 – US is a war mongering country)

2009 - 2022 Copyright © AHTrimble.com ~ All rights reserved
No reproduction or other use of this content 
without expressed written permission from AHTrimble.com
See Content Use Policy for more information.

Sorry for the latest delay. I was planning on this coming out on Monday but I was doing editing and realized I was at almost 20 pages in my Word document, and some 8000 words. That was simply too long of an article, I can’t imagine anyone, including myself, being able to read an article that long. So I cut the most logical information out and made a separate “pre-SitRep” article. And let me tell you…you gotta read that article before you read this SitRep. If you already read the article it might even be a good idea to read it again. Understanding the concepts, ideas, and thoughts I put forward is critical…but, not as critical as the opinion/view you form after having read that article. (click here to read that article: Pre-SitRep)

So Monday was spent was preparing that article for publication. And, I was also working on our latest community project…a water trailer. The trailer actually performs several functions; 1) water trailer to move water from wells to a home for those without a well, 2) water our roads while we work on them, 3) a working platform to fight wildland fire, 4) a resource for fighting a structure fire. A neighbor provided the trailer, some of the equipment, and money for the rest of the stuff. I am doing the work. Monday I started that project, yesterday kept working on it, and I made a run to town for more parts. So that has kept me a bit busy vs editing the SitRep.

Then this morning…practicing what I preach…I put in my strawberry patch. I will post an article on that project over in the “Homestead” section hopefully by the end of the week. After I did that my wife and I had a serious 1-hour long budget discussion out on our porch. We reviewed every aspect of our income and expenses in light of this horrific economic crisis that the government has created. We are making some significant changes to how we do business with our family money. You and your family might want to think about having that same discussion, if you haven’t already. I suggest you might challenge every aspect of how you spend your money (i.e. and what you spend it on) and look for ways to bring in more money into your situation.

Now…my SitRep is still way to long, about 5500 words and 14 pages…way, WAY too long. And once editing is complete it will probably grow by another 500 – 1000 words. And then I put in the graphics…well, it would take you days just to download the article and weeks to read it. OK, maybe not that long…but you get my drift. So I am going to cut the SitRep into three parts and post them on successive days. That way it comes to you in smaller bites. Oh, and if you don’t like what I have to say in the first part…then you don’t have to waste your time reading the second and third parts! See, I am always thinking about you guys and your mental well-being 🙂

On with the SitRep…

First off…take note that I have linked a lot of previous articles as they relate to issues/items that I am speaking to today. Please take advantage of the “Related Articles” at the end of this post.

So much has been happening since the “more” posting I made in early March…and I have been earnestly monitoring the world’s current affairs. For the record…I want to throw up! It simply makes me sick to see everything that is being done by all those in power, especially the US federal government. And you can see every single day some other crap they are pulling on us…to destroy us. Yes, I mean that literally…to destroy us…that was not a figure of speech or a metaphor. They are intentionally destroying us one piece at a time, one demographic at a time, one dollar at a time…and they are no longer hiding their agenda.

I haven’t written much lately…why? You have seen, and are seeing, world events, and events right here in the USA, unfold for yourselves. And you being a regular website reader…none of it should have surprised you, confused you, or scared you. You should have taken in the information you are seeing and made moves and plans accordingly. I was not, am not, going to be part of the “fear porn” or “click bait” article avalanche that has been taking place among many other prepper websites. Whack jobs have also been writing about everything from the WHO taking away country’s sovereignty to…well, fill in the blank. The worst of the articles and videos have been the “top five/ten/twenty” things to “BUY NOW!” crap.

So, I have been watching, investigating, researching, and waiting. And now is the time for me to write about it. I hope you find value in it, I hope it allows you to make better/quicker/more-informed decisions going forward…because you need to.

Areas that will be covered:

• Personal Update
• Economy
• War with Russia
• 2022 Election
• US Civil War II
• The fall of the US Empire
• Answers, DAMN IT!
• Summary

Personal Update –

As you read this part think about it in terms of how it might apply to you and what might it bring to mind that you can do. Kinda like a memory jogger, or tick list, etc.

Since last fall I started getting really serious about better preparing our little homestead/farmstead place of safety for what is happening in the world and of what will only get worse. And man have I been putting in the hours. In the last two months I’ve completely assessed, consolidated, and refined our long-term and medium-term food storage. I touched each item and did a massive rearrangement of all of it to make it more functional, but mostly more accessible and usable. In the process I calculated 3 things; 1) using our current diet how long would our food storage last, 2) cutting back a little on our diet -a little uncomfortable- how long would it last, 3) cutting back significantly how long would it last, 4) what would be the best area to focus on to relieve some of the discomfort (food fatigue) of eating a reduced diet based on our long-term food storage.

I won’t share with you the results of 1 – 3 for security purposes, but I will share with you the results of #4. I expanded our orchard to include apple, peach, and cherry trees; basically tripling the number of trees. Yes, that is a longer-term project before we can eat the fruit thereof. But, at some point we will reap the benefits either through nutritious food to eat that we produced ourselves, or a more valuable piece of property that we can sell when we get too old to stay here.

The other action item that came out of #4 was a garden. I was not planning on having a garden this year, simply too much else going on and too many other things to do. But, as I reviewed everything at the 60,000 foot level I realized that a garden would be critical if the food crisis in the country/world continues to worse. First thing that got planted…herbs. Next came strawberries. Herbs for flavor, strawberries for nutrition and enjoyment. This time next year, if all goes well, we should have quadrupled our strawberry patch through the staking of runners.

I also went after our pantry (i.e. short-term to medium-term) food storage. We took out each can, checked the date and condition of each can, and then used some organizers and logic to better make use of our pantry space. It became obvious that we were missing some items and we quickly resolved that problem. And most of all, we cured our date rotation issues with the organizers.

Then last month I started on the general prepper item stuff. First came our items to protect us from Violence. Yes, I follow my own advice concerning the 7 Common Risks/Threats of emergencies, disasters, and grid-down (click here to read about this subject). But, if you caught that I did food storage first, which is #7 on the list, there is a good reason. My wife and I decided to convert our food storage room located in our house into a bedroom with bunk beds. We felt the urgent need to do so allowing us to bring in several more people into our home if/when needed…and using it to welcome the occasional visitor. And that task fit into our larger reorganization plan of all our preps but mostly regarding food storage, so that area came first.

Back to the anti-violence preps…again, I touched each item, evaluated its part in our plan, assessed its condition, updated its storage situation, and was pleasantly surprised that we are in good condition in this respect.

I subsequently reviewed all other areas of our preps and while comfortable with our prepping in general, I did find some areas lacking. For instance, we now have 11 fruit trees in our small orchard, we expanded our gardening plans for this year, we acquired some additional tractor equipment, and coolest of all…we bought a Polaris MV7. And for those of you that don’t know what that is…it is a Polaris ATV with a 683cc engine, winch front and rear, steel racks front/rear, heftier suspension, can carry 450 lbs, and tow 1500 lbs, dual gas tanks (9gal capacity)…well, you get the idea. A beast!

Why that purchase? First of all it was a smoking hot deal. I had done some solar system work (i.e. built his system) and it was partial payment. And where we have our homestead it is a very useful tool. And yes, lots of fun too!! My wife loves for us to go on rides out into the wide open spaces. Do not forget to have some fun now and then!

Now, I practice what I preach…I have also been helping a neighbor redo his entire water system from his wellhead to his house, used my tractor to prep another neighbor’s garden space, built a driveway for another neighbor, helped prep a home spot for another neighbor, disc’d a large field for another neighbor, worked on our community’s roads (private, unmaintained roads), helped build a horse corral for another neighbor, rebuilt an existing solar system for another neighbor…well, you get the idea. You see, in our community we help each other a lot!

So what does all that mean? While monitoring what has been happening in the world, I’ve been busting my butt trying to help our community for what is here. Yes, you read that right…not “what is coming” but “what is here”. And ensuring that we too are better prepared coz it is getting worse quickly.

Now, that I have all that out of the way, justifying my lack of postings, I also see where it is time that I share my assessment of what is happening and what is to come.

Economy –

Let’s start out with the easy one…inflation. For starters the way the government calculates inflation changed in the 1990’s. They changed that calculation because it always showed higher numbers (worse inflation conditions) than they want us to see and they knew what was coming in future decades. And a big reason…they wanted to save money on COLA increase to SS, welfare benefits, and pension recipients, etc. So they redid the inflation calculation methodology. And they no longer use the change in price of food and gasoline in core inflation figures. So when you hear the government state that inflation is only 8% it is easily double or triple that when you put food and fuel into the equation and use the 1990 standards.

If they used the same calculation method they did in the 1990’s…well, inflation would be more than double what they say it is today, probably triple. Yup, that means core inflation would be in the area of 23% – 26% or more! And that sounds far more realistic to the average person than the junk figures that the US government is lying about.

And yes, in case you were wondering, they did the same with unemployment figures. So based on 1990’s calculations the unemployment rate would be about double what they show today. And let’s not forget that the government also now excludes people who are unemployed and who have stopped looking for work.

More info…About two weeks ago the numbers came out for home foreclosures…they are up 132%

More info…The last quarter of 2021 showed the highest level of unpaid credit cards bills…EVER!

More info…Stock market is down 13% year-to-date.

And dingbats who invested in Bitcoin have seen a 40% drop from 1/2/2022 – 5/12/2022. I told you for a very long time…crypto currency is not anything that you want to be invested in! And is a horrible, terrible, worthless prepper item (click here to read more about that). And FYI…the IRS stated earlier this year that they track crypto-currency, each transaction, and they know exactly who each owner is. Gotta Love It!!! Eh?

FYI earlier this month…Cryptocurrency exchange FTX’s founder has said that bitcoin has no future as a payments network and criticized the digital currency. And also reported that over $200billlion of crypto wealth was wiped out in a matter of hours earlier this month as it plunged in value, people fleeing in panic.

A key expert in economic matters warned only days ago, “…the U.S. is in the largest bubble of our lifetime and it’s going to burst as the Federal Reserve is going to suck liquidity out of the system.” And remember, the Federal Reserve is NOT authorized by the US Constitution but is used by the US government to control the US economy.

Bottom line…as we all know it…the economy is a complete and total wreck. And there is no plan, no idea, and no hope that it is going to recover to anything we will ever recognize again…EVER!

Well, other than the planned destruction of our economy and entire economic system that is skillfully being carried out quite successfully by the US federal government in cooperation with the Federal Reserve and other central banks around the world.

Interesting to look at…every single action the US federal government and the Federal Reserve takes to “fix” the economy only makes our overall economic situation worse…far, FAR worse. Gee, I wonder why that is???

Food Situation –

Here is a great list of thoughts…

• Russia is the world’s #1 exporter of fertilizer.
• China is the world’s #2 exporter of fertilizer.
• Russia and China account for 1/4 of all exported fertilizer in the world.
• From 2019 – 2020 the total exports of the world’s fertilizer producers fell by 6%…without any major crisis issues coming up like the Ukraine/Russian war.
• Many large scale farmers are paying about 4 times for fertilizer this year over last year.
• Feed bills for livestock producers have more than doubled in many cases.
• Last year Russia was the #1 wheat exporter in the world, Ukraine was #5. Together they account for over 30% of the world’s top 8 wheat producers.
• India, world’s # 8 wheat exporter, just announced recently that it will suspend all wheat exports to secure its own food supply. That means 35% of all the world’s wheat exports are suspended or non-existent going forward.
• Along with 35% of all wheat exports jeopardized…the costs of growing wheat has skyrocketed due to fertilizer and fuel costs…along with every other aspect of inflation.

Oh, screw it…you know what is happening with food production/supply in the world and here in the USA! Just be aware of how tenuous the situation is…and the high likelihood that it is going to get worse…potentially much, much worse…as planned.

One thing/crisis/issue/disaster could bring utter chaos, maybe collapse, of the world’s food supply. Let that sink in for a minute.

Tomorrow comes the next installment of this SitRep…stay tuned!

Related Articles:

• Pre-SitRep Article: Root Cause
• The “MORE” I talked about…I think I got it!
• A Couple Quick Items…
• Top 5, 10, 15, 50, 100 Things to Buy Before the SHTF !
• Starvation – Food Storage
• Food Storage Methodology
• 7 Days of September – Day #7: Starvation
• FOOD: Part 6 – Long-Term Staples
• FOOD: Part 3 – Normal Pantry Food
• FOOD: Part 4 – Short-Term Emergency Food
• 7 Common Risks/Threats
• Layering & the Common 7: Part #2 – Violence
• Immediate Action Warning! (5/17/2022 – Food Storage Recommendation Change)
• Time to write about crypto-currency!
• FAQ – 5/11/2021 (crypto currency)

2009 - 2022 Copyright © AHTrimble.com ~ All rights reserved
No reproduction or other use of this content 
without expressed written permission from AHTrimble.com
See Content Use Policy for more information.

Earlier this week I mentioned I would be posting a SitRep towards the end of the week. However, several pieces of additional information came to my attention. I am taking a little more time to verify the info and just ensure that they are accurate and apply to what I will be sharing. That being said…the SitRep will be delayed until early next week.

2009 - 2022
 Copyright © AHTrimble.com ~ All rights reserved
No reproduction or other use of this content 
without expressed written permission from AHTrimble.com
See Content Use Policy for more information.

I wrote about Russia invading Ukraine back in May of 2021 <click here> and explained more of the details in my mid-December 2021 post <click here>. Several days later in December I explained <click here> why Putin would order the invasion during the winter and stated that oil would close in on $100 per barrel…oil hit over $100 per barrel this morning before pulling back to over $93. Do the math…that is a nearly 30% increase in the price of oil this year…and it only strengthens Russia’s international hand and pours money into their government coffers to spend on their military, etc.

February 2022 – Russia invades Ukraine

Interesting note…Biden from Day #1 of his presidency has decreased the USA’s energy independence to the point where we once again are at the mercy of OPEC countries…and Russia. And if you have been following the price of oil…it is up 170% since Biden was elected! Of course you already know how Biden is wrecking the economy…intentionally…you see it every time you go to the gas pump, the store, or anywhere else. And yes, I said “intentionally” which it is…intentional. If you don’t understand “the Great Reset” promoted by the World Economic Forum, you should learn about it right now! I have spoken in general terms for several years now regarding the Great Reset but you need the details. Read the article explaining it better than I could at Hillsdale College. <click here to read the article>

If you want the abbreviated version of what the great reset is…It is where the international ruling elites crash the world’s economic systems, a new currency is installed, and a very centralized economic system is established globally where “economic justice” and “enviro-facism” rules. Yes, that also means the destruction of the USA as we know it along with the loss of constitutionally guaranteed rights, liberties, and freedoms.

So where are we headed and what does all of this mean? Well, let me save that for the summary.

Background on the Ukraine –

• About 1917 – modern day Ukraine becomes an independent country/state based on a civil war.
• 1919 – 1921 – Ukrainian/Russian War
• 1922 – Ukraine becomes a member of the USSR (Communist Russia), the “Ukrainian Socialist Soviet Republic”.
• 1931 – Russia begins the “Russification” of the Ukraine.
• 1932 – 1933 – Russia starves 4 – 5 million Ukrainians to death by forcing them to send their abundant food production to Russia. This was known as the “Holodomor”.
• 1941 – 1944 – Germany invades and occupies Ukraine, Ukrainian guerillas fight against both Germans and Russians for their independence. Approximately 7,000,000 Ukrainians died during WWII at the hands of Germans and Russians, including about 1.6 million Jews. Ukraine stays part of the USSR.
• 1954 – Crimea is transferred by the USSR to the Ukraine.
• 1991 – USSR dissolves and Ukraine becomes an independent nation.
• 1991 – 1999 – Ukraine transitions away from a communist economy to a market economy and suffers a significant recession in the process. Ukraine is now on the five most powerful nuclear countries list. Among its nuclear arsenal, it has a large force of nuclear missiles and long-range nuclear bombers, as well as tactical nuclear weapons. It also has all the resources and expertise to develop and produce additional current generation nuclear weapons.
• 1994 – Ukraine agrees to destroy, dispose of, or return all nuclear weapons. The agreement is based on a guarantee of protection by a coalition of NATO countries led by the USA and President Bill Clinton. The agreement was negotiated by then president George H. W. Bush (former CIA operative).
• 2000 – 2008 – Ukraine enjoys significant economic improvement, notable increases in GDP, and stabilizes their economy.
• 2009 – Ukraine suffers from the global crises as does all industrialized nations.
• 2013 – A “soft civil war” begins in the Ukraine between pro and anti-European Union factions. The USA pours money and training into the pro-European Union faction (anti-Russian), Joe Bidden & Hillary Clinton at the head of this effort under Obama.
• February 2014 – Ukrainian President Yanukovych is impeached and removed from office by pro-USA Ukrainians (a.k.a. Ukrainian Revolution). The following day Russia invades the Ukrainian state of Crimea and annexes it within 3 weeks. No country comes to the aid of Ukraine to defend itself against Russia (the defense of Ukraine was required per the 1994 agreement). Putin’s rebuilding of the Russian Empire begins.
• 2012/2013 – USA, through the US State Department begins a covert operation that includes funneling large sums of money to anti-Russian Ukrainian groups in Ukraine. Hillary Clinton is Secretary of State.
• March 2014 – The Donbas War began in the Ukrainian states of Donetsk and Luhansk (pro-Russia) with Russia supplying arms, money, and military special forces units to pro-Russia separatists in Donetsk and Luhansk. No country comes to the aid of Ukraine to defend itself against Russia (the defense of Ukraine was required per the 1994 agreement). John Kerry is Secretary of State.
• 2014 – 2018 – Initially Ukrainian military was able to considerably shrink territory held by pro-Russia separatists. Russia began open military operations in both Ukrainian states and won back lost territory.  As of January 2022 a large Russian para-military presence stills exists in those states. No country comes to the aid of Ukraine to defend itself against Russia (the defense of Ukraine was required per the 1994 agreement).
• Mid-February 2022 – Russia formerly recognizes Donetsk and Luhansk as independent countries and officially and openly sends Russian military forces into Donetsk and Luhansk and occupies them as part of the Russian Empire.
• Late-February 2022 – Russia attacks Ukraine proper. No country comes to the aid of Ukraine to defend itself against Russia (the defense of Ukraine was required per the 1994 agreement).

NOTE: Beginning approximately early 2014 a close relationship began with Joe Biden (and his son Hunter Biden) and the Ukrainian leadership (widely known to be extremely corrupt). Hunter Biden begins receiving large sums of money from Ukraine to the tune of millions of dollars…during the time period the US State Department is sending 10’s of millions of dollars and aid to Ukraine.

And if you are wondering why the Russia Empire headed for the Ukrainian states of Donetsk and Luhansk first…they are huge oil and gas producers, just about 90% of all oil & gas produced by Ukraine came from there.

Well, technically Crimea was the first Russian target to expand their empire…why? Because Crimea has major shipping capability on two seas, the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. Oh wait…Crimea also has huge reserves of oil and natural gas. Actually, Crimea has one of the largest reserves of natural gas in the world. Combine the oil & gas reserves with major shipping points…it becomes a major player in the world’s oil & gas industry…which now belongs to the Russia Empire

Imagine that…

• Russia is now the third largest oil producer in the world,
• Russia is now the second largest natural gas producer in the world,
• Russia supplies most of Europe with natural gas.

So, as you can see, Ukraine has a troubled past that includes multiple genocides and invasions, including those by Russia. It also depended on the west, primarily the USA to aid them in case Russia moved against them…and we didn’t lift a finger to defend them at any time they needed defending…breaking our agreement with them. Ukraine has now lost most of its revenue generating capability…to Russia.

Ukraine is screwed.

Joe Biden…Russia & Ukraine –

Biden is feeble, weak, incompetent, and incapable to do anything in the world today…let alone go up against Russia in the matter of Ukraine. All a person has to do is see Biden try to speak on TV, listen to his voice on the radio, or read his rambling babbling to know he is not of sound mind. Watch Biden walk…he is a feeble, decrepit old man who can’t even wipe away his own drool let alone walk up a flight of stairs.

Biden has done the bidding of the world’s ruling class from day #1 of his political life starting four decades ago. He was Obama’s lead bumbling stooge and not a single bit better now when it comes to leadership. Biden doesn’t view the USA with anything but disgust and disdain. He has done nothing but take every opportunity in his personal and political life to tear down the Constitution, the American way of life, and to merge the USA into the global sphere of subjugation. And he has just about completed his mission. And all the while…he and his family members have pocketed millions and millions of dollars through influence peddling…a criminal activity. But that should come as no surprise…that is how the second-tier ruling class works.

I had to love a recent article I read where it speaks of Biden’s “boom economy” and how well the economy is growing. Oh my gosh!! Any normal reasonably intelligent person sees that our current economy is nothing more than failing…especially for the middle class. Then you hear all the excuses propaganda about why gas is so expensive at the pump. The propaganda media blames the high prices on everything but the true foundational reason…Biden’s implementation of extremist energy policies from Day #1 of his presidency. Biden, and his progressive goons, have done nothing but destroy America’s energy industry and independence. And I must say…they have been very effective at it.

Russia & Putin vs Nazi Germany & Hitler –

Let’s talk about Putin…who do you see him as? Does he project strength or weakness? Does he have a clear vision of himself and Russia or not? Has he demonstrated a clear vision for his legacy and the future of the Russian Empire? Has he made smart calculated strategic global moves successfully?

Now…think about Joe Biden for a minute…

Who do you think wins?

Yeah, thought so.

Let’s compare for just a moment a few interesting tidbits…

Right now…in the world today…with world leaders being who they are…who can stop Putin? Maybe a better question, how would any of them stop Putin?

I wonder if that would have been a valid set of questions in 1940 regarding Hitler. And how did that work out for the world?

So, is World War III right around the corner, coming within days or weeks, maybe months?

No, I don’t believe so. World leaders today do not have the stomach for such a war…unless something significant changes. And the US would lose a war against Russia.Yup, I said it…and I stand by it!

Does that mean the Russian Empire is on the rise? Yes, and it also means that Putin is fulfilling his self-imaged destiny. Putin is on a mission and he is strong willed, intelligent, very determined, and unmatched by any current world leader.

The question should be…What economic sanctions will be imposed and who will they really hurt?

Maybe a better question…or at least a thought provoking idea…Does this ultimately promote/advance the Great Reset? If it does…then who is really behind all of this?

Whatever happens know this…America is the laughing stock of the world right now because of Biden. He is 100% incompetent, almost completely senile, 100% incapable of leading a Cub Scout Pack let alone the USA, and he is no match for Putin…and the entire world knows it. It seems so unrealistically bizarre…it is almost as if it was some plan.

Note –

I had to make a separate category for these pieces of information…it’s that important.

Facts:

• Putin was President of Russia from 2000 – 2008.
• In March of 2012 Putin was Prime Minister of Russia running for an unprecedented second go as President of Russia.
• Dmitry Medvedev was president of Russia in early 2012, was well-known to be only a placeholder for Putin, and he was not seeking a second term.
• In March of 2012 President Obama met with President Medvedev in Seoul, South Korea.
• During that meeting a “hot mic” picked up a whispered conversation between the two where Obama promised to give Russia “more space” to accomplish Putin’s agenda once Obama was reelected. Medvedev agreed that would be good and promised to pass the message along to Putin.
• Two years later when Putin ordered Russian military forces to invade the Ukrainian state of Crimea, surprising the international community, Obama (second term) did not honor the USA’s commitment to defend Ukraine against Russian aggression.
• When Obama was informed by the FBI that Russia was “meddling” in the 2016 USA presidential election between Clinton and Trump…Obama told the FBI to stand down and do nothing.
• And don’t forget that it was the Clinton campaign (endorsed by Obama) that paid for the fake Russian Dossier on Trump.
• It is widely known that Obama hates America and is a member of the global elite class.
• The Clintons are also known to be members of the global ruling class and have only used America as a means to gain power and money.

Connect the dots yourself…they all circle back on one target.

Summary –

What do you do now?

Come on…I warned you about exactly this 10 months ago and have repeatedly laid out what to do before then for years and regularly since then. You should be prepared by now. If not, the window is closing on your ability to prepare. But, there is always time to do more…or at least do something. Doing something is far, far better than doing nothing!

And know this…this isn’t the beginning of the end…it is another step well along in the “end” process.

More is coming…and it ain’t a picnic.

Related Articles –

• Feedback & Comments : Russian – Ukrainian War #1
• Feedback & Comments : Russian – Ukrainian War #2
• My warning of Russia invading Ukraine – May 2021
• More details on Russia invading Ukraine – December 11, 2021
• Why Putin will order the invasion in the winter – December 13, 2021
• The Great Reset explained

2009 - 2022 Copyright © AHTrimble.com ~ All rights reserved
No reproduction or other use of this content 
without expressed written permission from AHTrimble.com
See Content Use Policy for more information.

There are so many things going on in the world today…and it is planned, albeit not all coordinated. The design of the chaos in the world today is simple and straight forward; create enough chaos, create fear/panic, and then offer the solution. And their solution is not good…not good at all. I urge you to stay focused and to not get caught up in the static that is so abundant right now.

It has been a month since the last time I wrote and 8 months since I posted a SitRep, much has happened in my life…some personal and some just being busy preparing for what is to come. And I have been doing a significant amount of research during this past month as well…about 1 – 3 hours per day, sometimes more.  Now I have to get some things off my chest…a mini-brain dump of what I see happening and why.

Topics for today’s SitRrep:

• Cryptocurrency
• Voting Rights
• Law Enforcement
• FBI
• Biden Judges and Appointees
• Civil War
• Principles vs Politics

Cryptocurrency –

Yeah, it sucks! Yes, all cryptocurrency sucks! And cryptocurrency is NOT a prepper item and is only, at best, a highly speculative and volatile investment. And I hate even giving cryptocurrency the undeserved title of “investment”!

So far this year (YTD) Bitcoin has lost 10% of its value, losing over 2% so far today. That is an abhorrently terrible performance…unless of course you are talking a general crash of the entire financial system. How does it compare to other highly speculative investments year-to-date?

• Silver is up 1%
• Hog Futures down 1%
• Aluminum Futures up 7.5%

So just about any “futures” as speculative as cryptocurrency is has far, far out performed Bitcoin. Well, silver is not nearly in the same “speculative” category as cryptocurrency. At least silver can be held in your hand.

Nassim Taleb, author of “The Black Swan” (reminder: Black Swans are extremely unpredictable events that have massive impacts on human society) and Nassim Taleb is considered one of the world’s top intellectuals…and he has clear opinions of cryptocurrency, Bitcoin in particular, he very recently shared those opinions of Bitcoin, they are:

• “infectious disease”
• “worthless”
• isn’t a “currency or a store of value”
• isn’t an “inflation hedge”
• isn’t a “haven for investors”
• “it doesn’t serve as a hedge against anything”
• it isn’t “a haven from government tyranny or catastrophe”
• “Almost nothing in financial history has been more fragile than bitcoin.”

In a very clear statement Taleb says, “Bitcoin is a contagious disease. It will spread and its price will rally until saturation, when every sucker stupid enough to buy the story is invested. Bitcoin is not competing against ‘fiat’ currency. It is competing against the thousands of other sucker products that are born every year.”

That should clearly cover cryptocurrency. If it doesn’t for you, then nothing else ever will.

Voting Rights –

This is a simple and easy one…but vitally important and a clear indicator of who is who and what they believe in.

The right to vote is NOT a God-given right. There is no mandate from God that a person has a right to vote (i.e. a say) in their government elections. It is however a right granted via the US Constitution. And as such can be regulated…as in regulated to ensure integrity at the ballot box and throughout the entire election process.

When our Founding Fathers designed our system of government it was far harder to vote than it is today. Actually, with transportation methods it is almost a breeze to vote in today’s elections. Showing identification to prove who you are before voting is not limiting voting rights, it is ensuring voting process integrity. Voting on election day at a specific voting location is not limiting voting rights…it is ensuring a clear, clean, open election process.

So why are so many folks so adamantly against elections with integrity? Let’s go down their road:

• Constitutional Republics require an election process with integrity and some reasonable restrictions. The United States was founded as a Constitutional Republic.
• A democracy is simply mob rule with no regard to elections with integrity. The more people whose vote can be manipulated or is fraudulent in nature ensures mob rule.
• Liberals and Progressives want the USA to be a democracy.
• Finally…

Socialism is authoritarian/totalitarian in nature.

Note of interest: Less than two weeks ago New York City just gave the right to vote to over 1,000,000 non-US citizens. Think about that…a radical leftist city just allowed over a million people to fraudulently vote and direct this country who are not even citizens of this country. Think about the “why?”

Law Enforcement –

Some of you are going to not like this section, some will misinterpret it, some will simply kneejerk react to it, and those of you who are independent thinkers will understand and get the message.

Law enforcement, as an institution, is lost…as lost as the military…probably worse. For close to 10 years I have been watching and studying the law enforcement community. I worked closely with them for 30 years, I have trained with them, I have trained them, I have very close friends in the community, and even some relatives who are LEOs. And there is a single, clear, honest, blunt, and accurate statement…law enforcement, as an institution, is no longer a protector of citizens, rights, property, or even supporters of the Constitution and its associated rights, freedoms, and liberties.

Now remember, I said as an “institution” twice, I am not referring to any specific person or department. And my conclusion is based on thousands of LEO videos, hundreds more court cases, and personal experience. It is not based on bias, bigotry, prejudice, etc. It is also not scientific, it is all subjective…my opinion.

First off, ALL federal level law enforcement exists for only one purpose…to protect and increase the power of the federal government. Further, there is no Constitutional authority for any federal law enforcement agency. If you think otherwise…then go read the Constitution and share with us where they are authorized, if you can find it.

If you want to see the deprivation for yourself, a good place to start would be to watch the police officers themselves, in action, interacting with the public, in their own words. To do your own research simply search for “police audits”, “audit the audit”, or “1st amendment audit” and then see the proof of what I am saying. But that only scratches the surface. There is also https://www.copblock.org/ & https://policeabuse.com/

I don’t want to go on and on and belabor the point, but I do want to point out a few things:

1. The larger the law enforcement department the more likely they are to be “lost” but that doesn’t eliminate smaller departments. Some of the most egregious abuse of power and unconstitutional actions can be seen in small departments.
2. There are some outstanding LEOs out there. And they prove themselves as “outstanding” by not violating people’s rights, by not using unnecessary force, by not employing “comply or die” tactics, and by actually serving and protecting people.
3. Some of the abuse by LEOs comes from lack of training, carelessness, and ignorance of the law; most of it comes from the “blue culture”, from mental illness, from job stress, from peer pressure, from a “thug with a badge” mentality, and a few other despicable origins.
4. Just because an LEO is a nice guy as a friend, a good husband, a good father, etc. doesn’t make him a good cop. It is only their actions/behavior while on the job interacting with citizens, and supporting those principles that are compliant with the Constitution and keeping true to their motto of “to serve and protect” that makes them a good cop.

Just two weeks ago it was revealed that inside the federal infrastructure bill passed by the Democrat controlled Congress is a cute little gem for law enforcement -and authoritarianism- a “kill switch” in all new cars. Yup, the law and order freaks and those who are looking forward to a totalitarian state can revel in the idea that any/all new cars can be completely disabled by government officials. That whole concept should send chills of Nazi Germany down your spine.

Why do I make this law enforcement point, sound the alarm, expose the problem now? Because in the days ahead you must not depend on law enforcement officers to support the Constitution, serve and protect your family, or do anything other than protect the power of government against the people.

The FBI –

As I have written about before…the FBI has been a disgrace and a black mark against America from its very foundation. Its founder was as despotic and perverted a person as one can imagine…and the agency has followed his lead.

I have endlessly documented their corruption, their killings, their outright lies to citizens and members of Congress, and their perjury in the courtroom. Their leadership role in the coup against Trump is well documented…along with their countless violations of the law and Constitution.  I have documented and written about how they are the lead agency to label, investigate, track, charge, and kill a long list of people that qualify as “domestic terrorists”. To see if you qualify see the list here <click here to see the list>

I’ve spent many, many hours reviewing Congressional testimony by FBI officials and read numerous reports in the last year. The FBI, clearly and undeniably, is in a war against both the Conservatives and the Constitution in the USA. And sadly, they are winning.

Go back to their role in the coup against Trump, then fast forward to their recent targeting of parents at schoolboard meetings who are voicing their opinions against critical race theory. Yes, parents at schoolboard meetings now have FBI records and are flagged as “domestic terrorists”!! And yes, that is officially proven to be true in Congressional records.

And we know from court records that the FBI had its people inside the militia group that was accused of planning to kidnap the Michigan governor. And what did those FBI personnel do? They initiated the idea, did the planning, and then asked the group to consider it. And then arrested the militia members!

And we know from recent Congressional testimony that the FBI had personnel in the crowd that attacked and entered the Capitol on 1/6/2021. And they just weren’t there as spectators. Records, including video, show those FBI agents instigating the building entry and violence among other activities.

Let me make this clear…the FBI is actively working against the citizens of the United States, the FBI is working to establish an authoritarian federal government, is working against the Constitution and the rights guaranteed therein.

Why do I write this now? Actually, I have been warning you about this for years. But it is imperative that you understand this now. In a very short time the FBI will be one of the biggest threats to Americans’ rights, freedoms, and liberties that we have ever seen…if they aren’t already.

One piece of advice…NEVER EVER talk to the FBI without your lawyer there with you. It will NEVER hurt you to have a lawyer present no matter why the FBI is talking to you. But, without a lawyer…you could end up in prison…or worse. FBI agents are highly trained in myriad forms of questioning, interrogation, and deception…you can’t out think them, you can’t out talk them…have a lawyer there no matter what the reason they are talking to you.

Biden Judge Nominees –

I have been watching the Senate confirmations of federal judges. On my gosh!!! Let me make this simple…they are ALL radical leftists, partisan extremists, and clearly rabidly dedicated to all things liberal and Progressive. And I am not saying they are committed Democrats. I am saying these nominees, to the person, are extremists to the very letter of the word.

Why is this important? Because these judges collectively will act thousands of times a day all over the US challenging the Constitution, our rights/freedoms, and working diligently to forward the goals of an authoritarian regime in America.

Civil War –

It is funny almost, ironic actually, that I see so many prepper websites and bobbing heads discussing the rash of talk about “civil war”. If you have been visiting my site for any reasonable length of time then you know about the coming “civil war” and what it will look like.

But, why all the recent talk?

Simple, and I’ve explained this before, with the talk about “civil war”, domestic terrorism, right-wing extremism, the attack of 1/6, the arrest and charging of the Oath Keepers’ leadership, and much more, there is only a single answer. The government, with the help of the media, is laying the ground work to further establish an authoritarian regime. The government is creating the problem and the media is reinforcing that deception.

You see, the US government creates the problem, creates the hysteria, creates the fear and panic, and then offers the solution. It is a tried and true, and highly effective, tactic that the US federal government has used over and over again. It started after 9/11/2001 with the federal law enforcement agencies getting massive power and huge amounts of money for their operations against terrorists.

Unfortunately, those same agencies under direction began expanding “terrorism” to include many normal everyday Americans…such as preppers, anti-abortionists, veterans, pro-2nd Amendment advocates, Conservatives, etc.  Then in reaction to the expansion of domestic terrorism we saw an even greater increase of power and money flowing to those same federal enforcement agencies. And all along the way…rights, freedoms, and liberties have been reduced…some eliminated.

Notice the terms being used by federal authorities, including the military; “insurrection”, “rebellion”, “sedition”, “insurrectionists”, “domestic insurgents”, on top of the previous labels such as “domestic terrorists”.

Why are they using such specific terms/labels?

Once again it’s simple…those terms give so-called legal authority for law enforcement agencies (specifically at the federal level) to take extreme actions against individuals and groups that the legal system would otherwise prevent.

And most troublesome of all…it allows the US military to become officially involved.  I say “officially” because the US military has been operating outside of the Constitution against US citizens for almost 20 years, mostly covertly. Now, the US military can take a more visible role based on a made-up legal point based on nothing more than deception. Remember how fast the US Military jumped at the chance to occupy Washington DC last year?  <click here>

US Veteran Protest Camp in 1932 before US Military Attack (wives & children in camp).

Same Veteran Camp After the US Military Attack: 55 veterans injured, wives injured, 12-week old baby killed.

And why that action and why now?  Once again it’s simple. The US government is taking the next large step in furthering an authoritarian/totalitarian state.

Watch what happens when the next 1/6 happens! And it will happen…the FBI will ensure that it does.

Principles vs Politics –

I have been writing about this for a long time <click here>. But, it stops here and now. You’ve either heard me or not, you’ve either acted on it or not.

Shortly I will be releasing a post that will explain the next, and larger, point that needs to be made…

Principles vs Self-Interest

Summary –

Everything temporal is crumbling around us. The United States of America is no longer as it was founded. Constitutional rights, freedoms, and liberties are mostly a thing of the past. The economy is in shambles. People are more deceived and divided than has ever existed in this country. There are actually self-identified patriots and conservatives out there calling for a shooting civil war to start. They could not be more wrong, more deceived, and more dangerous than they can ever imagine.

Civil War, especially a violent one, is NOT the answer!!!  The situation is wrong, the people are wrong, the environment is wrong, the timing is wrong, and anyone who would join such a stupid endeavor at this point would be crushed. And further, it would be the final act of sheer irresponsibility that would usher in an authoritarian/totalitarian state.

Notice the word “temporal” two paragraphs above? There are many, many good and wonderful things taking place. There are incredible people doing miraculous things in our country. They are not radicals, they are not conservatives, they are not federal employees, they are not politicians…but they are people who care, who are unafraid, and who are willing to step-up.

I will reserve the remainder of the “Summary” for a forthcoming article…stand-by!

Related Articles:

• How to qualify as a domestic terrorist
• Special Edition – FBI
• More on the FBI
• FBI involved in coup against Trump
• More on the FBI and the coup against Trump
• FBI-militia plot to kidnap Michigan Governor
• Capital attacked on 1/6/2021
• More on the Capital attack (1/13/2020)
• The Military Occupation of Washington D.C.
• Principles vs Politics – 6/4/2020
• Principles vs Politics – 8/29/2020
• Principles vs Politics – 1/2/2021

2009 - 2021 Copyright © AHTrimble.com ~ All rights reserved
No reproduction or other use of this content
without expressed written permission from AHTrimble.com
See Content Use Policy

This post is the Summary of a multi-part SitRep. The original SitRep (part #1) appeared on Monday, and additional parts since then. For this post to make any sense I would strongly encourage you to read Parts #1 – #4 in order.

<Click here to read Part #1>

<Click here to read Part #2>

<Click here to read Part #3>

<Click here to read Part #4>

<Click here to read Part #5>

Summary –

So now what? Is it all doom and gloom? Are we all lost to a current miserable existence and future?

Nope! All this information and opinion sharing was meant to do two things…challenge what you thought to be true…and get you better prepared for what is to come. And it is coming sooner than you think…and it is going to be worse than many of you think.

As you finish this series of articles and get down to the nitty gritty…we have to understand only a couple simple concepts to be far more effective and efficient in our preparedness activities and our life in general.

But before we get into that let me share/summarize a few things:

• The Economy

The economic system of the US is over, shot, wrecked, and any other melodramatic term we could use. But you understand what I am saying…it is unreliable if not actually finished. We are ruled by debt and every day the system transfers more wealth and resources to the ultra-wealthy and powerful…at the expense of the common citizen…especially the middle class.

• The Military

Our government thrives on and loves war. It loves every aspect of it, and our leaders look for every opportunity to get involved in armed conflicts around the world…and domestically. The government and the military-industrial complex profit wildly from wars. We, as a people, generally idolize our military and war…we brag about our prowess and our skills of destroying and killing, invading, overthrowing, bombing and assassinating.

• Truth

Truth is almost a dead commodity. It cannot be found in government, from virtually no business, from no government school, often not found even from the pulpit. We are constantly ruled by propaganda and its close cousin…advertising.

• Our Constitutional Republic and Justice

Our republic is dead and gone and we are in the throes of mobocracy (a.k.a democracy). Our Constitution means little to nothing to government bureaucrats, politicians, and even the Supreme Court for the most part. There is a concerted and committed effort to establish America as an authoritarian Progressive state…the exact opposite of what the Founding Fathers envisioned and designed.

We have a multi-tiered justice system that knows virtually no real justice. The rich and powerful are almost immune to the legal system vs the average US citizen. Law enforcement officers mostly have changed allegiance from protecting and serving citizens…to enforcing law regardless of Constitutionality of those laws. They have become almost the exclusive  enforcers of the powerful ruling class (i.e. government).

• Our Society

American society has never been more chaotic, uncivil, or quite honestly…demented. Need I say more!?

Also, I have to touch on one very important, albeit self-evident, fact. Our country is led by a President that is not fully functional in body or mind. He is physically feeble and suffers from dementia and other mental illnesses.

For decades Joe Biden has been a sexual predator…a pervert…of monumental proportions. He is a man who has fallen prey to the evils of life and passed that on to his son Hunter. They are a criminal family in every sense of the word.

But it is worse than Biden even being a pervert, Biden is there for one reason…to get the authoritarian extremists into power so they can further implement their agenda at a faster pace.

As bad a Biden is…it is Kamala Harris that is the bigger threat in all of this. She is a total puppet controlled by those with the real power. And she is all to willing to do their bidding.

Don’t get me wrong…Biden is dangerous and unpredictable due to his obvious mental instability. Biden is not a person to dismiss lightly…he could and would destroy the world with nukes in one of his delirious moments.

• Potential for War

Being a war-like people we are ready at a moments notice to strike…for just about any reason…justified or not. As we look around the world there are plenty of opportunities just waiting for us to step in their pile of crap. Russia, China, Iran, North Korea…and I am sure there are more that would like a piece of us…especially if we get into it with one of the big boys.

• The Fall

I would like to avoid repeating myself on this subject. However, one needs to simply look around at the state of the United States. Those of us 60+ can clearly see how far America has fallen. A person only has to look at how big Big Brother government has become and how virtually every aspect of our lives is now ruled, heavy handedly, by some level of government…especially at the federal level.

I hope I have made myself perfectly clear on my vision of the world as I see it presently. If you disagree…I hope you have facts, documentation, and truth to back up your opinion. Your mere disagreement with me is not a basis for changing the status of the reality of the world. Neither is your “hope” for things to be better…or your rose-colored glasses through which you view the world…is going to make the world better than the facts show it to be at this point in time.

So there is my current events opinion…I hope it makes sense to you. No, you don’t have to agree with it…just understand where I am coming from in general terms.

And before my “concept reveal” let me cover a couple things to potentially help you deal with the coming events:

1. This economic experiment that is taking place, or rather the planed destruction, has been done before for over 2,000 years of world history. It has never, ever worked…and it will not succeed now. The model will fail…period…it is an unavoidable historical fact. However, there are some things you might consider to lessen its impact. First, have a great skill that is good demand. Doing so will allow you to command top dollar for your services…which allows you to stay ahead of price increases. Second, have valuable assets such as land that can produce food. If you ranch or farm, buy your implements now to help with efficiency later and while prices are low compared to what they will be. If you are going to buy land with a mortgage…FIXED rate mortgage only. Third, buy the everyday essentials ahead of time. Buy plenty of what you use…like in years worth of items. Obviously I am referring to food, OTC medicines, clothes, etc. Fourth, don’t buy into schemes such as buying lots of gold/silver, cryptocurrency, etc. Yes, some amount of precious metals is a good idea but don’t get carried away. Fifth, own a company whose product or service is in high demand…especially in a time of recession or depression. Pepsi is an example…people like me will buy Pepsi no matter how tough times get or how high the price goes. If you can’t own the whole company…then buy stock in a company such as Coca-Cola Bottling Co. If you really want to go this route…think popular liquor and cigarette brands. Those two aren’t my thing, but some folks swear by them.
2. I already explained what you need to do for truth…depend on yourself to be your own oracle. And plead that heaven will assist you in knowing what is true. Notice I didn’t say work hard to reveal what isn’t truth…there is a reason for that. Just ignore all of the static until you need to need to know some truth. Then seek only that…discard all of the other crap static from your life.
3. Understand the difference between democracy and Constitutional Republic. Study the Constitution and the Bill of Rights…and why the Founding Fathers wrote it as they did. Clearly understand the Declaration of Independence! Reject and and all Big Brother government by understanding that the federal government is no longer by the people and for the people. Our federal government serves only itself and its masters. Look at justice in a “justice for all” light. Not jaded for some, exempt for others, and anti-justice applied to some unlucky few. Beware of thugs with badges. Know that not a single federal law enforcement agency serves the citizens of the United States, they serve only those in power…to keep them in power.
4. There is a saying…“Be in the world, but not of the world.” Truer words have never been spoken…as if they were written for our day. Put down your technology once in a while and go be a good neighbor and talk to them. Give service to others…lots of service to as many people as possible. Don’t accept or participate in the evils of today’s society…nor justify those that do.
5. Stop idolizing the military! Yes, you can honor those that selflessly serve…but don’t turn them into idols. Our United States history is full of us sticking our noses in where it doesn’t belong. Do not support war or other so-called military actions that we so readily engage in around the world. When is war justified? In defense of our freedoms, rights, liberties, our families, homes/homeland, and God. Otherwise…stop the profiteering of the military-industrial complex. And remember, it is both the “military” and their related industries. Remember too, our Founding Fathers did NOT want a standing army…and you should now be able to see why.
6. See that America has fallen. We are no longer a Constitutional Republic we are a democracy headed for the final goal post…authoritarianism/totalitarianism. The federal government is hell-bent on destroying whatever few rights, liberties, and freedoms that are left. You must know and truly believe in those rights, freedoms, and liberties that our Founding Fathers held so dear…and why. Understand that they saw this day coming…they tried to prevent it but couldn’t. Teach others about rights, freedoms, and liberties, especially your family. Use those concepts in all your dealings. Stand your ground. Be prepared to give all that the signers of the Declaration of Independence where ready to do.

Now, back to my two simple concepts to avoid a miserable current existence and future.

#1 – Principles vs politics. I have written on this subject ad nauseam. Simply put…you have to give up political beliefs…all of them. Both political parties, Democrat or Republican, put their party interests/agenda above the national interest. One but has to look around today to see that is an absolute fact.  Along with that cleansing of political beliefs, you have to acquire, or strengthen existing, personal principles that are based on a sound foundation. For me that foundation is plain and pure…eternal God-given principles and the principles found in the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.

Once cleansed and correct principles have been firmly put in place…you stick by them…no matter what. Yes, some will call you “idealistic”…but they do so only because they have embraced situational ethics. They themselves have no foundation…or a weak foundation built only on sand. They think themselves wise, or enlightened, or smarter, or simply better than those that are idealistic. They are not.

But I ask…Were our Founding Fathers idealistic? Was Jesus idealistic?

Yeah…thought so…don’t allow yourself to be beat up by those who willingly get tossed about by any winds that come along.

You must stand by your principles…period! Always, every time, without wavering…no compromise. When it comes to our nation’s situation I have no room for compromise…and advise you to be the same. I do advocate consensus when the times and situations call for it.

The ultimate evil is to control others actions. You must give people the right to choose for themselves, to embark on their own actions. But, all actions have consequences. Actions that cross the line of correct principles warrant natural and appropriate consequences. But do not seek to control others…or you are no better than our current rulers.

#2 – Sphere of influence. Know who you can influence and who you can’t. We can influence ourselves quite easily…except in the cases of personal internal evil or adverse mental health conditions. You can influence your spouse and your family fairly easily. I said influence…NOT force. You have some influence over your congregation. (If you don’t have a congregation, get one.) You can also have influence over your neighborhood and community if you are advocating correct principles and do so in an appropriate way. You may have some influence in your county, much less so on the state level. Influence over national matters for the majority of individuals is virtually non-existent.

Once realistically assessed, use your influence for good…fighting evil at every turn. Be a voice, be a leader, be the guy who can be trusted and counted on. Stand up for the your rights…and rights of others. Yes, that means stand up for the rights of others always…even when you don’t agree with them personally. If your principles are well-grounded you will not find yourself at odds advocating for the God-given rights of others.

You have limited amounts of energy, time, and money…use it most wisely in areas where you have the most influence. Where you have little to no influence…don’t waste energy, time, or money.

Now, I have covered what I see is the wrong in the world today and the significant problems we face. I have also revealed…or repeated…my two simple concepts to deal with the problems and wrongs we face. When the time comes your principles and actions will be that which saves you, your congregation, your community, and most of all…your family.

As the grid goes down and we see TEOTWAWKI staring us in the face…we will not fear, we will not shrink, we will not hide, we will not shirk…we will stand and fight the good fight. And in the end, regardless of what happens, we will hear “Well done.” What more can we ask for?

Why do I bring up this long SitRep now, this week? Society’s desperate condition.

Society is collapsing all around us. We cannot stop it. We may be able to slow the collapse closest to us, but the collapse is here, getting worse, and the collapse is inevitable. How so?

Recall John Adams said, “Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.”

The society within the boundaries of the United States of America is committing suicide. We the people, citizens of the United States, along with illegals, have been working on committing national suicide for a long time. To see this plainly…you only have to look at those in Congress and the White House over the last 130 years to understand this predicament.

You have to function within society, but you don’t have to be part of this society. Live your principles, stand by them always, fight the good fight…know the ending. Good does win…know that, it is a promise we’ve been given.

• Review your plan now.
• Take action.
• Don’t delay.
• Be prepared so you shall not fear.
• Have on the right jersey when the final whistle blows.

Hey!!!!  Take the poll and let me know what you thought of this SitRep <click here>

Related Posts:

• FAQ – 5/10/2021
• FAQ – 5/11/2021

2009 - 2021 Copyright © AHTrimble.com ~ All rights reserved
No reproduction or other use of this content 
without expressed written permission from AHTrimble.com
See Content Use Policy for more information.

This post is Part #5 of a multi-part SitRep. The original SitRep (part #1) appeared on Monday, and additional parts since then. For this post to make any sense I would strongly encourage you to read Parts #1 – #4 in order.

<Click here to read Part #1>

<Click here to read Part #2>

<Click here to read Part #3>

<Click here to read Part #4>

Tomorrow will be the Summary.

Authoritarians & the Alphabet Agencies –

One of the most disastrous and dangerous occurrences, and not simply a transition, that has been finalized is the mission of the US federal government alphabet agencies. And yes, I mean the NSA, CIA, ATF, DHS, DNI, and even the much vaunted FBI…they are all firmly behind the conversion of the United States constitutional republic into an authoritarian/totalitarian state.

This is something I have been sounding the alarm bells on for well over a decade…providing facts and evidence. Even Donald Trump spoke and tweeted of the different agencies’ extensive abuses of power. Hell, it was the FBI led the coup against the President of the United States, Donald Trump!!! And yes sir…the CIA was right their helping the FBI all the way.

The most damning and extensive revealing of their malevolent, criminal, and unconstitutional actions came from one of the bravest and strongest-willed Americans I’ve seen in my lifetime…Edward Snowden. In 2013 he brought to light the actual documents that proved how corrupted and immoral our federal law enforcement agencies had become.

The damming evidence released by Snowden is a sequel to the horrific information that Bradley Manning released back in 2010. Yes, Manning also released classified information…a crime. However, as criminal as Manning’s actions were, they paled in comparison to the actual crimes, immorality, and cover-ups by the US government. Yes, those government actions I classify as treason…pure and simple.

As an example, if you are comfortable with such appalling acts as US government representatives (i.e. CIA, etc.) acquiring young boys for “entertainment” purposes of Afghan military and political leaders (bacha baz)…then you will obviously find Manning’s actions unacceptable.

I find the heroic efforts of Snowden and Manning admirable; and if more sunlight was shed on the US government we would not be in the dark ages we find ourselves in now.

And you can fast forward, jumping over Manning’s and Snowden’s reveals, to 2016 when the FBI in cooperation with the CIA put together the since debunked Trump-Russia collusion fraud scheme.

But “scheme” hardly does their criminal actions justice…those federal agencies participated in a coup against the President of the United States!

In ANY other time, with ANY other President…many from the FBI and CIA would have been shot by a firing squad for treason. But since Trump was perceived as a threat to their authoritarian state plans…the criminals were all exonerated. Well, that isn’t exactly true…they were actually highly rewarded by their media and government co-conspirators.

But let’s not forget the participation of the FISA court system in all of this mess!

Remember the FISA court is a secret judicial system that operates outside of the Constitution. It is used to assist the US federal law enforcement agencies in keeping their actions away from the prying eyes of US citizens…and the Constitution-based judicial system. Thus enabling all US federal law enforcement agencies to effectively become secret police forces exempt from Constitutional restrictions. And that should shake you to your very core! Well, I guess that would be if you are an actual supporter of the US Constitution.

Let me be perfectly clear…

NOWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION IS A FISA COURT AUTHORIZED !!!!

I could go on ad naseum but you probably already know the details of which I would write. The unconstitutional and criminal acts of the federal alphabet agencies are intended for a single primary purpose…to maintain and enhance the power of the federal government and to protect those in government. In other words…they have collectively become the US Gestapo…but with far more capabilities.

Yup, you read that right…I called them the US Gestapo!! I stand by that claim 100%!!

Look at the facts, review the impartial evidence, dig into the realities of what has happened. Ponder the Waco Massacre, contemplate the Ruby Ridge Massacre, research all tragedies of FBI informant originated actions…think for yourself…drop the bias…ignore the agencies’ massive public relations teams…then see what they truly are and what they do in the cold light of reason, logic, and truth.

Stop drinking their KoolAid !

And for more evidence…watch what the ATF does, in coordination with the FBI, over the next few years as they continue to wage their war against the Second Amendment and US citizens.

You need to know who the real enemies are…both foreign and domestic!

Potential for War –

Russia has taken significant steps towards another invasion of Ukraine. In 2014 Russia invaded Ukraine and cut away a notable chunk of Ukrainian territory. That step, while noteworthy in and of itself, was only a precursor of what was to come.

Let me digress…Russia lost an extremely valuable resource when Ukraine became independent of the old Soviet Union in 1991. Ukraine provided vast food supplies to the rest of Soviet Union…but Russia/Soviet Union has never been kind to the Ukrainian people. In the great Soviet famine of 1932 – 1933 the Soviet Union deliberately starved to death 4,000,000 Ukrainians (yes, four million). During that famine The Ukrainian farmers grew plenty of food, especially grain, to feed their entire region and then some. But the Soviet leadership took the grain and sent it to Russia proper…starving millions of Ukrainians, including some of the very farmers who had grown the food. So there is no love of Russia by the people of Ukraine.

Now the Ukrain as a resource is not only the ability to grow large quantities of food…it is the production of, transportation of, and refinement capability of oil/gas that the Russians want. Well, all of that plus significant additional access to the Black Sea.

Normally I would take the position of “let them handle their own problems”…and I still lean that way. However, it is slightly more complicated than that. In 1991 the Soviet Union collapsed and Ukraine regained its independence. And along with that independence the Ukraine absorbed a whole lot of nuclear weapons left there by the Soviets during the collapse as the Soviets withdrew. So this new found freedom loving Ukraine had a fantastic future in front of it…plenty of natural resources, a motivated populace, educated workforce, an army to defend itself…and nuclear weapons to back up its conventional military. Then comes the USA…oh boy!

“We’re from the government and here to help!”

See, the US government was not satisfied to see a pro-democracy country reborn with ability and strength…they just had to get involved and meddle. Led by a US President (a CIA operative), G.H. Bush laid out a deal with the Ukraine…give up your nuclear weapons and we will ensure your safety and independence from Russia. And of course the US supplied plenty of dollar motivation as well.

Unfortunately the new Ukraine leadership actually believed the Americans as US government representatives smiled and stuffed dollars into the Ukrainian pockets and poured lies into their heads. An American strategy for over a hundred years…pay-offs and lies promises.

So in 2014 what did Marxist President Obama do to stand by the US commitment to Ukraine as Russia invaded?

Nothing!!!  Oh wait a minute…that’s not entirely true. The US did some minor, albeit ineffective, financial sanctions against Russia. And as an even greater show of support…we guaranteed the repayment of $1billion of international loans by the Ukraine. Man oh man…does the US know how to step up and stand by our promises or what! And Russia invaded, killed a whole bunch of Ukrainians, and stole a large chunk of the Ukraine…while America did virtually nothing to back-up promises made.

FYI: Russia’s military is rated #2 in the world, Ukraine is rated #25.

NOTE: Lesson learned – Don’t believe a word the US government says…not a single word…especially their promises!!! And especially when those promises are grouped together with US dollars.

Return to the present…2021…Russia is massing its military along the Ukrainian border once again. Some minor skirmishes have already taken place and Russian special forces have already breached Ukraine’s sovereign borders. Putin has made it clear in the past that is wants Ukrainian resources…and its people, along with its industrial base. That should come as no surprise considering Putin has been rebuilding the Soviet empire from the beginning of his reign.

The question now is posed…What will the US response be when Putin’s military forces once again go to war with the Ukraine?

The Biden/Harris regime released a statement that said the US would “act firmly” if Russia invades Ukraine. Then Biden/Harris called for a summit to talk it out peacefully. Does anyone think Putin will give up his desires from “talking” with Biden/Harris, Ukraine or anyone else? And what does “act firmly” mean to Biden/Harris? And let us not forget….it was Biden advising Obama in 2014, the last time the USA avoided keeping their commitment .

I give it an 60% probability that Russia invades Ukraine, 100% probability Russian forces covertly assist Ukrainian “separatists”, and 0% probability that the US will stand-by its original commitment to the Ukrainian people.

But, I will also give a high probability that US forces, probably the CIA, will take some kind of action against Russia somewhere in the world in retaliation.

So there you have a chance, although relatively small chance, of war with Russia.

But, what else comes into play…probably  concurrently? War, or near war, with China.

Remember it is well documented that China’s goal is to become the world’s #1 super power. That includes financially and militarily preeminent and dominant…unchallengeable…in the entire world. They have not just insinuated it…it is in written form authored by their government.

So far they have become the #2 economic power in the word…and will displace the US within a couple short years. And while they may now be only #2…they could economically cripple the US in a matter of weeks simply by withholding consumer goods. And they hold enough US debt and financial reserves that they could debase, (i.e. destroy) the US financial system overnight should they desire to do so. So arguably, China has already become the world’s #1 economic super power.

NOTE: Tell me again why the US government would allow itself to become so economically dependent on a country who has an official stated goal of displacing/defeating us.

Now, how would China make itself the world’s #1 military super power in the world? Well, in the sports world you beat all the other teams. In boxing the challenger goes up against the top ranked boxer in a title bout to see who the new champ is. In nature the challenger goes up against the leader of the pack and sometimes it is settled by bloody combat…sometimes by bluff and bluster. Either way, the pack maintains its existing leader or adjusts to the new leader. If you are a lion cub…the new leadership is a fatal blow for your future.

Back to China’s challenge…it’s all about Taiwan, and to a lesser degree, the China Sea and Asian Rim. Taiwan has been a thorn in China’s side for a very long time.About 450 years ago Taiwan became part of China. In 1945 the anti-Communist Chinese fled to Taiwan and formed their own government…Republic of China (ROC). In the 1980’s it actually became a form of democracy with elections and all of the other benefits. ROC became an industrial and economic powerhouse early in its history…making it wildly unpopular with its less fortunate, but much larger, cousin…the People’s Republic of China…Chinese Communists…ChiComs for short. And as a side note…the ChiComs have always maintained that Taiwan has always been, and still is, a part of China…NOT an independent country. That is a VERY important note to take.

We have seen China for a couple of decades now exerting it military might in that part of the world. They have actually built atolls to claim vast areas of the China Sea as their own. And they have become increasingly demonstrative that they intend to return Taiwan under Communist China control.

As part of their actions China has become increasingly bold in challenging the presence of US military forces in “their” sphere of influence…their area of the world. Those challenges have been against both US naval and air resources.

FYI: China is rated #3 in the world militarily, Taiwan is rated #22.

So how does the Ukrainian situation and Chinese desires cross paths…their convergence?

If either area of these world hot spots heat’s up to a boiling point…the other will then heat up as well.

How so? Or rather…Why so?

The entire world knows that Joe Biden is feeble of body and mind…at best. They correctly assess that Biden is totally incapable of handling a single military flashpoint let alone two. So if Russia pushes it, China will too. If China pushes it, Russia will then make a move. They are counting on Biden not responding to either, let alone both. And I believe them to be right…well, probably right.

Here is what worries me…what if Biden, in his feeble state of mind and diminished ability to think rationally, takes an action to show “bold leadership”? Yeah, I mean get the US directly involved militarily with either situation…or both. It would be an utter disaster…for the US and the world in general.

You have the #2 and #3 super powers in the world who are both challenging the #1 super power in the world for dominance. You have a combined military in the two super powers that dwarfs the #1 super power in all areas with maybe the exception of technology.

The US military has made it perfectly clear that it is incapable of maintaining two concurrent military actions…even relatively moderate ones. Think what the outcome would be if the US military was tasked with two major concurrent military actions!

Now, there is one more scenario that I have to put out there, maybe not the most probable, probably very unlikely, but something to consider all the same. What if there was an actual desire to create a situation where the world would erupt in a world-wide conflict?

Think about it…in modern history the first time there was a world-wide conflict we got the League of Nations. The second time we had a world-wide conflict we got the United Nations, the IMF, strong central banks, and an internationally dependent economic system…and a powerful military-industrial complex worth trillions of dollars.

Now, throw this into that pot…who benefits from limited (i.e. non-nuclear) military conflicts? Yup, the world’s financial institutions and the military-industrial complex. So, you think…

But, let me add one final concept into the murky waters…What if Biden is so feeble minded and in the throes of dementia that he becomes overwhelmed with a two-front military situation and he does the unthinkable…he goes, or threatens to go, nuclear?  I could see him acting so irrationally that he sees it as his only military option. If that happens…it is over…realistically, the world ends.

But, potentially just as devastating…what if that same two-front military challenge presents itself and Biden/Harris do nothing?

Then the USA is displaced as the #1 super power…replaced by both China and Russia. We are little more than a toothless tiger. Well, until the next war hawk gets into the White House and desires to reclaim the US military’s glory.

Bottom line…we are potentially facing war with Russia and/or China. Should either erupt…we have our hands full at best…a ruined country at worst. If both erupt…the outcome is written in stone.

And just for kicks…let’s not forget North Korea and Iran. If we get tangled up with Russia and/or China, do you think that North Korea might go after South Korea? Or, how about Iran forming a Muslim coalition to go after Israel? Sorry, just thinking out loud. So, you think…

The Fall –

I am consistently, repeatedly, and with facts and detail written about the fall of the United States of America. Our government is, by far, more oppressive and more tyrannical than the British government ever was in the 1700’s…by a wide margin. <click here to read more> And we went to war with that government to win our freedom!

Compared to Colonial America we pay far more in taxes at every level, government has far more control over our lives, and law enforcement is more oppressive than 240 years ago, 120 years ago…or even 50 years ago…and it gets worse every year.

The biggest problem…there is no returning to a Constitutional Republic. We have fallen into a quasi-police state democracy. No longer are the Bill of Rights respected and enforced as designed by the Founding Fathers. Our politicians have degraded our society into their personal playground for the rich and powerful. Law enforcement agencies virtually due the bidding of government vs protecting the rights, freedoms, liberties, and property of ordinary citizens.

How often do we hear, “I don’t make the laws, I just enforce them.” The words of weak, ignorant, complicit goons who have no knowledge of the Constitution or their oaths to defend the Constitution against all enemies foreign AND domestic.

We are caught in the grip of “democracy”…the enemy of a Constitutional Republic and freedoms/rights/liberties. Let’s explore democracy for a moment…

• Alexander Hamilton stated, “Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments.”
• Thomas Jefferson said, “The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind.”
• John Adams saw the harm of democracy when he said, “Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.”

In a democracy, the voting majority has almost limitless power over the minority. They have virtual unlimited ability to control everyone, anything…at will. And who influences and controls the voting majority?

Democracy is defined as “rule by the people”…a mobocracy by design and reality.“As it is already lost, our Constitutional Republic is gone forever…it cannot be recovered. We will live in our mobocracy -our Democracy- until it falls completely apart. Governments do not willingly give up their power returning rights, freedoms, and liberties to the people. They never have and never will.

Does that mean the Constitution is dead?

No. It has been saved, or more appropriately, its principles have been saved by those who truly understand it. Those who have saved it are called civil society libertarians.

Liberals have obviously  not saved it. And just as much Liberals …Conservatives have not saved it. Listen to Conservatives promote a strong military, a powerful standing army, military intervention around the world, being the world’s policeman, etc. And remember is was a Conservative that gave us the Patriot Act!

When was the last time Conservatives balanced the federal budget, eliminated unconstitutional laws, reduced the power and scope of the federal government in any meaningful way, strengthened the basis of the Second Amendment, or restrained the power of out-of-control federal law enforcement agencies?

Yeah, I thought so.

True, there are many people that have mistakenly labeled themselves “Conservative” when they are actually civil society libertarians (a.k.a. classical liberals). I wish they would gather their thoughts and see Conservatism for what it is.

And let me be perfectly clear about a very important point…the law & order crowd is not, has not, will not, and cannot save the Constitution. They thrive on absolute power, idolizing the military, and subconsciously supporting an authoritarian government. They wish to force on all people their own personal ethos. All of which is in opposition of a Constitutional Republic.

So there is no going back to a Constitutional Republic, we are stuck with a democracy on the way to authoritarianism.

Doubt me?  Let an expert explain…

2009 - 2021 Copyright © AHTrimble.com ~ All rights reserved
No reproduction or other use of this content 
without expressed written permission from AHTrimble.com
See Content Use Policy for more information.

This post is Part #4 of a multi-part SitRep. The original SitRep (part #1) appeared on Monday, and additional parts on Tuesday & Wednesday. For this post to make any sense I would strongly encourage you to read Parts #1 – #3 in order.

<Click here to read Part #1>

<Click here to read Part #2>

<Click here to read Part #3>

Tomorrow will be Part #5

The Truth –

As most of you know and are plenty aware of, truth is very hard to find now a days. It is rarely found in society as is self-evident by the “woke culture”. It is often even absent from our churches’ pulpits. Our government schools offer up only a very slanted version of agenda driven truth. Mostly government schools forward an agenda full of lies and degradation for the purpose of promoting the acceptance of authoritarianism. I propose truth is never found anymore from the mouth pieces of our government. And I imply…at any level of government, but especially so at the federal level.

Can you point to a single instance where the federal government spoke the truth…the entire truth…in any given situation?

Remember I am a former US government employee. I was present in planning sessions and even press briefings when half-truths, even outright lies, were presented by Public Information Officers, press secretaries, and government leadership.

Our elected politicians, especially Presidents, have become masters at providing false information, or only putting forth those small bits of information that uphold their personal and/or political agenda. Can you name a single instance where a politician spoke the entire truth concerning anything?

I can remember clearly such blatant lies such as Nixon denying the break-in, Clinton forcefully denying having had sex with Monica, and Bush swearing that Hussein had weapons of mass destruction ready to unleash on the civilized world. The list of such government lies would number in the tens of thousands. I would actually put forward a challenge…has the government actually spoken the whole truth about anything ever?

My point? Can you believe anything the government or any politician tells us?

So what do you believe? Simple question, that which you know to be true.

How do you know it is true? You have to be informed, honest, open-minded, and independent of malicious agendas. It is even better if you can be free of unhealthy bias…or at least have your bias in check.

For me…I never, ever believe that any politician or government official is telling the truth because they have a proven, documented history of lying to and misleading the American public. You have to find and know the truth yourself…or at the very least be skeptical of what truth is represented to be by suspect entities.

Our Constitutional Republic and Justice –

I already stated a fact earlier…our Constitutional Republic is dead, it has been purchased for gold and silver, and democracy is now being used to rule us. This is our Founding Fathers’ nightmare…a dreaded perfect storm at its very worst.

Justice, as is clearly seen today is a multi-tiered system. There is the lowest tier…the one that is applied to you and I. We are subject to every whim of law enforcement officer, every District/Prosecuting Attorney, IRS agent, Judge, government bureaucrat, etc. We are held accountable and illegally persecuted far more often than anyone else -any other class of people- in the system.

The next tier are those that are rich and/or powerful…but not the ruling class/elites. The rich/powerful are far less likely to be bothered by law enforcement or anyone else in the judicial system…unless they run afoul of someone in that system. When they are prosecuted they tend to get far less penalizing sentences, put in less severe prison environments, and they tend to be let out of prison sooner.

Finally there is the ruling class and elites. Seldom are they ever brought into the judicial system. And when they are, it is only because the violated some “rule”…or hurt/insulted someone further up the food chain. A perfect example is Hilary Clinton. She violated numerous national security laws, each a high-level felony, but she was never even charged let alone arrested and brought into court. Even the investigation was a cover-up masterminded by none other than the FBI Director himself.

There is no longer “justice” in our legal system…it is a caste system…at best. Run up against the powerful…and you pay a steep price in the judicial system…or you might be outright murdered on the street or in the shadows by some goon enforcer from within that system (i.e. Seth Rich, Peter W Smith, Victor Thorn, Vince Foster, and hundreds of others). But the evidence is clear, the facts and stats speak for themselves.

Latest Perfect Example: Duncan Lemp. In 2020 the 21-year old Duncan Lemp was trying to help the patriot movement the best way he knew how…website development, his speciality. He had offered his website programming services to several well-known patriot and right-wing groups. And that made him a target of the leftist goon enforcers.

In early 2020 a SWAT team raided his parent’s home where Duncan and his pregnant girlfriend were living. His “crime” a gun charge, allegedly he was in the procession of a gun for which he was not eligible. During the raid, according to an actual eye witness, he was shot to death in his bed while asleep next to his pregnant girlfriend.

So let’s look into some interesting facts related to the situation:

1. The supposed reason for his ineligibility to possess the firearm was based on a juvenile record…which was sealed and no judge had ordered the information released to any law enforcement agency.
2. There was no evidence presented that he was a high-risk suspect when police applied for the no-knock warrant.
3. It was a no-knock raid, executed well before dawn when the police knew that everyone would be asleep and most vulnerable to confusion…and easiest to kill.
4. All the LEO body cams were turned off during the raid, as well as all dash cams.
5. All non-LEO witnesses, including an eye witness to his execution, had one story of Duncan’s murder…all LEOs had another story…with no body cams or non-LEO witnesses to back up the LEO version.
6. When the parents of Duncan started showing up at protests for the killing of their son by police…the county prosecutor threatened any Lemp family members who attended a protest over his killing with a $5000 fine and a year in jail.

Now…tell me about the US justice system!

Our Society –

So with this subject comes the good & the bad.

Let me start with the “good”…and there is plenty of it…but it is all anecdotal. We all know people personally, and see even more good folks doing all sorts of amazing things in our communities. There are many, many incredible people working their tails off providing service to others. And that is a wonderful thing!

But the larger picture and the actual statistics show that they are the exception, not the rule. The facts and statistics show a bleaker picture of our society.

Let me point out the #1 problem currently…with the installation of the radical leftist Biden/Harris regime we see tens of billions of dollars being earmarked/dedicated/budgeted for a drastic increase in infanticide. And not only do we see that expansion of infanticide domestically…we see that same poisonous commitment being spread around the world. I can’t think of anything more insane, more evil, more criminal than having a goal of killing babies in the womb…and working tirelessly to accomplish it…all over the world.

As I have written about not all that long ago we are seeing a spike in crime in the US, much of that increase is in murder and other violent crimes. There are many reasons for it…and it doesn’t matter a bit why…suffice to know the situation is bad and getting worse.

I have close friends, family, and acquaintances that are cops, current, retired, and former. It’s bad, real bad. Departments are losing large numbers of personnel quickly. There are a wide variety of reasons, everything from lack of support, scared of legal problems, public views/opinions, scrutiny, etc. The only area of LEO community that is thriving is federal law enforcement. They are hiring like crazy and people are flocking to those agencies. People that have a mental predisposition for loving forced authority are finding a welcoming home in the federal LEO agencies. And if you think that is a good thing…then you are on the wrong website and on the wrong side of history.

I could write a whole article on the problems facing our police right now…but this is not the time or place. Let me share one thing now…police in this country are hurting…as individuals and as departments. And it is getting worse and will get much, much worse.

I do have to note one thing that gives me some hope that it could be worse but isn’t…a small glimmer of hope…the trial of Derek Chauvin. If you haven’t heard, Derek Chauvin is the bad cop that killed George Floyd. He is on trial now in Minneapolis, Minnesota for that murder. Finally, finally, there is a break in the “blue line”!!!! Fellow officers, supervisors, his Chief, and other LEO experts are united in the fact the Derek Chauvin did in fact kill that man. Hallelujah!!!

4/20/2021 Note: Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd. This is a major victory for justice against the thousands of killer/bad cops that roam our streets as thugs with badges. Be very thankful for this conviction…and hopefully many, many more to come!

If we could just turn that small glimmer of hope, a broken blue line, into a wave, then into a tsunami, having the tens of thousands of good police turn against the thousands of bad cops…throw all the bad ones the under the bus. Then when the dust settles we, the public/society, could learn to trust the police again…and the good cops left would do their jobs to serve and protect us, the citizens. But we will have to wait and see if things get better…and they really, really need to get better. I fear they won’t.

One side note…don’t ever expect that the federal agency law enforcement folks to get better…they simply won’t…they love their authoritarian ways too much. They are a blight on this country a mile wide. And that comes as no surprise…they are not authorized under the Constitution. They only exist to grow the power of the federal government and protect politicians, bureaucrats, and the US government structure/operations from US citizens who wish only for a restoration of rights, freedoms, and liberties.

A good example of the bad federal LEO agencies is the new Director of the ATF that Biden/Harris want to install…David Chipman. Again, I could write and entire article about him. But let’s stick with the basics:

1. He is a former ATF SWAT officer (25 years) known for his well-documented violent tendencies against US citizens.
2. He was an active player in the Waco Massacre where nearly 80 men, women, and children were burned alive. And remember that horrible event began with an ATF raid, where with guns blazing the ATF stormed a building full of men, women, and children.
3. And it is clearly documented with testimony that Chipman stated that the people in the Davidian building shot down two ATF helicopters with .50cal military weapons. None of which was ever true, yet he was never held accountable for his lies and false testimony.
4. And since his retirement he has been employed as a lobbyist by multiple radical leftist anti-gun groups.
5. He has spoken rabidly and repeatedly against US citizens being allowed to own ordinary and common guns.

Do you really have to wonder why Biden/Harris would pick such a radical antiConsitutionalist to head an agency NOT authorized by the Consitution?

The answer…To bring in a radical authoritarian with a single purpose…dismantle the Second Amendment.

What part of that doesn’t everyone understand?

Why do I mention this under the heading of “Society”? Because it is another indicator that our society has changed, is changing, and will change…to the point of making the collapse complete and irreversible. And this leftist totalitarian Chipman is a big player in destroying what’s left of our society…a bigger player than you may think.

Finally, church affiliation…it sucks and is getting worse…at a very rapid pace!! Now, don’t get me wrong…just sitting in a pew and calling yourself religious isn’t all that impressive to me…and doesn’t mean all that much to society. It is more what a person does, their service to others and the love they show, rather than sitting in a pew.

But the research shows the “macro” picture…and that picture is bleak and getting worse. As more and more abdicate religion and religious affiliation…it shows a clear trend line that they are also abandoning the Judeo-Christian values that helped formed this country 240 years ago. Those Judeo-Christian values formed the foundation of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. As that foundation crumbles it is replaced with situational ethics and a belief that rights, freedoms, and liberties come not from God but from the government. And what the government gives…can be taken away.

Our US society is shot…lost…and getting worse. But that is the “macro” view only. And that is important as you will see when you read the “Summary”.

2009 - 2021 Copyright © AHTrimble.com ~ All rights reserved
No reproduction or other use of this content 
without expressed written permission from AHTrimble.com
See Content Use Policy for more information.

This post is Part #3 of a multi-part SitRep. The original SitRep (part #1) appeared day before yesterday, SitRep (part #2) appeared yesterday. For this post to make any sense I would strongly encourage you to read Part #1 & Part #2 in order.

<Click here to read Part #1>

<Click here to read Part #2>

Tomorrow will be Part #4

The Military –

This one will stir the hornets’ nest a whole bunch!

For those of us that are old enough…we remember the Vietnam War. Some of us even served during that war. We remember very well that the military fell out of vogue to a very, very low point in the 1970’s. It was tough for us to be in the military during those times. While I was never called a “baby killer” or spit on…many of my fellow veterans were…maybe even you.

Now fast forward…today we revere the military…especially those individuals who have served more so than the military “establishment”. But I ask “Why?”

Let me rewind to the Civil War. During the Civil War obscene amounts of money were made by companies supplying both sides of that horrific four years. It is here we find the true origins/growth of military-industrial lobbyists…especially during the Grant presidency. So the 1860’s was the real birth of the military-industrial / Federal Government cabal.

Since the 1860’s let’s review the facts…Dismissing the 45 or so wars and/or military conflicts the US was involved in before the late 1860’s, there are the following –

1. Second Franco-Mexican War 1865
2. Korean War 1871
3. Hawaiian War 1887
4. Mexican War 1891
5. Second Samoan Civil War 1898
6. Spanish–American War 1898
7. Philippine–American War 1899
8. Philippine War 1899
9. China War (Boxer Rebellion) 1899
10. Mexican War (Border War) 1910
11. Cuban War (Negro Rebellion) 1912
12. Nicaragua War 1912
13. Mexican War (Occupation of Veracruz) 1914
14. World War I 1914
15. Haitian War (Occupation of Haiti) 1915
16. Dominican Republic War (Occupation of the Dominican Republic) 1916
17. Russian Civil War 1918
18. Word War II 1939
19. First Indochina War 1946
20. Korean War 1950
21. Iranian War (Operation Ajax) 1953
22. Laotian Civil War 1953
23. Lebanon War 1958
24. Cuban War (Bay of Pigs Invasion) 1961
25. Conga War (Simba Rebellion) 1964
26. Vietnam War 1965
27. Dominican Civil War 1965
28. Cambodian Civil War 1967
29. War in South Zaire 1978
30. Lebanese Civil War 1982
31. Invasion of Grenada 1983
32. Invasion of Panama 1989
33. Gulf War 1990
34. Somali Civil War 1992
35. Bosnian War 1992
36. Haitian Civil War 1994
37. Kosovo War 1998
38. War in Afghanistan 2001
39. Nepalese Civil War 2002
40. Iraq War I 2003
41. Libyan War 2011
42. Uganda War 2011
43. Iraq War II 2014
44. Syrian War 2014
45. Yemeni Civil War 2015
46. Second Libyan Civil War 2015

That’s 46 fairly major military engagements for the US military in the last 160 years. That’s almost a war every 3 years. And it includes two major world wars…and many wars that included multiple countries from around the world. And many of the listed wars overlapped each other with the US involved in multiple concurrent wars.

And 2/3 of those wars occurred since the first socialist US President (FDR) in the 1930’s.

And the majority of those wars were started/initiated by the US…and most of those by the USA invading a sovereign foreign country.

Before I continue:

• Note #1 – This doesn’t include some 40 more minor armed conflicts that the US got involved in during that same 160-year time period.
• Note #2 – The “Progressive Era” in the US began about 1890, shortly after the beginning of the referenced time period.
• Note #3 – WWII was an absolute necessity to stop Nazi Germany from exterminating a whole race of people and taking over a good chunk of the modern industrial world.

And what do we have to show for all that war activity? Nearly two million dead US military personnel…and trillions upon trillions of dollars poured into the pockets of the military-industrial complex. So I beg the question…was it worth it? Seriously…was it worth all that war?

In addition to that question let me ask another; did we win the war in Afghanistan? How about the Iraq War of the early 2000’s? Did we win the Vietnam or Korean wars?

Let me revert to our WWII victory over Germany and Japan…we unquestionably won that war. And for good reason! It had to be won! And the world is far better off without the Nazis running it.

And now let me go back to Iraq and Afghanistan…Are they better off now than before we went to war against them? Is the world better off?

Well, lets’ look at Iraq…we bombed them back to the Stone Age…and their country looks like it. While obliterating that country the US military killed about 250,000 Iraq civilians (exact number is unknown, possibly as high as 500,000) while US military suffered less than 5,000 military personnel killed but another 30,000+ injured US personnel. And all for what? Tell me…for what!?! What was gained? Even do a cost-benefit analysis…was it worth all that death and destruction?

In Afghanistan the numbers are estimated to be well over 300,000 Afghans killed since we started a war with them 20 years ago. US military deaths are about 2,500 and another 21,000 wounded. And they were already in the Stone Age…we just bombed them deeper into it.

So was either sh*thole country worth the war with them?

Let’s look at it this way…the total minimum estimated cost of those two conflicts alone amount to a total of $5,000,000,000,000 ($5trillion). That’s a staggering $3trillion for Afghanistan…Iraq by comparison is a super-saver bargain coming in at only $2trillion. Viewed another way…those two wars amount to nearly 80% of our current national debt. Or look at it this way…it cost every US man, woman, and child $66,000 to fight those two wars. Heck of a deal, eh? (note #1: some cost estimates for those two wars exceeds $8trillion. note #2: amount was edited on 12/13/2021 due to error in original article.)

But, where did all those trillions go? Granted some went to the men and women of the military who served there in the form of salary and benefits. But, the vast, vast majority of it when to who???? Yup, the military-industrial complex that supplied all those bullets, bombs, and “services”.

Now, here is the tough question…What do we, the United States of America, have to show for 7,500 military personnel dead and another 51,000 wounded…and $22trillion spent? Seriously, what example can we hold up and be proud of!?! Tell me!!!

Honestly speaking…what do we have to show for the 28 wars/conflicts since WWII? Seriously…what do we have to show for it…show me!!

Let me digress for a minute before I make my final two points in this section. We won our independence from an oppressive British tyranny through a war. We had to beat them again in a war about 20 years later. So our country is founded in blood, death, and war. But, in my opinion it was well worth it. We came away with the first Constitutional Republic and a Constitution that guarantees rights and freedoms.

Since 1950 (the last 70 years) what war was “worth it” anywhere near to that bench mark of the American Revolution? What did we gain?

So now I ask another tough question…Is the United States a war-mongering country?

I propose that the facts clearly show we are a war-mongering country. No matter how we justify it…the US likes to be in wars and other military conflicts around the world…the facts show that to be absolutely true. You cannot deny the facts.

America has a long history of honoring military personnel. One of those people some folks tend to revere is General Sherman of the Civil War. But, is he deserving of anything but a war crimes court? Sherman graduated from the United States Military West Point Academy that we have cherished throughout American history. Sherman looks to be a model example of the US military. And he was a winning Union General, right? Pretty good résumé…right?

In September 1864 Atlanta was abandoned by Confederate soldiers leaving only civilians. But Sherman had his 40,000 US Army military soldiers burn it to the ground…along with killing most every civilian in sight that was left in the city. The women even had to endure days of rape before some met their deaths. It is well-documented that his men, as they looked over the scene later, shouted over and over “Glory, glory, hallelujah!”

Then Sherman proceeded to “March to the Sea”…with nearly 70,000 US military troops. They made a swath on US soil 65 miles wide 285 miles long where everything was destroyed…completely laid waste. Sherman himself said he wanted to “Make Georgia Howl” In other words…make the people scream in pain before death and destruction occurred to everything they couldn’t steal and send back to Washington D.C..

In addition to the $2billion in property that was stolen or destroyed, thousands of US citizens were killed. There are no accurate estimates that I could find but they ranged up to 100,000 rapes of civilian southerners and thousands killed during his military campaign against civilians. Sherman even ordered that if any suspected explosive mines were found on roads…well, they were to be tested by a wagon load of prisoners…women, children, or men.

And to ensure that his legacy survived the coming decades…much of the farm land was sowed with salt to ensure that crops could not be grown on the land.

Sherman had defined the concept of “total war” that is still used to this day…kill and destroy anything and everything of the enemy. Sherman…US military hero…or war criminal? All the same…he was a US Army General.

So my point is…we, as Americans, virtually idolize the US military. And now I ask…Why? Why do we revere the military so much? Does it come down to worshiping idols?

Obviously there are many outstanding personnel in the military who have done some amazing feats of mercy, self-sacrifice, and heroism. But, why do we idolize the US military? What has the US military actually, truly done in the last 76 years to keep America free?

And oh…free from what exactly?

And please don’t generalize…”Free from our enemies!” or stoop into the depths of stupidity by proposing “Free from Communism!” Neither of those were ever a military threat to the US homeland. Well, except that Communists have taken over the Democratic Party and currently occupy the White House and much of Congress.

Now, my point is not to demonize all our military personnel or criminalize all military operations. I am asking the question…or making the point…the US is a war mongering people…the facts, absolute facts prove it to be so. Otherwise why would we have engaged in hundreds of wars and armed conflicts, including massacres of US civilians, in the 240 year history of our country.

We like war…we like armed conflict…we like to kill…we like to destroy…and we are very good at it.

But I ask…To what end?

Money and power is the obvious and accurate answer to that question. And along with that…the occasional good deed such as stopping the holocaust of WWII. And where does 90% of that money and power end up? In the hands of the military-industrial complex and the politicians of both parties.

Outgoing President Eisenhower in a 1961 speech warned about “the immense military establishment” that had joined with “a large arms industry.” Eisenhower said,

“In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists, and will persist.”

Eisenhower who led us to a WWII victory in Europe also spoke as someone who had seen the horror and lingering sadness of war, saying that “we must learn how to compose differences not with arms, but with intellect and decent purpose.”

For the last 70 years the military-industrial complex, along with others, have ruled the United States political system, our country’s people, and the purposes of the US government.

The Constitutional Republic fell, or was bought, a long time ago for profit.

To understand this view of war, the military-industrial complex, and how it plays into this SitRep…you have to read the upcoming “Summary”.

2009 - 2021 Copyright © AHTrimble.com ~ All rights reserved
No reproduction or other use of this content 
without expressed written permission from AHTrimble.com
See Content Use Policy for more information.