The story keeps changing because they don't want to admit that this was done to touch off Armageddon, and bring on The Rapture. The soldiers were specifically told that by their commander. The reason is literally "because God told us to."

At least 200 soldiers have filed formal complaints.

[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Do you have a source for that quote? I would like to send it to some people.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 17 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

It's not a controversial issue, or a conspiracy theory. It's been well-documented:

their commander had “urged us to tell our troops that this was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’ and he specifically referenced numerous citations out of the Book of Revelation referring to Armageddon and the imminent return of Jesus Christ”.

“He said that ‘President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth’”, the NCO added.

US troops were told war on Iran was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’, watchdog alleges

[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

This feels relevant in light of recent events:

Gendo - Aim Through Impact Into Paradise

[–] TheFinn@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 1 day ago

There's a huge number of articles about it

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2026/03/03/military-officers-accused-of-framing-iran-war-biblical-mandate.html

[–] 6stringringer@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We need better numbers.

[–] MajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.zip 3 points 23 hours ago

The very best numbers, like no one has ever seen before. Big numbers, strong numbers, decimals streaming down their faces.