The "Anti-United States Alliance"
I'm nervously looking out to identify countries that the United States has beef with in anticipation of the prophecies of Revelations 17-18 being fulfilled, in which 10 kings (i.e. nations) destroy Babylon. There may never be a consensus on who the prophesied "Babylon" of the Book of Revelations actually is. But for the sake of argument, we can generally conclude that if it is a physical place, the Babylon of today would be the United States. The nations on this list have not to date formed such an "alliance", and I actually got the title of this post from an article I came across recently.
I split the nations on this list up into three tiers - Red, Orange and Yellow - based on the current severity of their fluctuating beef with the United States:
Of course the red list has to began with America's longtime rival, Russia. In recent years things seemed to be more or less cool between the two utmost superpowers, until drama emerged in Syria and more importantly Ukraine.
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Afghanistan is a nation that has been at "war" with the United States for over 10 years now despite having nowhere near the military might of America. Nor to my knowledge has this conflict ever been with the actual government of Afghanistan but rather with outlaws like the Taliban. All of the fighting to date has been on Afghani soil.
As if China being an ally to Russia wasn't enough, direct tensions have recently flared up against the Asian nation and America due to the South China Sea territorial dispute. Even though China's expansion into these waters apparently doesn't pose any direct threat to the United States, America still has a number of strong allies in the region who feel threatened by China, including Japan (despite current protests suggesting the opposite, at least as a sentiment amongst the masses) and the Philippines (as pictured below).
Even though this beef is more prevalent in the news these days than even the Ukraine, just like the idea of the United States getting into it with Russia, I think most of us don't want to see America get into a war with China.
Syria is a country that has been dealing with deadly civil unrest for years, a situation that prompted America and her allies to consider intervention, which the still-standing Syrian government has vehemently refused, and the global community disagreed with. However, the rise of the Islamic State has given the United States the rationale to start bombing targets in Syria, and I'm confident if Syria were a stronger nation, it would have considered bombing homeland America in retaliation.
I split the nations on this list up into three tiers - Red, Orange and Yellow - based on the current severity of their fluctuating beef with the United States:
RED
RUSSIA
Enemies: United States, NATO
Of course the red list has to began with America's longtime rival, Russia. In recent years things seemed to be more or less cool between the two utmost superpowers, until drama emerged in Syria and more importantly Ukraine.
Contrary to popular belief, Russia's nuclear arsenal is actually superior to the United States,
With the "tension" in the Ukraine, you don't hear much about North Korea these days unless it's, as usual, threatening the United States and South Korea, which the international audience seems to have gotten used to. Logically, in a war North Korea wouldn't stand a chance alone against America, which makes its constant threats against the US and defiance of UN statutes even more notable.
I didn't know where to put Iraq on this list for a number of reasons. First off, unlike Russia and North Korea, they don't seem to have any missiles capable of hitting the continental United States. Secondly, isn't there supposed to be a pro-US government in power in Iraq?
NORTH KOREA
Enemies: United States, South Korea
IRAQ
I didn't know where to put Iraq on this list for a number of reasons. First off, unlike Russia and North Korea, they don't seem to have any missiles capable of hitting the continental United States. Secondly, isn't there supposed to be a pro-US government in power in Iraq?
When the Unites States invaded Iraq at the turn of the century, they were successful in changing the power structure. But unfortunately, the country has been in a perpetual state of civil unrest since, and in retrospect it now seems like things were more stable when it was under the dictatorship of the assassinated Saddam Hussein. And being that this nation seems to be the stronghold of the Islamic State, it's safe to say that they don't have much love for America, meaning that the people in Iraq probably attribute much of the ongoing violence to Western intervention in some way, shape or form.
Somewhat like North Korea, due to its weaker military might it's hard to imagine Venezuela actually getting into it with the US. When former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a very outspoken critic of the United States' foreign policy, died, the general implication seemed to be relations between the two nations would get better. However, as of right now the two countries are experiencing "the worst bilateral diplomatic dispute since socialist President Nicolas Maduro took office in 2013". In other words, it seems like the anti-US sentiment amongst the powers-that-be in Venezuela has gotten worse or in the least haven't improved since the passing of President Chavez. And in terms of diplomatic relations, as highlighted in the above-linked article, things have definitely degenerated.
I don't know much about Yemen other than despite being a small and relatively powerless country, it is also a regular victim of US air (drone) strikes which tend to result in large numbers of civilian casualties. Of course, such actions can make anyone (i.e. the victims) into your enemy. However, those drone strikes have now taken a backseat to an outright invasion of Yemen by US ally Saudi Arabia.
VENEZUELA
Allies: Russia, Iran
ORANGE
YEMEN
I don't know much about Yemen other than despite being a small and relatively powerless country, it is also a regular victim of US air (drone) strikes which tend to result in large numbers of civilian casualties. Of course, such actions can make anyone (i.e. the victims) into your enemy. However, those drone strikes have now taken a backseat to an outright invasion of Yemen by US ally Saudi Arabia.
AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan is a nation that has been at "war" with the United States for over 10 years now despite having nowhere near the military might of America. Nor to my knowledge has this conflict ever been with the actual government of Afghanistan but rather with outlaws like the Taliban. All of the fighting to date has been on Afghani soil.
CHINA
Allies: Russia, Australia
Enemies: Japan
SYRIA
Allies: Russia, Iran
Enemies: United States, United Kingdom
As of right now, since parts of Syria are under the control of different parties, it's unlikely that anti-American sentiment is a prevailing thought among all of them. And even if so again, they don't have the military prowess to singlehandedly defeat the United States.
Even though Latin America is right at America's doorstep, more attention is always given to American military activities in the Middle East. That's probably because US intervention in Latin America have been more clandestine. However, the leaders of Latin America countries aren't likely to forget the past, and as such you have countries like Venezuela and Ecuador that occasionally accuse the United States of meddling in their affairs in the worst way.
Being that the United States gives more foreign aid to Israel than any other nation it's not at war with, it may seem strange to see them on this list. But in the game of international politics and biblical prophecy, you never really know.
ECUADOR
Even though Latin America is right at America's doorstep, more attention is always given to American military activities in the Middle East. That's probably because US intervention in Latin America have been more clandestine. However, the leaders of Latin America countries aren't likely to forget the past, and as such you have countries like Venezuela and Ecuador that occasionally accuse the United States of meddling in their affairs in the worst way.
YELLOW
ISRAEL
Allies: United States
Enemies: Iran
In recent years, whereas I wouldn't necessarily call it a pro-Palestinian stance, America definitely seems to be sympathetic to the Palestinian cause, which of course has Israel pissed off. Now it seems like the United States is on the verge of striking some type of new "nuclear deal" with Iran, a decision so controversial and annoying to Israel that it has caused the greatest public derision concerning foreign policy within the US government that I've ever seen.
One of the few countries that really seems to have developed a better relationship with the United States under the Obama Administration has been neighboring Cuba, which sits only 40 miles off the coast of Florida. Like North Korea, though small and seemingly powerless against the United States, Cuba has a long history of not giving AF and perhaps more alarmingly communism, which has allowed it to make agreements with countries like Russia in the past and present.
CUBA
Allies: United States, Russia
One of the few countries that really seems to have developed a better relationship with the United States under the Obama Administration has been neighboring Cuba, which sits only 40 miles off the coast of Florida. Like North Korea, though small and seemingly powerless against the United States, Cuba has a long history of not giving AF and perhaps more alarmingly communism, which has allowed it to make agreements with countries like Russia in the past and present.
Though on the surface it seems like recently the US has become more sympathetic to Cuba, I would venture to say one of the main underlying goals of this diplomacy is to make sure that the tiny yet brave and strategically-placed nation doesn't form an ever better relationship with the likes of Russia or Venezuela.
Japan isn't the type of nation where an American has to fear being kidnapped or harmed and in fact is a strong political, cultural and business ally of the United States. But that doesn't that the Japanese want this love to go as far as building more US military bases there.
JAPAN
Allies: United States
Enemies: China, Russia?
More importantly is Japan thus far being "the sole country to face nuclear attack", which occurred at the hands of the United States. Although that happened some 70 years ago, considering that hundreds of thousands Japanese died from these bombs, it's not something you think they would forgotten, even after all of this time. As such, even though Japan says things like "unveiling Tokyo's biggest-ever naval ship in peacetime" during the 68th anniversary of the atomic bombings "was coincidental", more critical and realistic thinkers may presume otherwise.
CONCLUSION
I'm not political insider nor a formal student of international politics. Like most of you, I just read the news and try to put things together. And when you bring biblical prophecy into the mix of international relations, things really look grim, especially I would say for the United States.
CONCLUSION
I'm not political insider nor a formal student of international politics. Like most of you, I just read the news and try to put things together. And when you bring biblical prophecy into the mix of international relations, things really look grim, especially I would say for the United States.
Last revised on 14 April 2024
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