Trump is the Catalyst for the American Renaissance

Trump’s strategic judgment and leadership in action have suddenly flipped the global script and fundamentally changed the world for the better.

Scott S. Powell | April 23, 2026

Trump’s strategic judgment and leadership in action have suddenly flipped the global script and fundamentally changed the world for the better.

For the last 43 years, through five different presidents, the United States had ineffective responses to the radical Shia Islamic regime in Iran, which had declared “death to America” irregular war on the United States. Major incidents include:

In April 1983 Iran-backed operatives bombed the U.S. Embassy in Beirut killing 63

In October 1983, Iran-backed Hezb’allah bombed the U.S. Marines barracks in Beirut, killing 241 Marine service members.

In June 1996, Iran-backed Saudi Hezb’allah bombed a U.S. Air Force housing complex, killing 19 U.S. airmen and wounding hundreds.

During the 2003-2011 Iraq War the total U.S. casualties from Iran-linked forces exceeded 1200. But the loss of American lives inflicted by the radical Iranian regime was much higher. Iran’s improvised explosive devices (IEDs) took many more American lives in Iraq and Afghanistan -- totaling more than 4,200, which was about 46% of all U.S. war zone deaths between 2006 and 2019. In addition, estimates for the IED-wounded, often resulting in ugly facial disfiguration and loss of limbs took an even higher toll, with one official source putting the number at more than 30,000 U.S. service members across both wars.

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