BY DAVID EASTMAN
March 25, 2026 – No man knows the future with certainty, but on our current trajectory this is what I expect to see happen going forward.
We are currently at a pivotal moment in the on-going hostilities between the US and Iran. Even so, I believe we have already crossed the point from short-term conflict into something else entirely.
This war will not end in the next two weeks, nor will this merely be an excursion as some had hoped. In fact, I expect that war, in one form or another, will remain in the headlines through most of 2027 and will include US allies such as Japan, Korea and Taiwan. It will also be accompanied by severe inflation.
On Wednesday, US debt surpassed $39 trillion. Any increases in government spending, including military spending, now come at the expense of the dollar through inflation. Prices will rise as the value of the dollar falls. Supply chain disruptions will exacerbate that situation.
Iran is fighting a war of attrition. When I see a fire break out at one of the largest oil refineries in the US, and a fire break out on the largest US aircraft carrier, I see these events as part of that war of attrition. In a war of attrition, the US does not possess escalation dominance. While there are some who passionately support the current war against Iran, that support is not currently reflected across the nation. Fewer than 50% of Americans currently express support for the war. For the US to be able to compete in a war of attrition against Iran, that number will have to change.
If history is any indication, it often takes a national calamity, such as the sinking of the Lusitania, or a series of such calamities, to generate the kind of national will necessary to successfully prosecute a long war. In the absence of such a calamity, governments have been known to make them up, as happened with the Gulf of Tonkin Incident or the failed attempt to sink the USS Liberty. Whether such an attack targets the United States or one of our allies, and whether it is carried out by Iran or merely attributed to Iran, the intended effect will be an increase in American support for the war sufficient to expand the current conflict until the US is engaged in the same war of attrition that Iran is already pursuing.
Americans are not, by and large, prepared for such a war. They are also not trained to quickly see it when it comes. Many Americans will remember “two weeks to flatten the curve,” but they will not connect the dots when they hear “just a few more weeks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.”
With the expansion of hostilities will come policies that attempt to restrict the individual freedoms of Americans. The freedom to travel, to speak, to worship, to conduct business, to bear arms, to make medical decisions free from coercion, to purchase healthy food, and other freedoms will be targeted. To many, it will not appear that they are being targeted as much as they are the natural casualties of a period of war, and the devastation that war always brings to humanity.
In reality, these freedoms are already being targeted and those who would see them curtailed further will certainly use the disruptions of war toward that end. I am writing this now, while most Americans and the US stock market still expect a quick resolution to this conflict, so that you can more easily see the coming restrictions for what they truly are, a curtailment of constitutional freedoms.
Whether we are at war or experiencing times of peace, the pressure to further concentrate governmental power will always be with us. It is one facet of human nature that remains a constant. It is against this desire to further concentrate power that we must stand without apology.
In 1788, Thomas Jefferson observed “The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.” Such gains are often accompanied with passionate promises about how the further concentration of power “for just a short while”, will certainly be for our benefit. Whether the present enemy is Russia, or Iran, or China, or global warming, or poverty, or a pandemic, or a despised political party, you can be sure that the spectre of each will be used in turn to justify calls for liberty to yield so that government may gain ground.
In 2020, too many Americans, myself included, hesitated to call out abuses of individual rights and freedoms for what they truly were. Yes, we did eventually raise the alarm, but for many it was too late. Whether Providence will intervene to alter the current trajectory, I cannot say. While I pray fervently for such intervention, if it comes at all, it will not come because our nation deserves a miracle, but because the God of heaven has decided to be merciful of His own accord.
David Eastman served in The Alaska House of Representatives between 2017 and 2025, representing Wasilla.
17 thoughts on “David Eastman: We have already crossed the point of no return in Iran”
One of the AKGOP FAR RIGHT radical is back. Welcome back to the new Alaska Story aka Must Read Alaska online reading family plus one leftist Ai programmed bot “Evan Singh.” Truly Welcome back.
I hope you have had a relaxing and Christ filled mini vacation likely needed after spending time in that god-less Ak legislature body.
Remember to forgive Alaska Family Council it is a brother in the faith and prolife efforts too, and it makes mistakes.
Yes. The long waiting response of Isreal and USA toward Iran’s decades of assaults against Isreal and USA is long from peace.
You can’t throw stones at a Moose without expecting it’ll react charging with intent to trample.
What is being revealed (that actually is exciting for the Christian born again) is our response to decades of bullying and assaults by Iran is we are watching Biblical prophecies unfolding and setting the Revelation stage when countries come against Isreal and they have no one to turn to except God our Father through Jesus Christ to rescue them.
We are living in exciting times but also it’s a sober reminder Rep Eastman to your family, to Christians the end is nearer to these generations than it was for 1960 generations. Means Christ is right around the corner meaning if we spend more time carrying about worldly comforts instead of telling and leading our family and neighbors to Christ then we are wasting more time than the attempts changing our government. Not saying not to be involved in local government politics just saying some Christians time is split 80/20 in where their time is spent while we are living Biblibal revelation prophecies coming to light after 100’s of years being read.
They say the generation who lived while Christ walked on this earth they were the most blessed generation. I think they will say that about our generations if we see the glory of Christ coming to bring up His Church and His second return to finish this world off.
To be Blunt remember the Iranian Regime they had this coming, they started it like a foolish boy taunting and bullying a moose by throwing stones at it or like that movie scene in My Girl the boy would consistently throw stones at the bee hive hanging until one day it fell and he was stung and died in the movie.
Something Greater is occurring that’s bigger than any War. Which yesterday I was thinking its interesting how the ENTIRE world are All watching Isreal… you know that’s where our LORD will return to the mountain where he ascended. The end is very close
As an atheist, I’m no biblical scholar, but I can see Hegseth and military GI Joe generals (equally small-dicked) consider themselves concierges to worldwide Armageddon, in the name, of course, of Jesus. First Armageddon, then the second coming and then the rapture. Hegseth, as a violent,warmonger and , importantly, a CHRISTIAN, sees himself as a modern day disciple or at least an online influencer. But how about Stephen Miller, a demon and a Jew. Does a Jew believe in rapture, Armageddon and the second coming?
“I like your Christ. But am less sure about your Christians.” – Mahatma Ghandi (paraphrased)
Tina, spend sone time with Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, and Sam Harris – if you dare. The scales may fall from your eyes. You have been badly deluded, but there is still time…
This paragraph is the truth “Whether we are at war or experiencing times of peace, the pressure to further concentrate governmental power will always be with us. It is one facet of human nature that remains a constant. It is against this desire to further concentrate power that we must stand without apology.” The rest is about what I expected, a lot of conspiratorial nonsensical ranting dressed up as if it is conservative when in fact it’s just more water carrying by the former representative who was well known for carrying water for the left during his time in the legislature.
He was no water-boy for the AKDemocrats.. they hate him! That’s not much of being on good terms with AkDemocrats.
Rufferidge, Jubliee, Merriick, Stedman, Sarah Rasmussen, Stevens, Giessel, Sumnar, Revak are just a FEW out of many Republican community leaders examples of a Water-boy for AKDemocrats
I forgot one more name can’t forget her AKGOP biggest people pleaser and water boy carrying leader they got in the legislature Mia Costello
Eastman a leftist? JHCOAB Steve-O
Where did I say he was a leftist?
You must not be familiar with his voting record or how often he sided with and helped the Democrats in the legislature, he was quite possibly the single biggest reason that Democrats held the majority during his time in the House. He would frequently pay lip service to conservative causes and then vote against them at the last minute. I’m surprised you didn’t know that, since you are so familiar with Alaskan politics…it’s well known with anyone who follows such things.
Right on! The media on both sides have been lying throughout this war, especially Fox News. The negotiations were completely succeeding. Trump is a lying buffoon, blackmailed by Netanyahu because of Epstein.
This war will likely be a disaster, plunging the world into chaos.
And it was COMPLETELY unnecessary!
Trump tore up Obama‘s deal that required inspections, while claiming it was a big win, which the media never corrects, especially Fox News, the war channel for “Christian” Zionists, who claim to be pro-life, while being the biggest warmongers.
Only peacemakers will be blessed and called children of God, according to Jesus – Matthew 5:9.
That’s why we’re so messed up and not being blessed. People are following Fox News, TalmudVision instead of Jesus Christ, and completely ignore those of us who have been carefully telling the truth in love for decades.
Besides the coming soon, financial food and other crises, some are saying that a military draft could cause mass riots, resulting in martial law.
Romanian Bible smuggler Dimitru Duduman prophesied 40 years ago that severe civil unrest would precede America getting nuked by China and Russia.
We don’t have much time to get real Christianity going in Alaska, Jesus prayer for us and John chapter 17, “that the world will know.”
The world will know because God‘s glory will be so strong, even greater than in the first two Great Awakenings in America. And this revival will be worldwide.
Jesus said “this gospel” will be preached to the whole world, and then the end will come.
The world hasn’t seen the true gospel coming from American evangelicals. They see selfish, lust filled people who call themselves “Christians,” many of whom hate Muslims, whom Jesus clearly taughtwe must love.
Reverse-Christianity and reverse-evangelism is destroying America — not the left, whom TalmudVision puts all the blame on in order to get us to blameshift, so they can divide and conquer, destroying the USA from within.
Pastors are the most responsible (who will get the greatest judgment), because they’re supposed to be teaching what the Bible actually says, instead of what the people want to hear. So we’re not salt and light — but instead are a clanging gong, because we don’t walk in Christ’s love (1 Cor. 13:1). We’re not filled with the Holy Spirit, having the fruit of the Holy Spirit.
Trump‘s negotiators (including his son-in-law) are real estate investors who were not negotiating in good faith. In the middle of both talks, last year and this one, Trump unconstitutionally, immorally and deceptively bombed Iran.
Netanyahu tells his buddies he controls Trump, according to Tucker Carlson, who says on video that he knows some of these people Netanyahu has told this to.
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/yJoGLB2ZUNc
Netanyahu has been lying about Iran being weeks or months away from having a nuke since the early 90s, at least 15 times. Fox News never warns us, and pastors won’t even let people in their own churches warn the people. The lack of truth being told is that bad. And now we’re going to pay the price.
What blindstream media mainly only reported this one time, and what much of MAGA doesn’t want to know— the truth about the negotiations:
CBS: U.S.-Iran deal is “within our reach,” Omani mediator says — ONE DAY BEFORE TRUMP BOMBED IRAN and LIED about the talks not succeeding! | Mediator: “There would be zero accumulation, zero stockpiling, and full verification”
https://tobefree.press/2026/03/14/u-s-iran-deal-is-within-our-reach-omani-mediator-says/
Apart from your reliance on supernatural hope, I like this : ‘ Trump is a lying buffoon, blackmailed by Netanyahu because of Epstein.“
Jeff,
In 2016 Obama gave Iran $1,700,000,000.00 (1.7 BILLION DOLLARS) in cash. With Biden acting as his President, Obama gave Iran $6,000,000,000.00 (6 BILLION DOLLARS) in 2023 and eased sanctions allowing access to another $10,000,000,000.00 (10 BILLION DOLLARS). The Obama/Biden/Harris Administration literally funded the Iranian state sponsored terrorism across the globe, killing thousands including Americans. The Obama/Biden/Harris Administration JCPOA known as the Iran Nuclear Deal allowed Iran to get to the point where they had stockpiled enough uranium to make 11 nuclear weapons. So while you cheer Obama for allowing this, others understand that allowing a radical group of extremists the ability to develop 11 nuclear bombs is well beyond idiotic.
Steve-O. You and history are estranged.
Feel free to correct me at any time. I won’t hold my breath on your ability to do so.
The above article says:
“With the expansion of hostilities will come policies that attempt to restrict the individual freedoms of Americans. The freedom to travel, to speak, to worship, to conduct business, to bear arms, to make medical decisions free from coercion, to purchase healthy food, and other freedoms will be targeted.”
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There is no reason that Americans will lose any of those listed freedoms, as long as President Trump is in office. This is because Trump is on the side of the American people, and is pro-freedom. This is why the left hates Trump so much.
However, if during the mid-terms, the Congress is lost to rabid left-wingers, then we are at risk. But Trump still has veto power over freedom robbing legislation. But if the left gains the presidency in 2028, then America will be in grave danger.
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But admittedly, our monstrous national debt has been a threat for decades, and is currently at $39 trillion, and getting worse.