Dismantle the American Military Infrastructure Within the Greater Middle East, the Snake Within the Abode of Muslims!
(Translated)
https://www.al-waie.org/archives/article/20309
Al Waie Magazine Issue No. 478
Fortieth Year, Dhul Qi’dah 1447 AH corresponding to May 2026 CE
Ustadh Musab Umair, Wilayah Pakistan

Upon review of the recent wars that the United States has waged upon the Muslim World, from Afghanistan in 2001, to Iran in 2026, it is obvious that the US military could not possibly fight Muslims without a large military infrastructure within the Greater Middle East, which is the name American strategists and policy makers have given the Arab region of the Middle East, with the addition of Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is a critical priority for the US to maintain bases and ports within the Greater Middle East, because of the long and exposed Sea Lines of Communication (SLOCs) between the American eastern sea board and the Suez Canal, and the American western sea board and the Strait of Hormuz. For the Islamic Ummah, the American military infrastructure is like a snake that rests deep within its abode, which must be uprooted, as each Muslim country is being stung one by one by Trump, as he works to violently reshape the Muslim World according to American interests.

America’s Need for a Military Infrastructure in the Greater Middle East

As for the American eastern sea board, Naval Station Norfolk, located in Virginia, is the world’s largest naval base and the primary command center for the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. A Ford-class aircraft carrier can reach a max “flanking speed” of around 30 knots, approximately 35 miles per hour. Vessels departing from the Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia must travel over 5,000 to 5,500 nautical miles to reach the Suez Canal. The ships must then pass the narrow canal, the Red Sea and the Gulf Canal to reach the Arabian Sea, where the U.S. military operates in the Middle East. Thus, a US Navy supercarrier travelling at 35 mph could get from the United States to the Middle East in less than 10 days, assuming it is not obstructed by traditional or asymmetric naval forces. As for the American western sea board, Naval Base San Diego, the principal homeport of the US Pacific Fleet and the second largest surface ship naval base in the world, is approximately 8,000 to 8,500 nautical miles from the Strait of Hormuz, depending on the maritime route, whilst all maritime routes must pass through the Pacific and Indian Oceans, typically requiring over 10-14 days for U.S. Navy vessels to transit. Again, this is assuming that traditional or asymmetric naval forces do not challenge the advance at any stage.

Thus, the Sea Lines of Communications (SLOC) from the US mainland to the heart of the Muslim World are long, but more importantly, they are heavily exposed, passing within striking distance of many Muslim countries, including those who possess large armies, such as those of Egypt, Pakistan and Indonesia, as well as those with highly motivated asymmetrical forces, such as those of Yemen and Somalia. This means that an Ummah wide permanent naval projection could effectively confine the US military force to defending its homeland, and its immediate vicinity, in line with the Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, and far away from the countries of the Muslims. Such a projection must have contingencies, when there is a surge in naval preparations by the US, to block any attack, or limit its size, well before its targeted strike.

The Major Assets of the American Infrastructure of the Middle East

For the US to maintain its dominance of the Greater Middle East, and reshape it according to its interests, it depends on a large military infrastructure within the region, to reduce the length and exposure of Lines of Communication, during an active war with any of the Muslim countries. The main US bases and assets in the Middle East are:

- The headquarters of the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain.

- The 24-hectare Al Udeid Air Base, in the desert outside the capital Doha, Qatar, which is the forward headquarters for U.S. Central Command, and houses around 10,000 troops.

- Camp Arifjan, the forward headquarters of U.S. Army Central in Kuwait.

- The Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait.

- Camp Buehring in Kuwait, Al Dhafra Air Base, situated south of UAE capital Abu Dhabi, is a critical U.S. Air Force base.

- The Ain Al Asad Air Base in western Anbar province, Iraq, Erbil Air Base, northern Iraq, serves as a hub for U.S. forces.

- Prince Sultan Air Base roughly 60 km south of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, hosts US soldiers.

- The Muwaffaq al Salti Air Base, Azraq, 100 km northeast of the capital Amman, Jordan, hosts the U.S. Air Forces Central’s 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing.

- Then, there is the most important advance base for the US, the Jewish entity, which is active in assisting the US in reshaping the Greater Middle East by striking at the Muslim countries, one by one. It is the protégé of Trump in the West, to complement his protégé in the East, the Hindu State. It is to be noted that there is strong coordination between the US, the Jewish entity and the Hindu State, who are all the direct beneficiaries of the weakening of Muslim states.

- Also, as a contingency for emergency expansion, there are bases within the stronger Muslim countries which are ruled by followers and agents of the US, that the US has used during active wars, such as the bases it used in Turkey and Pakistan to attack Afghanistan in 2001. The American military cannot manage without the logistic routes provided by its agents and followers in the Muslim World in any active war against Muslims, whether it is a small country like Afghanistan, or a large country like Iran.

- As an important permanent extension to its military infrastructure, that must not be overlooked, the US military also depends on surveillance and communication centers within the larger American embassies in the Greater Middle East, including the embassies in Baghdad, Iraq and Islamabad, Pakistan. Any plan to eliminate the strike and counterstrike capabilities of the US must include neutralizing of its spy posts, disguised as diplomatic missions, in order to blind and deafen the US military.

- Finally, it is important to mention that America has plans for expansion. As an important example, America plans to retake possession of Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. On 18 September 2025, Trump stated, “We were going to keep Bagram, the big air base — one of the biggest air bases... We’re trying to get it back because they need things from us. We want that base back.” It is not a surprise that Trump has mobilized his protégé in the East, the Hindu State, to stir fitnah between the mujahidoon of Afghanistan and the Pakistan Army, so as to force a concession for the Bagram Air Base. It must be noted that should the Bagram Air Base ever fall into the hands of the US military, it can be used to strike nuclear Pakistan, not just nuclear China.

Thus, any Ummah wide plan to uproot the snake of the American military structure, must account for the entire infrastructure, as well as its extensions and intended expansions.

It is an Imperative of the Islamic Ummah to Dismantle the American Military Infrastructure on Its Soil

The existence of the American military structure within the abode of the Islamic Ummah is a strange reality. It cannot be imagined that disbelieving nations, such as China and Russia, would allow such a vast American military infrastructure on their territory for any reason. The existence of the American military on the Muslim soil is a snake that has struck again and again, yet there is no effort to defang, strike and eliminate it. This fatal neglect does not even have validity from the angle of “national interest” that the rulers of Muslims claim to cling to. It is clear that the American military infrastructure is essential and critical to Trump’s reshaping of the Middle East, by attacking the Muslim countries one by one, to weaken them. Trump’s protégé Netanyahu has spoken of the need to dismantle the Sunni Axis, after dismantling the Shia Axis. On Sunday 22 February 2026, Netanyahu declared, “The intention here is to create an axis of nations that see eye to eye on the reality, challenges, and goals against the radical axes, both the radical Shia axis, which we have struck very hard, and the emerging radical Sunni axis.” This must alarm all the sincere elements within the armies of the strong Sunni armies, such as those of Turkey, Egypt and nuclear Pakistan.

In the case of nuclear Pakistan, there is sound reason for added alarm. On 18 March 2026, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence issued its, “2026 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community,” which stated on Page 25, “Pakistan continues to develop increasingly sophisticated missile technology that provides its military the means to develop missile systems with the capability to strike targets beyond South Asia, and if these trends continue, ICBMs that would threaten the U.S.” This came after Trump announced, on 31 October 2025, “Pakistan’s been testing.” The interviewer challenged his opinion saying, “Not nuclear weapons, is my understanding.” Then, Trump asserted, “Of course they have.” It also came after the declaration of the US Secretary of Defense on 2 March 2026, when he said, “crazy regimes like Iran, hell-bent on prophetic Islamist delusions, cannot have nuclear weapons.” During Trump’s reshaping of the Greater Middle East, American focus on Pakistan is critical. Pakistan being a strong nuclear weapon state can provide a protective deterrent umbrella to the armies of the Gulf States, Iran and Egypt, so that the forces of the Islamic Ummah can dismantle the American security system in the Middle East.

So even from the narrow prism of the “national interest,” the elimination of the American military infrastructure is a security priority, approaching the level of existential threat. Above all, the existence of American military infrastructure on the Muslim lands certainly does not have a valid basis in the Shariah Law of Allah (swt) that the Islamic Ummah adheres to. It is not allowed for the Ummah to conclude military agreements with other states, such as mutual defense agreements, mutual security agreements and any military facilitation related to that, such as leasing military bases, airports or ports. It is also neither permitted to seek assistance ( استعانةisti’aanah) from kafir states and their armies. These agreements are forbidden (حرام haram) by Islam. This is because it is forbidden for a Muslim to fight under the banner of kufr, or for the sake of kufr, or on behalf of a kafir state, or to give a kafir authority over Muslims or over the land of Islam. The Messenger (saw) forbade Muslims from seeking assistance (isti’aanah) from kafir states, since he forbade seeking light from the fire of the mushrikeen, as he said, «لاَ تَسْـتَضِـيئُوا بـِنَارِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ» “Do not seek light from the fire of the mushrikeen” [Narrated by Ahmad]. Fire is a kinayah (كناية metonym) for war. The Messenger (saw) also said, «فَإِنَّا لاَ نَسْـتَعِينُ بـِمُـشْـرِكٍ» “We do not seek assistance from a mushrik” [Sahih Ibn Hibban]. And Allah (swt) said,

[يَآأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَتَّخِذُواْ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ أَوۡلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَۚ أَتُرِيدُونَ أَن تَجۡعَلُواْ لِلَّهِ عَلَيۡكُمۡ سُلۡطَٰنࣰا مُّبِينًا] “O you who have believed, do not take the disbelievers as allies instead of the believers. Do you wish to give Allah against yourselves a clear case?” [TMQ Surah An-Nisa’a: 141]. There is no wisdom greater than the Wisdom of Allah (swt). Thus, in Shariah there is no basis for hosting the US military bases, or providing the US military the use of Muslim bases, let alone fighting on the side of America to reshape the Greater Middle East according to its interests.

The Material Factors that Make Dismantling the American Military Infrastructure Feasible

Allah (swt) has granted the present generation of Muslims the golden opportunity to rid themselves of the American military infection, after decades of suffering.

- Within the early weeks of the attack on Iran, the traditional allies of the US, in Europe, abandoned America and refused its calls to join the war, after America had withdrawn from 66 international institutions that gave Europe an authority over the affairs of the world.

- As for China and Russia, they were filled with joy as the US sank in a quagmire, after America sank Russia in a quagmire in Ukraine and besieged China, cutting its access to oil and Rare Earth Elements (REEs).

- As for the Muslims of the regional Gulf States, they saw the shocking reality of US security guarantees. They saw firsthand that the rulers of Muslims are the protectors of the US military infrastructure, whilst the US bases are there to protect the American and Jewish militaries alone, even though they failed miserably due to the strength of the initial Iranian attacks.

- As for the myth of invincibility of the US, it was shattered by the Muslims of Iran, which brought joy to the Islamic Ummah.

- As for the US deep state itself, a vocal faction within it undermined the war by declaring it an exhausting forever war, that can lead to the collapse of the US. As for Trump’s administration, it was forced to revise timelines, and gather more forces, amongst other measures. Thus, Trump used the style of negotiations, which it uses to avoid imminent defeat, to buy time to amass forces and to gain on the table of negotiations that which its military could never gain on the battlefield. Trump also ordered its agents in the Muslim World to prepare for joining the war on its side, using various narratives, some of which paid lip service to Islam.

- As for the Islamic Ummah as a whole, its armed forces have short and secure Lines of Communication to the entire American military infrastructures, its extensions and expansions within their lands. In terms of providing a deterrent cover for a huge ground assault on the bases, the Islamic Ummah possess nuclear weapons, as well as intercontinental ballistic missiles and hypersonic missiles. The number of troops of the Islamic Ummah are counted in millions. And the number of able-bodied men willing to fight for the cause of Islam and Muslims exceeds hundreds of millions.

Thus, from a material point of view, all the material factors that Allah (swt) has granted are in favor of the Islamic Ummah. That is after the removal of the current rulers of Muslims, who are the first line of defense for the American military infrastructure and its facilitators.

The Most Critical Factor, the Belief of the Troops

After knowing the reality of the American military infrastructure, and the material factors that Allah (swt) provided to assist the Islamic Ummah to dismantle it, it is time to address the most important factor that decides the battle, the belief of the troops. It is this belief that forms and binds the military formation in its essence, protecting it from defeat through its disintegration and preserving its entity in order to advance to victory. No discussion about any Islamic political project can be complete without the linkage to the Aqeedah of Islam. A vast political project is incomplete even after studying realities, establishing Shariah priorities and examining preparedness and feasibility, as well as designing contingencies. A political project is lifeless, unless there are men who are willing to sacrifice their time, health, wealth and souls to bring it to life. Moreover, after the Ummah failed to strike the American infrastructure as it mobilized against Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Qatar and Iran, no planning can omit discussion about the Islamic ‘Aqeedah. At the same time, the Islamic Ummah has an obvious advantage over the disbelieving Americans, the Jewish entity and the Hindu State.

The Weak, Fragile and Wavering Belief of the Enemy

As for the enemy, America, the American army commanders framed the attack on Iran, which began on 28 February 2026, as a religious war, in an attempt to control the fear within their troops. On 3 March 2026, the American organization Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), whose stated purpose is the separation of church and state within the US military, published an article with the title, “MRFF Inundated with Complaints of Gleeful Commanders Telling Troops Iran War is ‘Part of God’s Divine Plan’ to Usher in the Return of Jesus Christ.”

The article quoted a Non-Commissioned Officer, writing on behalf of 15 military unit members, as saying, “This morning our commander opened up the combat readiness status briefing by urging us to not be ‘afraid’ as to what is happening with our combat operations in Iran right now. He 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.’” And on 25 March 2026, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth led his first monthly Christian worship service at the Pentagon since the Iran war began, calling for “overwhelming violence of action against those who deserve no mercy.”

Indeed, the American troops are “afraid,” when facing the powerful, well-trained Muslim army of Iran on the battlefield. The American troops were even “afraid” when they faced small groups of poorly armed mujahidoon in Afghanistan. Their fear was so overwhelming, that they preferred suicide over facing their enemies in battle. In a study published by the “Journal of Health Economics” in January 2013, with the title, “The psychological costs of war: Military combat and mental health,” stated, “A record high 38 soldiers committed suicide in July 2012 (U.S. Department of Defense, 2012) and as of June 2012, more U.S. military service personnel have lost their lives by suicide (2676) since the war in Afghanistan began than have died during combat operations there (1950).” So, it was not surprising that the US army was forced to complete a withdrawal from Afghanistan on 30 August, 2021. The efforts of the American army commanders to motivate their armed forces using the Christian religion failed when facing the Muslims of Afghanistan.

Fundamentally, any American military formation is crippled by its belief. Christianity cannot strengthen the US army in a manner that its military commanders need to confront Muslims. The religion of Christianity is not the Deen that was revealed to Esa (as). The priests adulterated Revelation until it became Christianity. The ‘Aqeedah (creed) of Christianity does not have definite evidences for its beliefs, so as a foundation of a military doctrine, it is weak and unstable. Christianity was adulterated to the point that it destroyed the spirit of sacrifice, resistance and resilience within its adherents.

Here, the fascist, white supremacist Trump must consider the words of his forefather Hitler. In the book “Inside the Third Reich,” Albert Speer, Hitler’s architect and minister for armaments, quoted Hitler as saying, “You see, it’s been our misfortune to have the wrong religion. Why didn’t we have the religion of the Japanese, who regard sacrifice for the Fatherland as the highest good? The Mohammedan religion too would have been much more compatible to us than Christianity. Why did it have to be Christianity with its meekness and flabbiness?”

Moreover, the American deep state and current generation of Americans believe in capitalism, not Christianity. As for the American deep state, it pursues material benefits for the American capitalist elite, its military, oil, mineral and tech companies, whilst exploiting Christianity to motivate its troops. The deep state repackages this pursuit of its interests as the “national interest,” in order to motivate its army to sacrifice for its interests. However, this hypocrisy is no longer hidden and is exposed, which itself has become a source of demoralization within the American society as a whole, and its army in particular. As for the current generation of Americans; including their soldiers, they are not like their religious forefathers, who left Europe, and crossed seas, to build new homes in the wilderness, to preserve their religion. No, the current generation of officers is the offspring of capitalism, materialism and hedonism, individualism, comfort and self-preservation. How can any such officer cadre maintain military discipline and formation in an intense, prolonged war with Muslims? It is only a matter of time before a highly motivated force breaks their formation.

The Definite, Unwavering Belief of the Islamic Military Formation

The Ummah must mobilize its armies according to the Islamic Aqeedah, and lead them away from the misdirection of the rulers of Muslims. The ‘Aqeedah of the military formation in Islam is not “national interest.” As for nationalism, there is no nationalism in Islam, and the affairs of the Ummah, are the affairs of every Muslim, from Indonesia to Morocco. The slaughter of the Muslims in Iran, Palestine, Kashmir, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen is their affair, and their armies are responsible before Allah (swt) for their response. As for “interest,” there is no interest for Muslims outside of Islam, or in contradiction to the Shariah Law of Allah (swt). Islam commands the armies to support the Muslims in their Deen. Islam commands the armies to liberate the occupied lands of Muslims. Islam forbids the armies to be tied in military alliance with the enemies of Islam, who occupy the lands of Muslims, or assist others in occupation. Islam orders the ending of military occupation by the disbelievers, whether it is an American base, or America’s largest base, the Jewish entity.

In terms of belief, the American troops do not hope for what the Muslims fighting in the Path of Allah (swt) hope for. Allah (swt) said,

﴿وَلَا تَهِنُوا فِي ابْتِغَاءِ الْقَوْمِ ۖ إِن تَكُونُوا تَأْلَمُونَ فَإِنَّهُمْ يَأْلَمُونَ كَمَا تَأْلَمُونَ ۖ وَتَرْجُونَ مِنَ اللَّهِ مَا لَا يَرْجُونَ ۗ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا﴾

“Do not falter in pursuit of the enemy—if you are suffering, they too are suffering. However, you can hope to receive from Allah what they can never hope for” [TMQ Surah An-Nisa’a: 104]. Ibn Kathir said in his Tafsir, فأنتم إذ كنتم موقنين من ثواب الله لكم على ما يصيبكم منهم، بما هم به مكذّبون أولى وأحرَى أن تصبروا على حربهم وقتالهم، منهم على قتالكم وحربكم، وأن تجِدُّوا من طلبهم وابتغائهم، لقتالهم على ما يَهنون فيه ولا يَجِدّون “Since you are certain of Allah’s reward for you for what befalls you from them, because of what they deny you are more deserving and worthy of being patient with their war and fighting, than they are with your war and fighting. You are more deserving and worthy of being diligent in seeking and pursuing them, to fight them over what they are weak in and do not strive for.”

Not only does the Aqeedah of Islam inspire the fighting Muslims to sacrifice, it also inspires the armies of Muslims to stand firm until Allah (swt) sends victory. Allah (swt) said,

[فَلَا تَهِنُوا وَتَدْعُوا إِلَى السَّلْمِ وَأَنتُمُ الْأَعْلَوْنَ وَاللَّهُ مَعَكُمْ وَلَن يَتِرَكُمْ أَعْمَالَكُمْ]

“So do not falter or cry for peace, for you will have the upper hand and Allah is with you. And He will never let your deeds go to waste” [TMQ Surah Muhammad: 35]. Imam At-Tabari said in his Tafsir, لا تضعفوا عنهم وتدعوهم إلى الصلح والمسالمة, وأنتم القاهرون لهم والعالون عليهم (وَاللَّهُ مَعَكُمْ) يقول: والله معكم بالنصر لكم عليهم “Do not be weak towards them and call them to peace and reconciliation, while you are the ones who have conquered them and are superior to them. ‘And Allah is with you,’ He says, Allah is with you by giving you victory over them.” Indeed, the calls for peace and negotiation, when America has stumbled and can be crushed in a decisive defeat, is a manifest contradiction of the Deen.

No army on earth has what the Islamic army has. The ‘Aqeedah (creed) of Islam is definite and confirmed with rational and textual evidences. It is an ‘Aqeedah of certainty and without conjecture. It is the firm basis for the military doctrine of the armies of Muslims. The Islamic Aqeedah is an essential part of the Islamic military culture. It is a critical pillar for the Islamic military formation. It is part of the cultural and intellectual atmosphere of Islam, and a prominent feature of the commands of the military commanders. It allows Muslims to defeat their enemies, even when their enemies have more weaponry and places of foothold.

Conclusion: The First Step to the Liberation (Tahrir) from American Military Colonialism

O Islamic Ummah, and Its Armies!

Dismantle the American military infrastructure within the Greater Middle East, the snake within the abode of Muslims! It has stung the countries of Muslims repeatedly and will continue to sting, until it is defanged, crippled and eliminated. The international scenario, the regional environment and the material capabilities of the Muslims are all on the side of the Islamic Ummah. Above all, the Islamic Ummah and its armies have Iman in Allah (swt). Over centuries, the armies of Muslims defeated more powerful enemies, including the crusaders and the Mongols. Even in recent history, the battlefields of Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Kashmir, Yemen, Palestine and Iran have borne witness to the strength of Muslims fighting in the Cause of Allah (swt). Thus, the armies of Muslims must fight the American military presence with full force, seeking one of the two good matters, victory or martyrdom.

And the first step for the armies of Muslims is to remove the current rulers who contradict the Aqeedah of Islam, and facilitate the enemy at every step. The armies of the Muslims must then install a leadership that governs a state that is based on the Aqeedah of Islam. Yes, the very first step to dismantling the American military structure is the granting of nussrah ( نصرةmilitary support) by Muslim officers to Hizb ut Tahrir (حزب التحرير Party of Liberation) for the establishment of the Khilafah (Caliphate) on the Method of Prophethood. It is then that a Khaleefah Rashid (Righteous Caliph) will lead the armies in a decisive battle, to purify the Muslim World from the filthy American military infrastructure, in which the disbelievers will be humiliated and the Deen of Islam will be honored.