Hmmm. I'm not up on Biblical prophecy. Indeed, in my model, the future is highly unpredictable.
But I acknowledge having difficulty with the analysis here. So any help is constructive.
From 30,000 feet, I am hoping we are seeing the encroachment and pressure of an Islamic enlightenment which is unsettling the powers that be.
From 10,000 feet, I am concerned we may be entering WW3 and I would rather invest in alternative energy than fight over oil.
From 1,000 feet, I see the US potentially getting entangled in something it doesn't understand after being too fastidious to get involved when the choices were a bit easier (see also Egypt now).
From ground level, I see a chaos of very brutal, very wily operators and this makes forming an alliance almost impossible.
What are the missiles meant to achieve? Is the only language all these actors speak the language of death?