Why does the US support Israel? A geopolitical analysis with economist Michael Hudson

A geopolitical analysis of why the United States so strongly supports Israel: Economist Michael Hudson discusses with journalist Ben Norton.

TRANSCRIPT here: geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/11/12/why-us-support-…

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Topics
0:00 Geopolitics of US-Israel relations
1:01 (CLIP) Biden: Israel is best investment
1:56 Energy
2:32 Wolfowitz Doctrine
3:42 Full spectrum dominance
4:02 Iran & Saudi: US "twin pillars"
4:43 Oil & gas production
4:56 Trade routes & chokepoints
6:16 OPEC+
6:40 Saudi Arabia & China
7:04 Belt & Road Initiative
8:22 (CLIP) Biden: we would create Israel
9:05 Israel's crimes in Gaza
9:49 Introducing Michael Hudson
10:08 Highlights
11:28 Interview starts
12:27 Hudson: Israel is US aircraft carrier
14:13 Israel: Western imperial military base
21:49 Oil
22:43 Wesley Clark: 7 countries in 5 years
25:38 US wars on Iraq & Syria
25:58 (CLIP) Trump: we took Syria's oil
26:26 US wars
27:40 War on terror
29:54 US threatens Iran
32:10 Fight for energy
32:52 Saudi Arabia
35:12 Strait of Hormuz
35:41 Iran
38:52 Trade chokepoints
41:04 Suez Canal
42:03 Netanyahu is American
42:56 Twin pillar strategy
44:24 US foreign policy
48:33 The Crusades
55:04 World war?
58:12 Outro

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