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: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/11/12/why-us-support-israel-geopolitics-michael-hudson Check out our video "Origins of debt: Michael Hudson reveals how financial oligarchies in Greece & Rome shaped our world": https://youtube.com/watch?v=Hqe3IQQo_t4 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 || Geopolitical Economy Report || Please consider supporting us at https://GeopoliticalEconomy.com/Support Patreon: https://Patreon.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Podcast: https://Soundcloud.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Newsletter: https://GeopoliticalEconomy.Substack.com