Kevin Duffy on American imperialism and the Israel alliance

At the core of American imperialism is the noble cause.  Woodrow Wilson got the ad campaign started when he coined the phrase “making the world safe for democracy.”  In 2009, the Navy came up with the slogan “a global force for good.”  (This lasted all of five years.)  The mask is now off Israel.  Its carefully cultivated image as an enlightened, progressive, tolerant democracy has been shattered… not good for the U.S. global brand.  America’s longstanding policy of unconditional support for Israel is now in question, i.e. the imperial delusion is bumping into harsh reality.

~ Kevin Duffy, "The Israel-Palestine Conflict: Investment implications," The Coffee Can Portfolio, January 6, 2024