One possible explanation is that the author is a shill for Israel. He served in Israel's military. He has some publications with Israelis, such as "The Glory

One possible explanation is that the author is a shill for Israel. He served in Israel's military. He has some publications with Israelis, such as "The Glory of the Holy Land." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_D._Kaplan#Early_life_and_career https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_D._Kaplan#Early_life_an... Israel benefits heavily from US militarization and US belligerence toward non-allies. Israel invests a lot of money on lobbying US politicians and on PR to influence the US public. I'm not sure how much they spend. Israel receives $3B in military aid from US every year. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Israel_Public_Affairs_Committee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Israel_Public_Affairs...