America eroding America
In 50 years when the story of how Americans abdicated their hegemony is written, it will have only one key player.
America was not always a huge supporter of Israel.
In 1956, Britain and France were upset with the nationalisation of the Suez Canal by Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser. To take control of the Suez, Britain encouraged David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister of Israel, to stage a war with Egypt. Britain and France would then send their fighters in and pretend to diffuse a war that never was and take control of the Suez Canal.
The plan was filled with several assumptions and failed spectacularly with the British Air Force bombing the Cairo civilian airport instead of the Air Force Base near Cairo.
The US was not informed of this covert plan, and they threatened to impose tariffs on Britain, which eventually ended not just the war but, in the opinion of some, the British Empire.
The US government today would simply comply, knowing Israel’s tangential involvement.
In 1973, fed up with the expansionist tendencies of Israel and backed by the USSR, Syria and Egypt entered into a war with Israel. Known as the Yom Kippur War, this was a pivotal moment in the last century that changed the trajectory of the United States of America.
Thanks to the Cold War calculus, the US entered the war on the side of the Israelis. The war ended in a retreat for both the Syrians and the Egyptians. Almost immediately after, the Gulf states issued an oil embargo on the US. This sent Kissinger scurrying to Riyadh to get the oil flowing again. Two things happened as a part of this meeting. Saudi Arabia agreed to trade oil in US dollars alone, and the US agreed to set up military bases in Saudi Arabia to provide security guarantees to them.
Source: American Security Project
The Implicit understanding was that Israel would not attack any Middle Eastern country, and the US would keep them from acting aggressively in the region.
The past couple of presidencies have shown that, irrespective of party affiliations, America is very comfortable with genocide but also has absolutely no control over Israel and its actions. NONE.
BRIC was a term coined by British economist Jim O’Neill in 2001 to refer to the four large economies Brazil, Russia, India and China outside the G7. The BRICS was formed in 2009, which included South Africa. BRICS has been undergoing expansion over the last couple of years.
2024: Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates became full members.
2025: Indonesia officially joined the group.
Expected Membership: Saudi Arabia is expected to finalise its membership.
It is interesting that countries from the Middle East started joining the organisation immediately after the Gaza Genocide began. The absolute impotence of the Americans and the willingness of the entire G7 to stand around and watch the evisceration of what they like to describe as “Rules-based Order” and “International Law” has definitely caused consternation.
Couple this with the double standards on display when it comes to Ukraine, just because the complexion of the people living there is different, has caused many countries to re-evaluate their relationship and view of America.
Trump’s tariff policies have just not helped the cause.
The recent bombing of Qatar by Israel has further worsened the perception. It has got to the point where Israel can even bomb Milwaukee and say they were targeting Hamas, and the US will just brush it off and move on.
Across the world, the United States has enjoyed influence and power over various countries and their government, at least over the last 30 years.
The Declaration of Independence of the United States says,
But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.
The US assured security in the 1970s. Where is the future security coming from?