{"id":2328,"date":"2025-09-16T06:35:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T06:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/?p=2328"},"modified":"2025-09-16T06:35:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T06:35:47","slug":"us-failure-abroad-and-at-home-john-j-mearsheimer%c2%b9-11-sep-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/?p=2328","title":{"rendered":"US Failure Abroad and at Home, John J. Mearsheimer\u00b9, 11 Sep 15"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Core Takeaway<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More Middle East mayhem amid unconditional US support for Israel? | The Bottom Line<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the aftermath of an Israeli attack on Qatar targeting the leadership of Hamas, American political scientist John Mearsheimer argues, \u201c<strong>The Israelis are interested in making sure there are no negotiations that settle the conflict in Gaza.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mearsheimer tells host Steve Clemons that the United States and Israel \u201cbasically act as a tag team\u201d, and despite a mild rebuke by President Donald Trump, \u201cthe US supports Israel unconditionally\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>He adds that Israel has three main strategic goals: expand territory, move the Palestinians out of all conquered territory, and ensure that all countries in the region are weak.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. On 11 September 2025, I appeared on the \u201cThe Bottom Line,\u201d an al Jazeera program hosted by Steve Clemons.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We focused mainly on the mayhem in the Middle East, although we also touched on Ukraine and the state of American democracy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, it was another depressing, but hopefully informative discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.substack.com\/pub\/mearsheimer\/p\/us-failure-abroad-and-at-home?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=android&amp;r=1sxk3k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/open.substack.com\/pub\/mearsheimer\/p\/us-failure-abroad-and-at-home?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&amp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"More Middle East mayhem amid unconditional US support for Israel? | The Bottom Line\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lFDkF4-irhc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Core Takeaway More Middle East mayhem amid unconditional US support for Israel? | The Bottom Line In the aftermath of an Israeli attack on Qatar targeting the leadership of Hamas, American political scientist John Mearsheimer argues, \u201cThe Israelis are interested in making sure there are no negotiations that settle the conflict in Gaza.\u201d Mearsheimer tells host Steve Clemons that the United States and Israel \u201cbasically act as a tag team\u201d, and despite a mild rebuke by President Donald Trump, \u201cthe US supports Israel unconditionally\u201d. 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