What empires do is they create local entities that are completely dependent on them. Okay? These entities can only exist because the empire supports them. If the empire withdraws support, these entities collapse immediately. Does that make sense? So let me give you examples.
The British created Pakistan. Why? To divide and weaken India. Okay. The British created Jordan. Why? To control the Arab tribes. The French created Lebanon. Why? To have a Christian state in the Muslim Middle East. None of these countries are natural. They’re all imperial constructs. Okay. Now, Israel is the most successful imperial construct in history. And I’m going to explain why. But first, you need to understand that the British didn’t create Israel because they loved Jews.
Okay? They created Israel to control the Middle East. And this is really important when we read the Balfour Declaration of 1917, right? Lord Balfour writes to Lord Rothschild. He’s not writing because he cares about Jewish suffering. He’s writing because Britain needs to control the Suez Canal. Okay, think about it. The Suez Canal is the most important waterway in the world. It connects Europe to Asia. Whoever controls the Suez controls global trade. But the Suez is in Egypt and Egypt is Muslim. and Muslims might align with other Muslim powers. So what do you do? You create a non-Muslim entity right next to Egypt that is completely dependent on you. That’s Israel. Okay?
All right. So now I’m going to explain to you the three stages that every imperial client goes through. This is a pattern. It happens every time. Okay.
Stage one, complete dependency. The client cannot survive without the empire. They need military protection, economic support, diplomatic cover. Israel from 1948 to 1967 completely dependent on first Britain, then France, then America. Without imperial support, the Arab states would have destroyed them. Okay.
Stage two, mutual benefit. The client becomes useful to the empire. They provide services the empire needs. Israel from 1967 to 2000. They defeat Soviet allies. They provide intelligence. They test American weapons. The relationship is now reciprocal. America needs Israel as much as Israel needs America. Okay.
Stage three, role reversal. The client becomes so powerful that the empire becomes dependent on them. This is where we are now. America cannot act in the Middle East without Israeli approval.