{"id":96253,"date":"2025-06-25T06:05:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T06:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/25\/gen-michael-kurilla-and-the-pivot-to-asia\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T06:05:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T06:05:12","slug":"gen-michael-kurilla-and-the-pivot-to-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/25\/gen-michael-kurilla-and-the-pivot-to-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Gen. Michael Kurilla and the Pivot to Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"


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By Thomas Neuburger. Originally published at God\u2019s Spies<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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CENTCOM area of responsibility (source: Wikimedia<\/a>)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cKurilla is especially close to Israel, even by the standards of other American officials\u201d<\/em>
\u2014Huffington Post<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Who\u2019s In Charge?<\/b><\/p>\n

Who\u2019s really in charge of all these wars, the U.S. or Israel? Which is the client state and which the master? The question comes up, not because it\u2019s being asked, but because the answer is assumed and no one can agree.<\/p>\n

Many assert that the tail (Israel or Netanyahu) is wagging the dog. Jeffrey Sachs<\/a> is one of many with this opinion. Others, like Michael Hudson, believe that we are the boss and Israel is our \u201clanded aircraft carrier<\/a>\u201d in the Near East.<\/p>\n

Certainly these countries, ours and Israel, have been intertwined since that nation was created in Palestine. Joe Biden is not alone<\/a> in the halls of power when he said this: