I have been wondering for years why our foreign policy was so attached to Israel.  And why the USA is so bent on maintaining security in the Middle East for Israel to the tune of 300Billion dollars annually and the even  greater cost of American lives.

One aspect of the Middle East conflict was for the oil. I could understand how the USA was attempting to maintain its geopolitical power by monopolizing the oil. Yet, It was clear to me that America was not as dependent on the oil in the Middle East as were our banker's China & Japan.  I presumed then that our national foreign policy intent was to use the Oil as leverage against the debt that China and Japan hold. This would ensure continued geopolitical dominance.

This was seemingly the neo-con strategic plan.  Then the Bush administration utterly destroyed any chance of success in the Middle East with their piss poor execution of the war  plans also known as  the Wolfwitz Doctrine. Developed when Cheney was Sec of Defense (surprise! surpise!)..

Now the news is even worse...the rest of the world is aligning against America.  America has probably seen her last days as a superpower.  It certainly makes sense that Asia, Latin America and Africa would align forces against US hegemony. Together they have oil, nukes and money. While America becomes an Empire of Debt. Trillions spent on war, with no end in sight.

This article below goes in to much greater detail.

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/HE09Ad01.html