November
3, 2023
Israel’s
ongoing massacre in Gaza has stirred worldwide calls for a ceasefire to stop
the genocide unfolding. The United States has been no exception, which
countless demonstrators taking to the streets in recent weeks. That hasn’t
stopped the US government from backing Israel’s horrific campaign in Gaza to
the hilt. The White House has refused to heed calls for a ceasefire and even
deployed two aircraft carriers to the Mediterranean—not to defend Palestinians,
but to dissuade regional powers from joining the fray to defend Palestine. As
the possibility of a regional war looms with the entry of Yemen into the
conflict, many wonder how the US might respond to such a scenario. Former US
Congressperson Dennis Kucinich joins The Chris Hedges Report for a discussion
on the US war machine—what it is, how it works, and how it might respond should
the war in Palestine spiral into a wider conflagration.
An American soldier is seen during a visit on the US aircraft
carrier, USS George H. W. Bush, as it docks at the Haifa port, on July
3, 2017. RONEN ZVULUN/AFP via Getty Images
