Opinion: My American Foreign Policy in the Middle East, Asia, and Europe. (An American Empire that isn't Pro-Israel?)
A different kind of Foreign policy.
So, have you ever wondered what an American empire would look like if we changed our policy on Israel from only recognizing Israel to recognizing a two-state solution based on the 1967 borders?
It seems unimaginable, but I’m imagining it. I think it could be really awesome. Let’s dive in deeper.
To start, why would I support this?
Well, despite our poor foreign policy, I do love the United States as a country. I grew up here. I think America has so much potential to be more. More than just an Israeli vassal state that is used as a vehicle to take over the Middle East and in other places that don’t matter to us. SO much fucking more than that. We are being held back by this occupational entity that
Now that that’s out of the way…let’s get into the details of it.
Since it’s in the title:
Like the title states, this “American Empire” would not be a pro-Israel one. This would give the United States an opportunity to shift it’s focus elsewhere (after the two-state solution is implemented), and even more importantly- give the Palestinians a home to go to.
But how would this be done? I think it’s pretty simple.
Stop all monetary and military aid to Israel.
We supply them with all of the weapons they need to genocide Palestinians and kill others. Do you think they could keep going if it weren’t for us? Hell no! Absolutely not.
They basically rely on us to exist. Who would pick up after us? Russia? No. China? No. The rest of Europe? Absolutely fucking not! We already pay for 66% of NATO’s defense budget. As if they could pick up the bill for Israel. Pfft.
This loss of support would force Israel to play nice and accept a two-state solution, in order for them to survive as any sort of state. And yes, the United States could mediate it.
Israel would also have to withdraw from Lebanon and the Golan heights completely.
What does this open up for the rest of the Middle East?
Well, with the Israel-Palestine issue resolved, we would no longer be stuck in the Middle East at Israel’s command.
This would give the U.S a clear path to withdraw from:
Syria
Iraq (Kurdistan)
Turkey
Qatar
Jordan
etc
We are in all of these countries for Israel. There’s literally no other reason.
Without being stretched in the Middle East and leaving it to the Levantine and Arab states to restructure themselves in a new Middle East with a Palestinian state.
So, where can we allocate our resources to, since we’re now out of the Middle East?
We could go and move these troops and military assets to Asia, but I have a better military plan for Asia.
Asia: What happens?
So, now that the Middle East is not on our agenda, what do we do with Asia?
Firstly, I believe that we should not use the withdrawal from the Middle East as an excuse to bolster forces in Asia. Rather, I think that we should withdraw from Asia as well. Here’s how I think we should do it.
Before anything, we must withdraw from Japan. At this point, there has been so many incidents involving U.S servicemen and native Japanese to where it has become a stain on our military and our country. More often than not, this unfortunately usually involves a U.S serviceman sexually abusing or raping Japanese women. It also costs us billions and billions of dollars to maintain our troop presence there. Wasted money, in my opinion.
Japan produces most of it’s own things, particularly military wise. They do not need us for protection. I don’t think pulling out of Japan would not be a massive hassle, since Japan also pays for U.S forces to be there. That would be one less thing for the Japanese government to spend money on.
This could easily happen via a agreement. We could still help to support them heavily through trade and economic means, since they are indeed an ally at the end of the day, and the majority of Japanese see America as an ally. All of our bases would be transferred to the JSDF and the Japanese government.
Next is South Korea, which is a bit more complicated, since we have operational control of their military during wartime. This is due to the “Mutual Defense Treaty’ signed between South Korea and the United States, which has been in effect since 1953.
My solution to this is quite obvious.
Terminate the “Mutual Defense Treaty” immediately. It is unacceptable for the United States to be permanently tied to a foreign military, which means being tied into a possible major foreign conflict. I would argue that the termination of this agreement is even more important than withdrawing our troops stationed in South Korea.
After it is terminated, and the troops are withdrawn, we should be seeking a unification policy. Aka, a one-Korea policy with two autonomous states, under one passport and one Korean government overseeing it all. And yes, the United States can mediate this and make it happen. I fully believe in our power to do so.
A unified Korea would create a new superpower in Asia, separate from China, Russia, Taiwan, etc.
If we cannot find common ground with those countries under this new foreign policy, this leaves us with a new superpower in Korea that we can have a good relationship with. This would basically be like creating a new ally- but this new ally is a global power.
I think North Korea in particular would welcome this, as it would give them an opportunity to open up their economy and free themselves from sanctions, whilst also keeping the communist autonomy, meaning that Kim Jong Un would still have some power, which is fine. Allowing him to keep some power is a gesture of goodwill. It will display that we are serious about a different type of foreign policy and that we are also serious about world peace.
Now, as for Taiwan, they do provide us with something very important- chips.
No, i’m not talking about the food. I’m talking about the chips that are vital to many electronics, like laptops and smartphones.
Here’s what I think about this: why can’t we build these factories in America?
We are fully capable of creating many of these chips ourselves, and quite frankly, it’s embarrassing that we don’t. We do not need Taiwan to make all of them for us. We are the United States. This is unacceptable.
A lot of this can also be applied to mainland China. Although it’s helpful and cheaper to have China make Apple products, I also think we can make at least some of the parts here in America, which would help us to be more self sufficient.
After we shift towards building our own chips, and changing our foreign policy to where we have no need for military presence in Taiwan, in what way are they useful to us? Am I missing something here?
Mainland China is far more useful to us, as they are our second largest trading partner, behind Mexico and not too far ahead of Canada. A less hawkish policy on Taiwan means a better relationship with mainland China.
So…with tensions in Asia cooled and different, you know what comes next.
Ukraine-Russia war
To start, a ceasefire in Ukraine is needed. Badly.
We have to find a way to stop this war, so that our relationship with not only Russia, but also the EU and the UK does not deteriorate beyond return.
I am not heavily Pro-Ukraine or Pro-Russia, for the most part. I believe that both countries have a justified reason to be at war.
The United States should create an agreement between Ukraine and Russia that allows for the Russians to keep the territory they have captured, whilst also allowing the Ukrainian civilians to return to the areas they were displaced from by Russia.
The UN could monitor this and make sure that the Russians allow them to return safely.
This agreement would also include security guarantees for both Russia and Ukraine.
In conclusion…
The whole world is a safer and less war torn place.
Thank you for reading all of this.
I will be doing a separate article on Africa, the Americas, and the Caribbean soon.
Works Cited:
Contributors, Wikipedia. “Mutual Defense Treaty (United States–South Korea).” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 24 Apr. 2025, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_Defense_Treaty_%28United_States%E2%80%93South_Korea%29.
“Unprecedented Rise in Global Military Expenditure as European and Middle East Spending Surges.” SIPRI, 28 Apr. 2025, www.sipri.org/media/press-release/2025/unprecedented-rise-global-military-expenditure-european-and-middle-east-spending-surges#:~:text=Total%20military%20spending%20by%20NATO,’.
Yes, I used Wikipedia, I know. lol.