One possible explanation is that the author is a shill for Israel. He served in Israel's military. He has some publications with Israelis, such as "The Glory of the Holy Land."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_D._Kaplan#Early_life_an...

Israel benefits heavily from US militarization and US belligerence toward non-allies.

Israel invests a lot of money on lobbying US politicians and on PR to influence the US public. I'm not sure how much they spend. Israel receives $3B in military aid from US every year.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Israel_Public_Affairs...