This reminds me of a snippet of an article I read that was published in Peace, Bread, and Land

War is usually the tool of the financial capital fraction of the bourgeoisie. The financiers have indeed been calling for a new war, a shot in the arm for the flagging economy, and a redivision of the imperial spoils. however, at this unipolar stage, there is little redivision to be had. There are no obvious prospects for new financial colonies except for the anti-imperialist states like Iran and other regional hegemons that resist U.S./NATO/IMF capital. The empire is, very likely, contracting or about to contract unless a new war is pursued with relative speed.

I can't imagine how the US's own department heads can't see the zionist entity as being a tool of US imperial hegemony used to destabilize the SWANA region in order to inject capital more easily and in conditions more favorable to finance capital. Instead, Kent blames the zionist entity for puppeteering the whole of US foreign policy, going so far as to point the finger at them for being the reason behind the US entering Iraq. Of course, the US and Isn'treal share material interests in the destabilizing of the region, but it's ridiculous to say that the zionist entity is the real shot caller. That would be saying that the tail wags the dog. I don't know, I guess I'm surprised by what I perceive to be a lack of class consciousness of a high-ranking US statesman.

Maybe Kent's interests in US policy only extends to those that support the short-term interests of the domestic, industrial faction of capitalists? I wonder what his thoughts are on Trump's sanctions since they're examples of US policy that theoretically favor the local monopoly-capital of the US at the cost of the internationalist, monopoly-finance capital. In any way, Kent stepping down from the position is just an opportunity for the US to insert someone who is more class conscious, is more willing to bat for US policy, and will fall in line with the status quo no matter what imperialist vassal state is benefiting from the US's attempts of capital accumulation.