Episode 27: Avoiding Peace at All Costs with Scott Horton

In the Context of Empire

Jon and Matt were joined by Scott Horton to speak about the many ways by which the American war machine is not only counterproductive, but the cause of (and In the minds of policy makers the solution to) so many of our foreign "challenges" Scott is the Host of the Scott Horton Show, editorial director of Antiwar.com, the director of the Libertarian Institute, and the author of Fools Errand- Time to End the War in Afghanistan

Discussed in this Episode:

- Scotts background and how he became such a prolific voice in the antiwar movement

- Summaries disasters that the United States has created in Afghanistan and Syria, and why it has all been unnecessary

- The shift of US policy in the Middle East that began in 2007 that explains much of the current disasters in Syria, Iraq and Yemen (see the Seymour Hersh's article, The Redirection to read more on this shift)

- The concepts of blowback and backdraft and how US wars make Americans less safe

- Scott's biggest concerns about the Biden administration

Scott's Work: Please support him!

The Libertarian Institute

Antiwar.com

Scott's website and show

Read Scotts book, Fools Errand- Time to End the War in Afghanistan for a comprehensive breakdown of the futility of the War in Afghanistan.

Read Scott's upcoming book, Enough Already for a comprehensive breakdown of all of Americas disastrous wars since the Carter administration

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