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11/13/20 Doug Bandow on the Lost Opportunities of the Trump Administration

by Scott Horton | Nov 15, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews Doug Bandow about the missed foreign policy opportunities of the Trump administration. Bandow laments that Trump didn't push harder to get U.S. troops out of our wars in the Middle East, theorizing that he was worried the political cost in the eyes of wealthy donors like Sheldon Adelson would outweigh the benefits in terms of popularity with voters. Bandow hopes that Trump's policy toward North Korea, at least, will be preserved in the next administration—a policy that recognizes that North Korea is no threat to America so long as America doesn't first threaten Korea. The...

11/13/20 Mike Maharrey: Saving the Republic by Abandoning the Empire

by Scott Horton | Nov 15, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott talks to Mike Maharrey of the Tenth Amendment Center about the shameful state of U.S. foreign policy. In particular, Maharrey explains the way that congress has completely abdicated its role of declaring wars—instead, they have ceded that power fully to the president. Maharrey reminds us that all empires collapse eventually, and indeed that empire is often the final stage in a civilization's existence. If we want to preserve our republic, he says, we must do so at the cost of abandoning our empire. Scott and Maharrey share the hope that Colonel Douglas Macgregor, recently appointed to...

11/13/20 Mark Perry: the Revenge of Colonel Douglas Macgregor

by Scott Horton | Nov 15, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

Pentagon reporter Mark Perry discusses the recent appointment of retired Colonel Douglas Macgregor to a senior advisory position under President Trump's new secretary of defense. Perry calls Macgregor one of the greatest military minds in America; after a distinguished Army career that included one ofAmerica's swiftest and most lopsided victories in the Persian Gulf War's Battle of 73 Easting, Macgregor became a military historian and scholar. He continues to openly share his sometimes unconventional views of the U.S. military, including the need to get out of our forever-wars as quickly as...

Well It’s About Time

by Scott Horton | Nov 14, 2020 | Blog

Looks like Trump is really about to end some dang wars. To Col. Macgregor:

11/13/20 Grant Smith on the Israel Lobby’s ‘QME’ Scam

by Scott Horton | Nov 14, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

Grant Smith discusses the concept of "QME", or "Qualitative Military Edge," and how Israel and their lobby in the U.S. use it to get billions of dollars from the American taxpayers. Smith explains that during the Cold War, the doctrine of QME was used to keep the U.S. ahead of the Soviet Union and its allies—today, the same doctrine is being advocated by those who see Israel as a beacon of freedom and goodness amid a sea of enemies. And they use this concept to justify billions of dollars worth of arms "sales" to the Israeli government, which really, says Smith, amount to taxpayer-funded...

Cops Kill Man

by Scott Horton | Nov 14, 2020 | Blog

Iraq War Vet Given the Abu Ghraib Treatment to Death "The two-hour-long tape shows what led up to the moment Edwards, a decorated veteran who served in Kosovo and Iraq, was strapped in a chair for 16 minutes, as he seemed to struggle to breathe, his chest heaving and his restrained body convulsing. Although the video has no sound, Edwards seemed to be either yelling, coughing or gasping under the sheer white hood deputies put over his head to keep him from spitting. Jail staff periodically glanced through the windows of his cell but did not enter as Edwards struggled. Nearby, deputies...