Marine Corps Veteran Recounts US Occupation of Western Iraq Ep. 186 Scott’s Story Part II

by | Oct 10, 2021

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https://youtu.be/H_QZ7uOugfc Scott Spaulding joins me for the second installment of our series covering his deployments with the US Marine Corps. We cover Scott’s return home after his first deployment to Fallujah in Iraq. We also cover his second and final deployment to Iraq, which included the occupation of the Western Iraqi city of Rutba. Scott shares some of the realities of the US occupation. Listen to Part I, where we cover Scott’s experience in the Second Battle of Fallujah Subscribe to Scott’s Podcast “Why I am Antiwar” Why I am Antiwar on Twitter Scott on Twitter Episode 186 of the Liberty Weekly Podcast is Brought to you by: Liberty Weekly Subscribestar Rakuten Cash Back Referral Link Liberty Weekly Substack The Liberty Weekly Patreon Page: help support the show and gain access to tons of bonus content! Become a patron today! Become a Patron! Liberty Weekly on Flote. Patreon Bonuses for Crypto!

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Patrick Macfarlane

Patrick Macfarlane

Patrick MacFarlane is the Justin Raimondo Fellow at the Libertarian Institute where he advocates a noninterventionist foreign policy. He is a Wisconsin attorney in private practice. He is the host of the Vital Dissent at www.vitaldissent.com, where he seeks to oppose calamitous escalation in US foreign policy by exposing establishment narratives with well-researched documentary content and insightful guest interviews. His work has appeared on antiwar.com, GlobalResearch.ca, and Zerohedge. He may be reached at patrick.macfarlane@libertyweekly.net

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