Veteran journalist Eric Margolis returns to the show to discuss his latest article, “The Syrian Madhouse Gets Even Crazier.” Margolis explains why Rex Tillerson’s recent decision to maintain a long-term presence in eastern Syria has created an even bigger mess and how the Turkish-Kurdish conflict has come to a head. Scott then details the long history of U.S. support for and betrayal of the Kurds.

Eric Margolis is a foreign affairs correspondent and author of “War at the Top of the World” and “American Raj.” Follow him on Twitter @EricMargolis and visit his website, ericmargolis.com.

Discussed on the show:

• “US military to maintain open-ended presence in Syria, Tillerson says” (The Guardian)
• Afrin, Syria
• “America, the Kurds, and History: Only a Pawn in Their Game,” by Ted Snider (Antiwar.com)
• “Plan B,” by Seymour Hersh (The New Yorker)
• “How Ahmed Chalabi conned the neocons” (Salon)
• “A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm by David Wurmser 1996” (ScottHorton.org)
• “The Redirection,” by Seymour Hersh (The New Yorker)
• March 1949 Syrian coup d’état
• The Game of Nations: The Amorality of Power Politics, by Miles Copeland

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Zen Cash, The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; LibertyStickers.com; TheBumperSticker.com; and ExpandDesigns.com/Scott.

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