Chas Freeman talks about America's relationship with Taiwan, which the U.S. has long considered an official part of China. Since 2018, however, our stance has begun to change in what Freeman considers a dangerous way. Because American policy prevents direct arms sales...
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10/10/19 Daniel Davis on the Proper US Policy in Syria
by Scott Horton | Oct 11, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Daniel Davis discusses President Trump's recent announcement that he wants to withdraw American troops from Syria. He made a similar announcement a year ago, and just like back then, he's now being met with fierce opposition, along with claims that to leave now would...
10/8/19 Dan McKnight on the Need to Bring Our Troops Home from the Middle East
by Scott Horton | Oct 8, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Dan McKnight joins Scott to discuss his very important organization, Bring Our Troops Home, which argues against America's endless wars in the Middle East from a constitutional conservative position. Scott explains how the left has always been pretty good on the war...
10/7/19 Reese Erlich on Turkey, Syria, and Egypt
by Scott Horton | Oct 8, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Reese Erlich about the situation in Turkey, where the government is beginning to carry out a plan to get rid of the country's Kurdish population in a kind of soft genocide that consists mostly in displacing native Kurds with Syrian refugees. Scott and...
10/4/19 Andrew Cockburn on the America’s Military-Industrial Swamp
by Scott Horton | Oct 6, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Andrew Cockburn talks about what he calls the legal corruption of the U.S. government and various lobbying industries. Whether it's arms manufacturers, steel, farmers, or health insurance, practically every major industry in the U.S.—and some industries abroad—works...
10/4/19 Adam Wunische on the Real Costs of the War in Afghanistan
by Scott Horton | Oct 6, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Adam Wunische joins the show to discuss his work in assessing the true costs of the war in Afghanistan and the future of the American military there. He and Scott remind us that most metrics used to describe the costs of war assume that you can put a value on the loss...
9/28/19 Sheldon Richman on the Real Story of Israel and Palestine
by Scott Horton | Oct 2, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Sheldon Richman about his new book, Coming to Palestine, a collection of Richman's essays on the founding of Israel. Richman was raised in a Jewish household to believe that Israel's cause was just and worthy of support. He now believes that the...
9/30/19 Nasser Arrabyee on the Houthi Attack on Saudi Forces
by Scott Horton | Sep 30, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Nasser Arrabyee is back with an important update from Yemen, where Houthi forces are now claiming to have captured thousands of Saudi soldiers in a battle in August. They likely view this as leverage in a possible peace negotiation, but Scott fears that it could also...
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