#478 – Scott Horton: The Case Against War and the Military Industrial Complex
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Imagine a grown-up named Scott. He's like a super-duper storyteller who talks about why grown-ups sometimes fight wars, and why he thinks it's better to be friends and not fight. He talks about big armies and the people who make things for armies, like toys for big kids, but for fighting.
Scott thinks it's much better for everyone to be peaceful and kind, like sharing your toys instead of having a big rumble! He wants everyone to talk things out instead of fighting. It's like a big "let's all be friends" message for the whole world!
Scott Horton is the director of the Libertarian Institute, editorial director of Antiwar.com, host of The Scott Horton Show, co-host of Provoked, and for the past three decades a staunch critic of U.S. military interventionism. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep478-sc See below for timestamps, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. CONTACT LEX: Feedback give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/survey AMA submit questions, videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/ama Hiring join our team: https://lexfridman.com/hiring Other other ways to get in touch: https://lexfridman.com/contact EPISODE LINKS: Supplemental Notes Corrections: https://lexfridman.com/scott-horton-links-and-notes/ Scott s X: https://x.com/scotthortonsh
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Scott Horton is the director of the Libertarian Institute, editorial director of Antiwar.com, host of The Scott Horton Show, co-host of Provoked, and for the past three decades a staunch critic of U.S. military interventionism. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep478-sc See below for timestamps, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc.
CONTACT LEX: Feedback – give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/survey AMA – submit questions, videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/ama Hiring – join our team: https://lexfridman.com/hiring Other – other ways to get in touch: https://lexfridman.com/contact
EPISODE LINKS: Supplemental Notes & Corrections: https://lexfridman.com/scott-horton-links-and-notes/ Scott’s X: https://x.com/scotthortonshow Scott Horton Show: https://youtube.com/@scotthortonshow Provoked Show: https://youtube.com/@Provoked_Show Scott’s Substack: https://scotthortonshow.com/ Scott’s Website: https://scotthorton.org/ Scott’s Books: https://amzn.to/3T9Qg7y Libertarian Institute: https://libertarianinstitute.org/ Antiwar.com: https://antiwar.com/
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OUTLINE: (00:00) – Introduction (00:35) – Sponsors, Comments, and Reflections (09:14) – From the Cold War to the War on Terror (1:02:13) – Iraq War 1 (1:30:17) – Bin Laden (2:29:39) – Afghanistan War (2:44:35) – Iraq War 2 (3:10:59) – Military Industrial Complex (3:50:25) – Scott’s life story (4:20:15) – Iraq War 2 (continued) (5:11:43) – Syria (6:05:01) – Iraq War 3 (6:17:28) – Somalia (6:22:56) – Iran (7:12:41) – Israel-Palestine (9:02:19) – Cold War 2.0
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