312. Scott Horton on the “Fool’s Errand” of the War in Afghanistan

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🗓️ 11 September 2017

⏱️ 45 minutes

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On today’s show, Marc is joined by Scott Horton on the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks to discuss his new book on the Afghnanistan War, “Fool’s Errand: It’s Time to End the War in Afghanistan.” The 9/11 attacks were used as justifcation for the Afghan War, but after raging for nearly 16 years, does that justification hold any water? Why is the United States still involved years after the death of Osama bin Laden? Can Trump’s new/old “go after the bad guys” strategy change anything? We discuss all this and so much more with the most knowledgeable human being on foreign policy I’ve ever encountered, Scott Horton! For full show notes, head over to LionsOfLiberty.com/312 For an extra 20 minutes with Scott Horton, join the Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:45.9	Well, look at where we are now. They say, well, we have to double down now because the Taliban
0:50.2	now control more of the country than they have at any time since the turn of the century and the start of the war.
0:56.2	But that's not in spite of the war. That's because of the war.
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