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Scott Horton Show - Just the Interviews

9/3/21 Dan McKnight on Defend the Guard and the Withdrawal From Afghanistan

Scott Horton Show - Just the Interviews

Scott Horton

News, Politics

4.8902 Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Scott talks with Dan McKnight about the effort to pass Defend the Guard legislation, which would block the use of National Guard troops in foreign combat operations without a declaration of war. McKnight gives background on what led him to become involved in political activism and how the absence of the Louisiana National Guard during Hurricane Ida is yet another reason for this legislation. Scott and McKnight also talk about the value veterans bring to the movement to end wars. Lastly, McKnight explains that despite being relieved the war is over, he believes the Afghanistan withdrawal was handled disgracefully.  Discussed on the show: Bring Our Troops Home Defend the Guard Dan McKnight is the founder and Chairman of Idahoans to Bring Our Troops Home. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves, three years active duty with the U.S. Army and ten years with the Idaho Army National Guard, including a one-year deployment to Afghanistan in 2006. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State and Why The Vietnam War?, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; EasyShip; Thc Hemp Spot; Green Mill Supercritical; Bug-A-Salt; Lorenzotti Coffee and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaoaSLWpEP8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

All right, y'all welcome to the Scott Horton Show.

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I'm the Director of the Libertarian Institute,

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editorial director of anti-war.com.

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Author of the book, Pools Arran,

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Time to End the War in Afghanistan,

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and the brand new enough already. Time to end the war in Afghanistan and the brand new enough already time to end the war on

0:25.1

terrorism and I've recorded more than 5,500 interviews since 2003 almost all on

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foreign policy and all available for you at Scott Horton.org.

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You can sign up the podcast feed there, and the full interview archive is also available at

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YouTube.com slash Scott Horton show.

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All right, you guys, on the line,

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I've got Dan McNight from Bring Our Troops Home.

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dot US. and also from Defend the Guard dot U.S. or is it

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dot com welcome back to the show how you doing Dan good Scott how are you I'm doing

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good correct me on the second address there.

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Yep. U.S both of them. Okay great. That's what I thought but now I know it for

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sure. All right. All right so well we have a lot to talk about, but let's start with

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Defend the Guard.US.

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What is that?

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And why would anybody be interested in it?

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Yeah, great question.

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Yep, defend the guard is a piece of state legislation.

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