Scott Horton on the US Empowereding Iran and Creating a Failing Government in Iraq
Foreign Policy Focus
English - December 02, 2019 11:35 - 56 minutes - 25.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsPolitics News News Commentary politics war foreignpolicy libertarian Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Scott Horton returns to the show to discuss the turmoil in Iraq. The prime minister resigned over the weekend as government forces have now killed over 400 protesters since October 1st. Scott explains how the Iraq War removed Saddam from power helping to expand Iranian influence in Iraq. After the defeat of Saddam, the US installed an extremely corrupt government led by the Shia. Scott breaks down who the main figures in Iraqi politics are and their ties with Iran.
Scott Horton is the host of the Scott Horton Show, the director of the Libertarian Insitute, the editorial director of Antiwar.com, and the author of Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan.