Foreign Policy in Focus columnist Conn Hallinan returns to the show to discuss his latest article for Foreign Policy in Focus, “The Tortured Politics Behind the Persian Gulf Crisis.” Hallinan details the reasons for the rising tensions between Qatar and their former friends in the Gulf over. According to Hallinan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are angry about Qatar’s largely independent foreign policy, which Qatar has used to develop relationships with Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood. For Saudi Arabia, who’s leading the blockade of Qatar, this is just one of a series of really inept steps that the Saudis have taken, which are destabilizing the country. Donald Trump has been generally supportive of the blockade in spite of the fact that the largest U.S. base in the middle east is in Qatar. All of this makes U.S.-Iranian relations that much more tense. Scott wonders what would happen if the United States broke the Iran Deal, and whether or not a war with Iran might be on the horizon. Scott teases his upcoming book on the never-ending war in Afghanistan. and Hallinan explains why the conflict between India and Pakistan is the most frightening stare down in the world today. Finally the two discuss the rising tide of populism in the United States and Europe. Check out the interview page here: https://scotthorton.org/072717-conn-hallinan-on-the-persian-gulf-crisis/ For more on Scott's work: Check out The Libertarian Institute: https://www.libertarianinstitute.org Read Scott's book, Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan: https://foolserrand.us Follow Scott on Twitter using the handle @scotthortonshow: https://twitter.com/scotthortonshow Like Scott's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/scotthortonshow/ And check out Scott's full interview archives: https://scotthorton.org/all-interviews-2/ You can also support Scott's work by making a one-time or recurring donation at https://scotthorton.org/donate/ Or you can donate per interview at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scotthortonshow ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWeec4Ugkn0

Scott interviews Jim Bronke about Joe Biden’s role, as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in militating for the invasion of Iraq in 2002. He deliberately stacked hearings meant to examine the potential threat of Iraqi WMD with war hawks that he knew would support the conclusions he wanted them to. Today, most democratic politicians and voters don’t seem to care at all about Biden’s worst crimes, and instead like to focus on comparatively trivial issues like his stance on busing policy. Jim Bronke is a former electronics engineer for the Naval Air Warfare Center-Weapons Division. He is currently retired from engineering and chair of the SW Michigan Green Party. Follow his work at Truthout. Check out the interview page here: https://libertarianinstitute.org/scotthortonshow/8-30-19-jim-bronke-on-joe-bidens-role-in-the-iraq-war-and-the-medias-refusal-to-cover-it/ For more on Scott's work: Check out The Libertarian Institute: https://www.libertarianinstitute.org Read Scott's book, Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan: https://foolserrand.us Follow Scott on Twitter using the handle @scotthortonshow: https://twitter.com/scotthortonshow Like Scott's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/scotthortonshow/ And check out Scott's full interview archives: https://scotthorton.org/all-interviews-2/ You can also support Scott's work by making a one-time or recurring donation at https://scotthorton.org/donate/ Or you can donate per interview at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scotthortonshow ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlKe2OcJvik

Andy Worthington, author of The Guantanamo Files, discusses how Dick Cheney helped make torture an official US government policy; former Guantanamo inmate Omar Khadr’s fight for justice in a Canadian prison; and how torture has poisoned America’s soul. Check out the interview page here: https://scotthorton.org/111413-andy-worthington/ For more on Scott's work: Check out The Libertarian Institute: https://www.libertarianinstitute.org Read Scott's book, Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan: https://foolserrand.us Follow Scott on Twitter using the handle @scotthortonshow: https://twitter.com/scotthortonshow Like Scott's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/scotthortonshow/ And check out Scott's full interview archives: https://scotthorton.org/all-interviews-2/ You can also support Scott's work by making a one-time or recurring donation at https://scotthorton.org/donate/ Or you can donate per interview at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scotthortonshow ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm-Nz7eDfqw

Doug Bandow, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, discusses how China and the US can learn to get along. Check out the interview page here: https://scotthorton.org/9315-doug-bandow/ For more on Scott's work: Check out The Libertarian Institute: https://www.libertarianinstitute.org Read Scott's book, Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan: https://foolserrand.us Follow Scott on Twitter using the handle @scotthortonshow: https://twitter.com/scotthortonshow Like Scott's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/scotthortonshow/ And check out Scott's full interview archives: https://scotthorton.org/all-interviews-2/ You can also support Scott's work by making a one-time or recurring donation at https://scotthorton.org/donate/ Or you can donate per interview at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scotthortonshow ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsAaZEdIAeY