Kingston Reif talks about the imminent lapse of the New START treaty, one of the last remaining nuclear safeguard agreements between the U.S. and Russia. Russia has made some moves to renegotiate the treaty, but the Trump administration has refused to do so, ostensibly in the name of making it much more restrictive, and of including China in the negotiations. These efforts would be admirable, Reif notes, except that there is little reason to believe they are legitimate. Reif suspects that the U.S. and Russia are actually both interested in being able to use the threat of medium range missiles to rein in China, and that Trump’s overtures are mostly an excuse to let the current treaty lapse. When it comes to nuclear issues, Reif and Scott agree that Trump has delivered on his worst promises to increase funding to the arms industry, while failing to follow through on his pledge to get along better with Putin. Check out the interview page here: https://libertarianinstitute.org/scotthortonshow/8-7-20-kingston-reif-on-the-growing-nuclear-tensions-between-the-us-russia-and-china/ 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=wOc2dSmyRTY

Patrick Cockburn, an award-winning journalist with The Independent, discusses ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s public call for all Muslims to join his cause; how institutional corruption has destroyed the Iraqi army’s effectiveness; and why the US can’t conduct drone strikes in Iraq without serious risk of counterattack – either in the Middle East or back home. Check out the interview page here: https://scotthorton.org/070614-patrick-cockburn/ 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=d_xO5qAJhms

Jon Schwarz, a journalist with The Intercept, discusses Donald Trump’s proclamation in the South Carolina Republican debates that George W. Bush lied about Iraq having weapons of mass destruction in the run-up to the 2003 war, and the profound effect Trump has had on the core belief system of American conservatives. Check out the interview page here: https://scotthorton.org/21916-jon-schwarz/ 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=OxIB-Iyt9hk

Jason Ditz, managing news editor at Antiwar.com, discusses the second fake U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, why the MSM doesn't seem to notice the renaming of combat brigades to "transitional troops," the evidence of a substantial residual U.S. presence (air bases, Vatican-sized embassy, proposed State Department private army), the Obama administration's attempt to broker a deal any deal to get Iraq's government together and how Iraq's escalating violence amid the political stalemate bodes ill for the future. Check out the interview page here: https://scotthorton.org/antiwar-radio-jason-ditz-15/ 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=lqwuy1nsEzY