Scott Horton: The Case Against War and the Military Industrial Complex | Lex Fridman Podcast #478

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Scott Horton is the director of the Libertarian Institute, editorial director of Antiwar.com, host of The Scott Horton Show, co-host of Provoked, and for the past three decades a staunch critic of U.S. military interventionism. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep478-sb See below for timestamps, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. *CONTACT LEX:* *Feedback* - give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/survey *AMA* - submit questions, videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/ama *Hiring* - join our team: https://lexfridman.com/hiring *Other* - other ways to get in touch: https://lexfridman.com/contact *EPISODE LINKS:* Supplemental Notes & Corrections: https://lexfridman.com/scott-horton-links-and-notes/ Scott's X: https://x.com/scotthortonshow Scott Horton Show: https://youtube.com/@scotthortonshow Provoked Show: https://youtube.com/@Provoked_Show Scott's Substack: https://scotthortonshow.com/ Scott's Website: https://scotthorton.org/ Scott's Books: https://amzn.to/3T9Qg7y Libertarian Institute: https://libertarianinstitute.org/ Antiwar.com: https://antiwar.com/ *SPONSORS:* To support this podcast, check out our sponsors & get discounts: *Allio Capital:* AI-powered investment app that uses global macroeconomic trends. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/allio_capital-ep478-sb *Hampton:* Community for high-growth founders and CEOs. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/hampton-ep478-sb *BetterHelp:* Online therapy and counseling. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/betterhelp-ep478-sb *AG1:* All-in-one daily nutrition drink. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/ag1-ep478-sb *OUTLINE:* 0:00 - Introduction 0:45 - From the Cold War to the War on Terror 53:43 - Iraq War 1 1:21:48 - Bin Laden 2:21:09 - Afghanistan War 2:36:05 - Iraq War 2 3:02:30 - Military Industrial Complex 3:41:56 - Scott's life story 4:11:45 - Iraq War 2 (continued) 5:03:14 - Syria 5:56:32 - Iraq War 3 6:08:59 - Somalia 6:14:26 - Iran 7:04:12 - Israel-Palestine 8:53:49 - Cold War 2.0 *PODCAST LIN