#2500 - Scott Horton
Summary
Joe Rogan interviews journalist Scott Horton, who critiques neoconservative foreign policy, the Iraq War, and NATO expansion. They discuss the "Clean Break" doctrine, the "seven countries" memo, and how US actions provoked Russia. Horton argues that Western promises not to expand NATO were broken, leading to current conflicts like Ukraine.
Topics discussed
Intro, guest background, and media criticism
Sponsor ads and transition to foreign policy
Wolfowitz Doctrine and Iraq War origins
Sponsor ads and NATO expansion history
Ukraine war, NATO, and US-Russia relations
Sponsor ads and China semiconductor debate
Iran nuclear program and Middle East strategy
Sponsor ads and Churchill/Holocaust discussion
Smedley Butler, war profiteering, and Iran details
Israel, Netanyahu, and US foreign policy influence
9/11 theories, guest outro, and final thoughts
Final sponsor ads and sign off
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