Episode 236 – Jarhead (1:44:00)

We are doing a Memorial Day themed episode with a review of Jarhead with Scott Spaulding, otherwise known as MDVet4 of the Why I Am Anti-War Podcast.

This is an extra long episode but it goes quick and is a great discussion.

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Google Description for the film

Jarhead

In the late 1980s, Anthony Swofford (Jake Gyllenhaal) enlists as a Marine, training in boot camp under a sadistic drill instructor. Swofford undertakes a sniper course headed by Staff Sgt. Sykes (Jamie Foxx) during this time, which is shortly before the advent of the Gulf War. When the United States becomes involved, Swofford is shipped out, along with his spotter, Alan Troy (Peter Sarsgaard). Facing uncertainty each day — about the war and home — the soldiers try to maintain composure.


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Our Guest:

Our guest is Scott Spaulding who is an antiwar combat veteran and host of the Why I am Antiwar Podcast. He is very outspoken on Twitter and in real life and is a great guy.

I highly recommend that you check out his show which he describes as follows:

Every week a special guest shares an emotional experience that made them question war or value peace. This could be a moment in their life, a piece of art, or a gripping headline. Guests will include veterans, peace activists, and every day people who a want to share their story. Your host is @mdvet4, a Marine combat veteran and purple heart recipient turned antiwar activist. #whyIamAntiwar #peace

You can find his podcast at Why I Am Anti-War Podcast.

Here is Scott’s appearance on our sister-show, Liberty Weekly, hosted by the fabulous Patrick MacFarlane:

Iraq and Afghanistan Veteran Discusses the Psychology of War Ep. 142

Finally, here is the link he mentioned at the end where you can buy Scott Horton’s new book, “Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism” about the wars in the Middle East and a copy will also be sent to an active military person:

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Show Notes:

Here is Scott Horton’s overview of The George H.W. Bush Years from Chapter 3 of Enough Already:

Iraq was given the green light to handle their own affairs:

https://fas.org/sgp/congress/2011/paul012611.html

The babies in incubators story was a lie:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1994/02/26/the-kuwaiti-incubator-hoax/35b1e882-f796-4acb-a106-9280a7dda521/

Mike C. of MechanicalDreamRevolution uses her testimony in this song:

Our guest provided a link to a podcast episode about the “Highway of Death”:

Here is a mainstream summary admitting many of the lies (as most wars require to get the public to support them):

The First Iraq War Was Also Sold to the Public Based on a Pack of Lies

Join us next week as we do a review of “Havana” starring Robert Redford that sadly we will not be able to do with our guest we had lined up as Robert Wenzel of Economic Policy Journal and Target Liberty passed away recently. This was his suggestion of a movie and so we are going to continue with it.

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