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Anti-war veterans explain how US lost Afghanistan while leaders lied, profited

Anti-war veterans explain how US lost Afghanistan while leaders lied, profited

Two US veterans, Matthew Hoh and Daniel Sjursen, …

Pushback with Aaron Mate · Pushback with Aaron Maté

August 22, 202156m 18s

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Two US veterans, Matthew Hoh and Daniel Sjursen, explain how the war in Afghanistan was lost, Afghans suffered, and military contractors profited -- all while the American public was kept in the dark. Guests: Danny Sjursen. Retired US Army officer, senior fellow at the Center for International Policy. He served combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and later taught history at West Point. His latest book is "A True History of the United States." Matthew Hoh. Former Marine and State Department official who resigned in protest from his post in Afghanistan over U.S. policy in September 2009. Now a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy. Support Pushback at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aaronmate