The Heat: US Military Interventions | A deadly legacy
The United States has a history of military interventions that goes back over two centuries. The military assaults stretch from Latin America, to Asia and the Middle East. The US war in Vietnam lasted from the early 1960's to the mid 1970's. As many as 2 million civilians are believed to have been killed.
Over the last quarter century, the US has launched major wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and it occupied both countries for years. And, in February 2026, the US along with its ally Israel, again attacked Iran. #Heat #US #War #Iran #MiddleEast #USmilitary #LatinAmerica
Guests:
Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and he has served as Middle East bureau chief for the New York Times. Nabeel Khoury is a former US diplomat and the author of "Bunker Diplomacy."
0:00 Two centuries of US military interventions 0:50 Chris Hedges on the fragile US-Iran deal 2:38 The birth of American imperialism 4:46 Latin America and the Monroe Doctrine 8:50 Trump rips the mask off US imperialism 9:44 Korea, Vietnam, and the Cold War's hot wars 11:27 Why the US economy depends on conflict 18:51 How Israel lobbied the US into Iran war 20:38 US launches strikes on Iran again 22:16 Trust between the US and Iran 23:55 A war of choice: no one was threatening US borders 24:49 The pattern of US violence in the Middle East 26:55 US responsibility for the ongoing assault on Gaza
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