TYT In-Studio Interview: Matthew Hoh, Fmr Marine Corps Captain In Afghanistan

[ihavenobias]

Run time: 21:21 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCbNTfZLOps   Posted on YouTube: November 14, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: November 16, 2009 By DU Member: ihavenobias Views on DU: 903

 
Summary: Cenk talks to former Marine Corps Captain Matthew Hoh about why he resigned, what we've been doing wrong in Afghanistan and what we should be doing. Hoh makes an awesome analogy that helps explain why building infrastructure (better than dropping bombs, yes) won't change hearts and minds. Basically he equates it to a red state/blue state thing where we imagine changing our position on say abortion just because a particular president does a good job building roads, schools, hospitals, etc. Obviously that would never happen. (BTW, if someone has time to do a transcript of this interview (or any interview on TYT Interviews), please email [e-mail]. And if you like these substantive interviews, subscribe to the new YouTube channel, (it's free!).

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[OhioChick]

1. K&R n/t

[libodem]

2. Very excellent interview

Just what exactly would a 'win' entail? Nobody has a clear picture.

[ProfessorPlum]

3. Wow, rarely is an interview so informative.

Great stuff K&R

[ihavenobias]

5. Yeah, it's pretty substantive.

Ironically that means less views but oh well.

[pleah]

4. K&R

[Turborama]

6. Cenk asked some good questions

but the guy who was answering them tries to make himself sound like an expert when his experience (5 months), knowledge (based on reading "a few books") and personal opinion that he admits is formed by personal loss doesn't really swing me.

I don't mean to hijack your thread but seeing as Amanpour isn't on YouTube I thought this would be an appropriate place to bring in the counter argument from actual experts.

CNN's Christiane Amanpour talks strategy with David Kilcullen, a counter-insurgency adviser to Gen. David Petraeus
Video:http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2009/10/09/aman.intv.kilcullen.terror.cnn
Transcript: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0910/09/ampr.01.html

Christiane Amanpour talks with al Qaeda experts, Karen Greenberg and Thomas Hegghammer
Transcript (can't find the video): http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0911/12/ampr.01.html

The big impact of small footprints
by Thomas Hegghammer: http://afpak.foreignpolicy.com/blog/6793

The Man Teaching the Taliban New Terror Tactics
by Howard Altman: http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-11-01/al-qaedas-man-in-afghanistan/?cid=tag:all1

[pleah]

7. I finally got to watch the rest of the interview,

Very good interview. It was well worth watching. Will post it on FB.