Eric Margolis

Occupying Afghanistan Never Works: Not even when America does it

Veteran war correspondent Eric Margolis discusses the war in Afghanistan, the “enemy” pashtuns and our “allies” the Tajiks and Uzbeks who fought on the side of the Soviet Union back when the U.S. backed the pashtuns against them, the shaky status of America’s puppet dictator in Pakistan, that countries relationship with India, the current chances for peace in the Israel/Palestinian conflict, the chances of war between Israel and Syria and of America with Iran.

MP3 here. (18: 37)

Award winning author, columnist, and broadcaster Eric S. Margolis has covered 14 wars and is a leading authority on military affairs, the Middle East, South Asia, and Islamic movements.