The J. Burden Show Remembering Dick Cheney w/ Scott Horton: The J. Burden Show Ep. 375
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Nov 24, 2025 
Scott Horton, a foreign policy commentator and host of The Scott Horton Show, dives deep into Dick Cheney's controversial influence on U.S. foreign policy. He discusses Cheney's rise post-9/11 and his pivotal role in the Iraq wars. Horton reveals Cheney's ties to Halliburton and critiques the false intelligence that justified war, including the infamous aluminum tubes. The conversation also touches on the neoconservative movement's origins and the lasting impacts of Cheney's policies, urging listeners to reflect on the moral costs of these interventions.
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Exploiting 9/11 To Justify War
- Scott Horton argues Cheney exploited post‑9/11 fear to push a preemptive Iraq War narrative.
- He calls it a cynical manipulation of public grief to manufacture support for unjustified war.
Cheney's Deep Establishment Roots
- Horton traces Cheney's rise from Wyoming congressman to Secretary of Defense under Bush Sr. and power broker.
- He shows Cheney's long establishment ties shaped later hawkish, executive‑power policies.
Cheney's Halliburton Pipeline Remarks
- Horton recounts Cheney's Halliburton era comments endorsing pipelines across Iran and pragmatic oil deals.
- He quotes Cheney saying "God didn't see fit to put all the oil under our democratic friends' ground."
