What podcasts say about Scott Horton
Every statement, with the speaker, the exact quote and the moment it was said.
What Scott Horton has said on podcasts
29 statements · 6 positive · 22 negative · 1 neutral
Podcasting has transformed the media market.
“podcasting is completely changed the entire market”
Open the episode · #2500 - Scott HortonListen at 4:18
Washington has failed to establish itself as a world government.
“It was to build up Washington D.C. as the world government. And of course, the. They've been failing and flailing at trying to establish that ever since.”
Open the episode · #2500 - Scott HortonListen at 7:51
A totalitarian one-world government is unlikely soon.
“that's just not going to happen anytime soon at all”
Open the episode · #2500 - Scott HortonListen at 8:54
U.S. foreign policy functions as a form of neocolonialism.
“it's sort of a neo colonialism where if we can overthrow your government with some money, then we'll do that”
Open the episode · #2500 - Scott HortonListen at 11:40
The Iraq War increased Iran’s regional power.
“what happened then in the war was they just empowered Iran”
Open the episode · #2500 - Scott HortonListen at 23:53
War planners expected success, with prolonged conflict offering profits as fallback.
“plan A is. It'll be fine. And then plan B is, well, at least we can make some money and push this thing on and let both sides fight and weaken each other”
Open the episode · #2500 - Scott HortonListen at 27:20
U.S. policy in Syria aimed to destroy the country if regime change failed.
“if we can't get the Al Qaeda guys to sack Damascus and get rid of Assad, at least we can just destroy the place”
Open the episode · #2500 - Scott HortonListen at 29:33
Iranian leaders can be targeted if their locations are identified.
“if you can put eyeballs on them, you can put a bomb on them”
Open the episode · #2500 - Scott HortonListen at 30:09
Russia’s nuclear arsenal makes a direct Britain-Russia war untenable.
“They've got H bombs, 7,000 of them. We're not having a war with Russia.”
Open the episode · #2500 - Scott HortonListen at 32:57
NATO expansion created a threatening posture along Russia’s border.
“they ended up expanding the military alliance up to Russia's border in a threatening manner”
Open the episode · #2500 - Scott HortonListen at 36:20
The United States exercised near-total control over Ukraine’s government.
“America had, you know, almost like it was a British colony, just had total sock puppets in charge of that country”
Open the episode · #2500 - Scott HortonListen at 44:20
Ukraine’s minerals are not crucial to American interests.
“I would not buy anyone arguing that these minerals or these resources are somehow crucial for the United States of America”
Open the episode · #2500 - Scott HortonListen at 47:26
Ukrainian resource interests primarily benefit special interests, not Americans broadly.
“this is about them, but that isn't necessarily us”
Open the episode · #2500 - Scott HortonListen at 47:52
- on Biden administration Russia policyNegativeMay 15, 2026· The Joe Rogan Experience: Protect Our Parks
Biden’s Russia policy strengthened Russia-China relations.
“I think it was totally wrong because it just strengthened the relationship between Russia and China”
Open the episode · #2500 - Scott HortonListen at 55:49
Destroying Nord Stream was clearly in America’s interest.
“I think it's clearly was in America's interest”
Open the episode · #2500 - Scott HortonListen at 1:01:31
The Nord Stream rupture was possibly the largest methane release ever.
“I think it was the biggest release of methane into the atmosphere ever”
Open the episode · #2500 - Scott HortonListen at 1:01:58
NATO expansion caused major subsequent problems with Russia.
“the project of NATO expansion has Sort of blown up and caused all these problems”
Open the episode · #2500 - Scott HortonListen at 1:05:03
China is currently an overextended empire.
“China's already a pretty overextended empire”
Open the episode · #2500 - Scott HortonListen at 1:11:43
Xi Jinping is unlikely to pursue worldwide military conquest.
“I really don't think that Xi Jinping is looking at George W. Bush and Barack Obama and Donald Trump and Joe Biden and going, yeah, that's what I want to do for my country is blow my own brains out trying to take over the whole rest of the planet Earth.”
Open the episode · #2500 - Scott HortonListen at 1:12:44
- on U.S. military presence in the Middle EastNegativeMay 15, 2026· The Joe Rogan Experience: Protect Our Parks
America’s Middle Eastern military empire is bankrupt.
“America's military empire in the Middle east is completely bankrupt”
Open the episode · #2500 - Scott HortonListen at 1:20:50
Iran possesses escalation dominance against American forces in the region.
“the Iranians have escalation dominance or at least we won't have it”
Open the episode · #2500 - Scott HortonListen at 1:23:46
Iran retains roughly 70–75% of its missiles and launchers.
“the Iranians still have 70, 75% of all their missiles and launchers”
Open the episode · #2500 - Scott HortonListen at 1:28:35
An Iranian nuclear weapon would encourage Gulf states to develop nuclear weapons.
“that would then incentivize all of the other powers, I mean, or other states on the GCC there, Saudi and Qatar and Bahrain and UAE to get their own nukes”
Open the episode · #2500 - Scott HortonListen at 1:49:33
Iran’s Natanz and Fordo nuclear facilities are currently inactive.
“the Natanz and Fordo facilities are essentially just frozen right now. There's nothing going on there.”
Open the episode · #2500 - Scott HortonListen at 2:01:17
Israel possesses at least 200 nuclear weapons.
“everybody knows that they have at least 200”
Open the episode · #2500 - Scott HortonListen at 2:10:41
Iran is now more likely than ever to pursue a nuclear weapon.
“they're more likely to go ahead and try to break out and make an atom bomb now than ever before”
Open the episode · #2500 - Scott HortonListen at 2:18:43
- on U.S. military presence in the Middle EastPositiveMay 15, 2026· The Joe Rogan Experience: Protect Our Parks
The United States should withdraw from its Middle Eastern military presence.
“the thing to do is for America to just come home”
Open the episode · #2500 - Scott HortonListen at 2:21:08
A continuing Iran war lasting three years would have severe consequences.
“I can't imagine what's going to happen if this thing keeps on for three years”
Open the episode · #2500 - Scott HortonListen at 2:31:57
Trump’s war enhanced Iranian regional power at least as much as Bush’s Iraq War.
“what Donald Trump has done with this war is about at least equivalent to what W. Bush did in terms of enhancing Iranian power in the region”
Open the episode · #2500 - Scott HortonListen at 2:35:55
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