VFP member, Matt Hoh, deconstructs the war in Ukraine

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VFP members were very glad to see the full-page ad in the NY Times last month that "laid it on the line" about the war in Ukraine.  Many commented that the two graphics in it made a very effective point.
 
Matt Hoh, a VFP member and former USMC company commander in Iraq, who later resigned his State Department post in Afghanistan over the U.S. escalation of that war, drafted the NY Times ad for the Eisenhower Media Network, where he is associate director.
 
Just recently, Matt posted the piece that begins, below, on his Substack page to include more background and context than the ad itself.  He inserted numerous links that answer many questions -- not only about the current war in Ukraine, but about U.S. foreign policy and how the Empire works.  
 
Enjoy!
 
Mike Ferner
Interim Director
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From Matt Hoh to VFP members:

I appreciate the support for the letter the Eisenhower Media Network published in The New York Times last month. 

I have taken my original draft of the letter, which was substantially longer, amended it from its formatting as a group letter, and published it below. This goes into much greater depth on the background of Russia’s invasion, the role of the military-industrial complex and the fossil fuel industry in US policy-making, and speaks to the toxic and dangerous diplomatic malpractice that has dominated US foreign policy since the end of the Cold War. Read more...

 

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