With Don Kimball Sat pm

THE CURRENT WAR BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE

Another Special Conversation with Matthew Hoh, USMC Captain and State Department Officer, Iraq War combat veteran and Afghanistan War State Department officer.

Tune into Friendly Fire a Voice for Veterans today to hear former US Marine and State Department official Matt Hoh discuss the current war between Russia and Ukraine. A member of Veterans For Peace, in 2024 Matt spoke before the UN Security Council about the continuing “escalation ladder” between the two opposing nations, each launching massive drone and missile attacks on each other almost weekly now. The death and destruction are truly appalling, as are the environmental consequences of this continuing conflict. A senior fellow with the Eisenhower Media Network, Matt’s analysis of the war that has lasted longer for Russia than WWII is invaluable in helping to understand how we got to this stage of a war without an end in sight.

Matthew Hoh had nearly twelve years experience with the US military and the wars overseas with the United States Marine Corps, Department of Defense and State Department.

In 2009, Matthew Hoh resigned in protest from his post in Afghanistan with the State Department over the American escalation of the war. Prior to his assignment in Afghanistan, Matt took part in the American occupation of Iraq; first in 2004-2005 in Salah ad Din Province with a State Department reconstruction and governance team and then in 2006-2007 in Anbar Province as a Marine Corps company commander. When not deployed, Matt worked on Afghanistan and Iraq war policy and operations issues at the Pentagon and State Department from 2002-2008.

From 2010-2024, Matt was affiliated with the Center for International Policy, first as a senior fellow and later as a senior fellow emeritus. He is a disabled veteran.