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Ben Hodges - Now is Ukraine's Turn to Strike Back, but When, Where, and How Hard will they Strike? 

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GUEST: Lieutenant General (retired) Ben Hodges - retired United States Army officer, policy analyst and expert on NATO, the Transatlantic relationship and international security.
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Through the winter, Ukrainian and Western officials had warned Russia was preparing to launch a new offensive. Apparently, it was “mustering forces beyond the Urals”, according to General Valery Zaluzhny, Ukraine’s army chief. Rumours circulated, that Russian forces, bolstered by Belarussian divisions, could even try to storm Kyiv once more. Russia had gathered half a million fresh mobilised troops and would “make a push” around the anniversary of the war, suggested the defence minister, Oleksii Reznikov. But it seems that Russia’s offensive began weeks ago, around the meat grinder of Bakhmut, and is already running out of steam - a damp squib. Intercepted communications and the ravings of angered mil bloggers suggest Russia is running out of ideas and ammunition. Now it seems is the turn of Ukraine to strike back. But when, where, and how hard will they hit the Russians?
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SPEAKER:
Lieutenant General (Retired) Ben Hodges, the former Commanding General of US Army Europe, is now Senior Advisor to Human Rights First, a non-profit, nonpartisan international human rights organization based in New York, Washington D.C., and Los Angeles. Prior to joining Human Rights First, he held the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). General Hodges serves as NATO Senior Mentor for Logistics, he consults for several companies on Europe, NATO, and the European Union, and he is co-author of the book Future War and the Defence of Europe, published by Oxford University Press.
He retired from the U.S. Army in January 2018 and lives today with his wife in Frankfurt, Germany.
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LINKS:
Ben Hodges - Twitter: / general_ben
Ben Hodges - Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Hodges
Ben Hodges - CEPA: cepa.org/author/ben-hodges/
Ben Hodges - New Statesman: www.newstatesman.com/the-week...
Ben Hodges - The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/b...
Ben Hodges - Defence IQ: www.defenceiq.com/contributor...
Ben Hodges - BBC HardTalk interview: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/n3ct...
Ben Hodges - Globsec: www.globsec.org/who-we-are/ou...
Ben Hodges - Atlantic Council Q&A: www.atlanticcouncil.org/conte...
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#war #disinformation #hybridwarfare #foreignpolicy #communism #sovietunion #postsoviet
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CHAPTERS:
00:21 Could Kyiv be under threat once more from 500k conscripts?
02:30 After 9 months the Russians have made little visible or strategic progress
04:30 Even the propagandists will have trouble spinning this as a victory
09:00 Will Russians stay and fight, or flee Crimea like rats leaving a sinking ship
13:08 Was NATO a threat, especially in the 2000s as is claimed by Russian propagandists?
16:00 War of attrition and the false equivalence of looking at ratios of RU & UA KIAs
20:08 Does West yet have a mindset to support Ukraine for victory, not just survival
24:37 What needs to happen to enable a Ukrainian victory - in terms of equipment
30:14 Ukraine can retake large territory - are they preparing to punch through again?
37:34 Putin is the worst possible Russian leader for Ukraine - noone could be worse
44:18 This struggle is about the information war too - which we're not winning globally
48:09 War crimes accusations need to be extended to all of Putin's entourage
53:16 Are we seeing a 'teaser' of future wars in the Ukrainian army's use of drones
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Комментарии : 2 тыс.   
@scottyd3138
@scottyd3138 Год назад
Ben hodges is the man, when he speaks, smart people listen
@scottyd3138
@scottyd3138 Год назад
@MudButt hello sheep! Come tell me how you know secret knowledge you learned from the couch in your moms basement . I'm listening!
@aural_supremacy
@aural_supremacy Год назад
Too bad for you that he is lying through is teeth.
@markb8468
@markb8468 Год назад
​@@aural_supremacy 😂
@scottyd3138
@scottyd3138 Год назад
@マラキ Cope harder sheep!
@CaisiusJ
@CaisiusJ Год назад
Judging by the comments, I say most people
@decaesaris5093
@decaesaris5093 Год назад
Congrats for having back gen. Ben Hodges as he's the "Heavy Artillery" 👍
@ruaridhmacdonald3543
@ruaridhmacdonald3543 Год назад
General Hodges is a great man, fantastic commentator and all round good person. Common sense emanates in everything he says and is is happily to be frank and honest at all times. Thank you.
@user-fm4dt8fd8d
@user-fm4dt8fd8d Год назад
liberal democrat thats leftist ideolgy which includes hate towards russia . not a great thing to praise.
@ducoh2093
@ducoh2093 Год назад
As a Dutch here, laughed really hard about Ben joking we dont give away our tanks, only sell them. Funny cause its true.
@joeylandry4933
@joeylandry4933 Год назад
We gave the Taliban quite a bit of equipment.
@PaulJohnson-su3mv
@PaulJohnson-su3mv Год назад
@@joeylandry4933 Biden and then Dems love anyone who hates the US
@ZootyZoFo
@ZootyZoFo Год назад
@@joeylandry4933 - Joe Tzu
@alexlucassen8489
@alexlucassen8489 Год назад
Debt is called that. Tanks fir debt. Yet Oekraïne can pay back later as their is enough economic value in the Oekraïne itself.
@frankvanderstaay7564
@frankvanderstaay7564 Год назад
Me, too!! LOL!
@TheMrCougarful
@TheMrCougarful Год назад
Always appreciate hearing from Gen. Hodges.
@djeddabenali2866
@djeddabenali2866 Год назад
and Paulus !?
@markb8468
@markb8468 Год назад
​@@djeddabenali2866 depends on which Paulus you're referring to. Elaborate please
@TedErhartCFP
@TedErhartCFP Год назад
Ben Hodges is the man! Thanks for the conversation!
@clydestuart2394
@clydestuart2394 Год назад
I totally agree with all the positive comments praising General Hodges. Please bring him back again.
@mairenared
@mairenared Год назад
Always a joy to hear Ben Hodges. He's knowledgeable, well-informed and totally pragmatic. I just wish politicians would pay more heed to his advice.
@user-fm4dt8fd8d
@user-fm4dt8fd8d Год назад
russian hate is what he all about .he thinks of them as the adversary.
@juliusvx
@juliusvx Год назад
General Hodges is the best there is and brings great credit to the US Army, our country, and all of humanity. the world would be a better place with more people like him
@mchozen2958
@mchozen2958 Год назад
Agreed. Simply the best; when or where ever I’ve heard him speak. Ben Hodges for president!
@vicweast
@vicweast Год назад
Here, here
@t5ruxlee210
@t5ruxlee210 Год назад
Sort of obvious that Russia's "successful, victorious, general offensive plus capture of Bakhmut", was supposed to be in hearty street celebration around Moscow just as Xi's plane overflew the city and then landed. Maybe next year for sure ?
@hellokitty_hola
@hellokitty_hola Год назад
for sure
@kevf
@kevf Год назад
The Russians are too busy killing Ukrainians to worry about territory. If you haven't caught on, this is a war of attrition.
@gorethegreat
@gorethegreat Год назад
I could listen to General Ben Hodges all day long. Superb
@CoolWatts
@CoolWatts Год назад
Haha, I just said exactly the same thing!
@dimitrisgregan553
@dimitrisgregan553 Год назад
And you still would have no idea what's going on in Ukraine,better go listen ukraine commanders on the battlefield,this people are interested to see some russians getting killed they don't wana see the total extermination of whole generations of Ukraine's young people.
@Albert-Mag...
@Albert-Mag... Год назад
@@CoolWatts ..haha I was just gonna say the same thing.
@tcb1012
@tcb1012 Год назад
Sure let's play Russian roulette with a Russian and steak Humanity's future on that😂 what ignoramus idealism👈🤠
@Serbian1985
@Serbian1985 Год назад
Russia will cease its active war within 10 days. It lacks three things: time, manpower and ammunition" ~ Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, Mar 14 2022 A US General who never won any war
@hkuiper100
@hkuiper100 Год назад
We always watch General Ben Hodges. He's so knowledgeable, reasoned, personable and humble. He's also positive. Thank you for this long interview and your excellent questions.
@vermontsownboy6957
@vermontsownboy6957 Год назад
General Hodges is a gem. No matter which channel he speaks on, I watch. Period. I guess that makes me a General Hodges groupie, but so be it. I'm smarter after hearing what Hodges has to say. Great interview. Great content!
@Steinstra-vj7wl
@Steinstra-vj7wl Год назад
The history regarding the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. At the end of the Soviet Union the then leader Gorbachov made a gentleman agreement with the USA, EU and NATO agreeing that NATO would never expand towards the East - to Russia...(who violated the Minsk agreements? Angela Merkel have said that Minsk was never about peace, but to fool Putin / Russia to buy time so that they could arm Ukraine for a future attack against Russia !). So.. what is the history of this dispute? We must go back to the fall of the Soviet Union after which the Ukraine became an independent Country. The people of the Ukraine organized democratic held elections in which Viktor Yanukovych became President. Observers from the EU found nothing wrong with these elections. The voters voting for Yanukovych wished for their Country to stay neutral and to do trade with both the EU and Russia. But the WEF Globalist controlled EU told Yanukovych to only trade with them and he also had to make the Ukraine a member of NATO, or there would be no deal at all. Yanukovych refused. Biden, the CIA and the EU then did everything to remove Yanukovych from power - in which they succeeded in the year 2014 with help of the Ukrainian Stepan Bandera Nazis (who’s Ukrainian predecessor SS volunteers murdered more than 120.000 Jews in WW2 !!!) - to replace him by a corrupt Ukraine Oligarch by the name of Poroshenko. As soon as Poroshenko was installed is when he asked Obama ruled America and the EU / NATO for "protection" against Russia, and so the US and the EU promised to protect Poroshenko. Now feeling secure Poroshenko started to discriminate the Russian SPEAKING Ukrainians living in the east of Ukraine because they didn't want to become part of the EU or NATO as they were promised to stay neutral. So the Russian speaking Ukraine citizen got randomly bombarded by the Poroshenko regime and his successor Zelensky for 8 years straight - killing more than 14.000 people in the 'process'- to which they finally called Putin for help. Putin meanwhile asked the EU many times to stop their support for this Fascist regime (his pleading efforts were never ever shown in our Western media ! ) and the random killing, but instead they doubled their support for Poroshenko and the current ruler Zelensky. See how this works? Putin doesn't want Ukraine to become a NATO member. What would the USA do if Putin was to place troops and rockets along the south or northern US border.. would the USA say : "O please, go ahead " ? The truth is: WEF / EU Globalists want Putin be removed and replaced by some Russia corrupt traitor doing the wishes of the WEF Globalists. Make no mistake (and we see it clearly now in Canada, Australia and Europe) - the WEF Globalists want to rule the whole world; Communist style with Chinese style "social credit score". The Ukraine people should have decided to stay a neutral Country... works VERY well for Switzerland. If Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus and Ukraine would have formed a neutral zone situated between de EU / NATO and Russia there would never be war again. They should together be able to trade with the EU and with Russia too, and they should be allowed to have their own form of defense (industry). But this is made impossible because of evil people who love to hate, kill and destroy, and because of their love for power over others and their love for money, rather than to live in peace with each other. God said through Jesus to love our neighbor as we love ourselves - meaning everyone. The history and truth regarding this conflict must be told and spread throughout Armed Forces and throughout the world. Because if you believe the Western media - you, as a Soldier - will die for lies.
@Realist369
@Realist369 Год назад
Shane he’s a liar and propaganda merchant
@keithpeden7664
@keithpeden7664 Год назад
Me too. I will go to any channel on which he is speaking because he always has nuances added to his basic message. It also helps when he has an intelligent interviewer that can understand his answers and ask about the background follow-up questions why he answered the way he did.
@Realist369
@Realist369 Год назад
@@keithpeden7664 hodges thinks Ukraine will take Crimea this year. You do realise that’s a joke right,like hodges.
@user-fm4dt8fd8d
@user-fm4dt8fd8d Год назад
@@Realist369 agree
@jerrysartain2539
@jerrysartain2539 Год назад
Ben Hodges ,what a legend!
@robertsmuggles6871
@robertsmuggles6871 Год назад
Kudos for getting this interview. You better listen to this guy - he's going to tell you that any fool offering 'Crimea for peace' will guarantee continued war.
@operator9858
@operator9858 Год назад
'this' is your legend? wow. ahahahaha
@-Deena.
@-Deena. Год назад
Yep. He is always 100% spot on.
@kyle-ld2gh
@kyle-ld2gh Год назад
@@operator9858 vastly better then that m0r0n McGregor who has been a ruzzian asset for years.
@derdude9654
@derdude9654 Год назад
​@@operator9858 yours is Putin😂
@RD-us2kb
@RD-us2kb Год назад
I was talking with a Russian speaking Ukrainian woman from Crimea; as an SME business owner she was forced out of business by Russian newcomers and described how quickly a vibrant, trendy street with cafes and restaurants was forced closed and replaced with 24/7 bars; alcohol flowed cheaply and THAT is how you neutralize a nation.
@derricklarsen2919
@derricklarsen2919 Год назад
​@Johnny H Johns who knew ?!!
@anoskov7820
@anoskov7820 Год назад
What a bs
@barbaraheil7894
@barbaraheil7894 Год назад
@Johnny H Johns This reminded of the saying the Vietnamese had about the Russians after the fall of South Vietnam: "The Russians are Americans without dollars."
@martinoamello3017
@martinoamello3017 Год назад
Nothing like a bunch of shit faced drunken overloards..
@toi_techno
@toi_techno Год назад
That's how you radicalise a nation against your invasion. Russia's days are numbered.
@terrydean1199
@terrydean1199 Год назад
I love hearing the General share his views!
@christinemolner5097
@christinemolner5097 Год назад
Always looking foreward to listen to Ben Hodges. Bright, well informed, admits where he was wrong, clear views and a true fighter for democracry! Thank you again and again!
@stephenmcdonald664
@stephenmcdonald664 Год назад
He should be an advisor to Biden.
@user-fm4dt8fd8d
@user-fm4dt8fd8d Год назад
@@stephenmcdonald664 biden dosent know who he is . unless he give him a lot of money.
@Davidovic33
@Davidovic33 Год назад
Such a pleasure to listen to Ben Hodges, and he got it right so often in the last year!
@aural_supremacy
@aural_supremacy Год назад
Last year Putin didn’t want a war, he deliberately sent in a small force to show that Russia had every intention of taking action to stop the killing of Russians in East Ukraine. Zelensky was scheduled to meet Putin in Turkey but NATO at the request of US met Zelensky and said no we will give you anything we can fight back. After the Crimea bridge explosion was when Putin finally gave up hope for a peaceful resolution and implementation of the Minsk agreements that had already been signed and went to a full scale war. Ukraine casualties 200,000-250,000 dead, 400,000 wounded, Russia 25,000 to 30,000 dead, 50,000 wounded. Ukraine is running seriously low on artillery ammunition all the MIG 29’s that they had are gone, all of the tanks are gone, air defence systems are destroyed and they are completely reliant on NATO who has no formal military alliance with Ukraine to supply them. If you think that’s nonsense then ask yourself why then is Zelensky begging for weapons and if the Russians are running away and being defeated why are Poland shivering and planning to put 200,000 troops on their and why is the American 101st airborne In Poland, because Ukraine is being annihilated. Meanwhile on the Russian border with Ukraine is 300,000 Russian troops, that have been training constantly since last year, with 1000’s of Tanks, artillery systems everything waiting for the mud in Ukraine to dry in April, May so you are being lied to.
@dpelpal
@dpelpal Год назад
Ben Hodges and Anders Puck Nielsen called the whole thing.
@krissteel4074
@krissteel4074 Год назад
He's been a great advocate for democratic values and military sensibility since this started
@annetteryan5110
@annetteryan5110 Год назад
*PLEAZZE!* *MORE B.S.LIES!* *THIS WAR IS OVER..UKRAINE HAS BEEN REDUCED TO RUBBLE* *Sadly, BEN HODGES is a propagandist.. What an absolute shill* *for the U.S. governments propaganda machine!* *WHO IS THE REAL ENEMY..?.. THE ENEMY IS WITHIN!* What we're witnessing today is a "Self-righteous, self-entitled," WOKE, U.S. NATION IN DECLINE & *IT'S DAY'S ARE* *NUMBERED!* Nationalism and those myths about how righteous the U.S. is *...cannot* compensate nor hide *how corrupt and* *ruthless the U.S. truly is!* This country is less than 250 years old, but has been morally & Spiritually bankrupt from within.. *for YEARS!* The political, economic, financial and social problems plaguing the West so prevalent, are only the "symptoms" of the moral & spiritual decline of these nation's! The U S., along with inept government leadership and incompetent NATO leaders are fighting a *"PROXY WAR"* with RUSSIA! The U.S. has used a secretive procedure called ‘127e’ to launch at least 23 “proxy wars” across the globe since 2017! In the current conflict in Ukraine, the U.S. has brought humanity to the brink of a global conflict and we're one miscalculation away from *Nuclear Annilation...* thanks to foolish, "Western leadership" and things can very easily go off the rails! The Western Propaganda & demonization of Russia and all of this heated rhetoric..doesn't stop with Russia, The U.S. HAS ALSO PROVOKED *CHINA AS WELL,* ESCALATING tensions WITH BOTH COUNTRIES THAT POSSESS ADVANCED, HYPERSONIC NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY and these provocations, are clearly in preparation for a bigger war! Inane Western leaders, have failed miserably and have opened up a pandora's box! When Biden said don't worry about nuclear war, what does his administration do..??.. *They purchased 290 MILLION DOLLAR'S* *of ANTI-RADIATION PILLS.* FOR WHO? SURVIVORS OF A "NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST.?.. while tensions escalate. BRILLIANT!!! Everyone should've been down on their knees praying! 🙏 *NEVER BELIEVE THIS LYING GOVERNMENT!* *REMEMBER THE WITHDRAWAL & DEBACLE IN AFGHANISTAN!* *REMEMBER THE SABOTAGE OF THE NORD STREAM PIPELINE!* *ABSOLUTE, FOOLISH U.S. LEADERSHIP..* Democrats will never allow Ukraine out of this nightmare... which would immediately raise the question of.. *how did we EVER end up in this* *quagmire? THE U.S./NATO ..ARE ON A SUICIDE MISSION!* Those absurd Sanctions the West imposed on *RUSSIA??* have had a boomerang effect on the U.S & Europe! The cold, hard reality is that the Russian Ruble that feckless, Pres. Biden said would disintegrate into RUIN..?? (REMEMBER?) *NOW is higher than it's been in years!* Russia has the natural resources, energy reserves, gas & oil! The expansion of The *"BRICS NATIONS"..* their alliance & endeavors, serve as a mortal threat to The U.S. & The West! The foolish West and U.S. miscalculated and will continue to suffer the economic consequences of their actions! *REGIME CHANGE IN RUSSIA IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!* *UKRAINE & THE WEST WILL SUFFER A HUMILIATING DEFEAT!* WHAT IS NEEDED IS A U.S. ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY CHANGE RIGHT HERE IN AMERICA.. *RUSSIA* has Been warning about Ukraine for decades, but the West & their inane leaders wouldn't listen & are hell bent on preserving Western Hegemony! Russia's origins go far beyond Putin. Russia has a foreign and security blob, just as does the United States, with a set of semi-permanent beliefs about Russian vital interests, which are rooted in national history and culture and are shared by large parts of the population. These include the exclusion of hostile military alliances from Russia’s neighborhood and the protection of the political position and cultural rights of Russian minorities. Yeltsin protested strongly against the start of NATO expansion in the 1990s and Russia accustomed itself without too much trouble to NATO membership for the former Soviet satellites in Central Europe. But from the very beginning of NATO expansion, in the mid-1990s, Russian officials and commentators-including liberal reformists-warned that an offer of NATO membership to Georgia and Ukraine *"would bring confrontation with the West"* *and an acute danger of war!* These warnings were echoed by Henry Kissinger and other leading American statesmen... *BUT THE INEPT & AMORAL "WOKE" U.S. GOVERNMENT,* *ALONG WITH A WOKE MILITARY.. (THAT SPONSORED "DRAG* *SHOWS ON MILITARY BASES LIKE LANGLEY??") WOULDN'T* *ENGAGE IN SERIOUS DIPLOMACY* after years of Putin's protestations about NATO expansion... *so he invaded!* Now, this regional conflict, this *"proxy war,"* could "potentially" lead to a global conflict and just one faux pas, one miscalculation can rapidly escalate to ☢ Global Thermonuclear War! 🙏
@RobBCactive
@RobBCactive Год назад
Right, Ben actually knew what Ukrainians were capable of from past experience. The prediction of culminations and large Moskal retreats were accurate. Puck Nielsen is also worth listening to, he called it early that the Moskals would NOT pause, despite their logistics difficulties, I think politically Vladolf Pootin is trapped, his best option is to defect and enjoy the ICC hospitality in the Hague.
@stevenpalmer3040
@stevenpalmer3040 Год назад
Thank you General Hodges, I really appreciate your persistent optimism for Ukraine moving forward.
@annetteryan5110
@annetteryan5110 Год назад
*PLEAZZZE!* *THIS WAR IS OVER..UKRAINE HAS BEEN REDUCED TO RUBBLE!* *Sadly, BEN HODGES is a propagandist.. What an absolute shill* *for the U.S. governments propaganda machine!* *WHO IS THE REAL ENEMY..?.. THE ENEMY IS WITHIN!* What we're witnessing today is a "Self-righteous, self-entitled," WOKE, U.S. NATION IN DECLINE & *IT'S DAY'S ARE* *NUMBERED!* Nationalism and those myths about how righteous the U.S. is *...cannot* compensate nor hide *how corrupt and* *ruthless the U.S. truly is!* This country is less than 250 years old, but has been morally & Spiritually bankrupt from within.. *for YEARS!* The political, economic, financial and social problems plaguing the West so prevalent, are only the "symptoms" of the moral & spiritual decline of these nation's! The U S., along with inept government leadership and incompetent NATO leaders are fighting a *"PROXY WAR"* with RUSSIA! The U.S. has used a secretive procedure called ‘127e’ to launch at least 23 “proxy wars” across the globe since 2017! In the current conflict in Ukraine, the U.S. has brought humanity to the brink of a global conflict and we're one miscalculation away from *Nuclear Annilation...* thanks to foolish, "Western leadership" and things can very easily go off the rails! The Western Propaganda & demonization of Russia and all of this heated rhetoric..doesn't stop with Russia, The U.S. HAS ALSO PROVOKED *CHINA AS WELL,* ESCALATING tensions WITH BOTH COUNTRIES THAT POSSESS ADVANCED, HYPERSONIC NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY and these provocations, are clearly in preparation for a bigger war! Inane Western leaders, have failed miserably and have opened up a pandora's box! When Biden said don't worry about nuclear war, what does his administration do..??.. *They purchased 290 MILLION DOLLAR'S* *of ANTI-RADIATION PILLS.* FOR WHO? SURVIVORS OF A "NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST.?.. while tensions escalate. BRILLIANT!!! Everyone should've been down on their knees praying! 🙏 *NEVER BELIEVE THIS LYING GOVERNMENT!* *REMEMBER THE WITHDRAWAL & DEBACLE IN AFGHANISTAN!* *REMEMBER THE SABOTAGE OF THE NORD STREAM PIPELINE!* *ABSOLUTE, FOOLISH U.S. LEADERSHIP..* Democrats will never allow Ukraine out of this nightmare... which would immediately raise the question of.. *how did we EVER end up in this* *quagmire? THE U.S./NATO ..ARE ON A SUICIDE MISSION!* Those absurd Sanctions the West imposed on *RUSSIA??* have had a boomerang effect on the U.S & Europe! The cold, hard reality is that the Russian Ruble that feckless, Pres. Biden said would disintegrate into RUIN..?? (REMEMBER?) *NOW is higher than it's been in years!* Russia has the natural resources, energy reserves, gas & oil! The expansion of The *"BRICS NATIONS"..* their alliance & endeavors, serve as a mortal threat to The U.S. & The West! The foolish West and U.S. miscalculated and will continue to suffer the economic consequences of their actions! *REGIME CHANGE IN RUSSIA IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!* *UKRAINE & THE WEST WILL SUFFER A HUMILIATING DEFEAT!* WHAT IS NEEDED IS A U.S. ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY CHANGE RIGHT HERE IN AMERICA.. *RUSSIA* has Been warning about Ukraine for decades, but the West & their inane leaders wouldn't listen & are hell bent on preserving Western Hegemony! Russia's origins go far beyond Putin. Russia has a foreign and security blob, just as does the United States, with a set of semi-permanent beliefs about Russian vital interests, which are rooted in national history and culture and are shared by large parts of the population. These include the exclusion of hostile military alliances from Russia’s neighborhood and the protection of the political position and cultural rights of Russian minorities. Yeltsin protested strongly against the start of NATO expansion in the 1990s and Russia accustomed itself without too much trouble to NATO membership for the former Soviet satellites in Central Europe. But from the very beginning of NATO expansion, in the mid-1990s, Russian officials and commentators-including liberal reformists-warned that an offer of NATO membership to Georgia and Ukraine *"would bring confrontation with the West"* *and an acute danger of war!* These warnings were echoed by Henry Kissinger and other leading American statesmen... *BUT THE INEPT & AMORAL "WOKE" U.S. GOVERNMENT,* *ALONG WITH A WOKE MILITARY.. (THAT SPONSORED "DRAG* *SHOWS ON MILITARY BASES LIKE LANGLEY??") WOULDN'T* *ENGAGE IN SERIOUS DIPLOMACY* after years of Putin's protestations about NATO expansion... *so he invaded!* Now, this regional conflict, this *"proxy war,"* could "potentially" lead to a global conflict and just one faux pas, one miscalculation can rapidly escalate to ☢ Global Thermonuclear War! 🙏
@sigmasix3719
@sigmasix3719 Год назад
Opyomism for Ukraine 😂😂😂😂😂
@stubones
@stubones Год назад
Ukraine is finished, don't believe any lies to the contrary. The Russians haven't mobilised almost 1 million soldiers for nothing. Ukraine is constantly begging for manpower, money and weapons, while Russians aren't. Who do you think is winning?
@gregvoight8616
@gregvoight8616 Год назад
👍🇷🇺🇷🇺👍👍👍👍👍🚩🚩🚩
@IusedtohaveausernameIliked
@IusedtohaveausernameIliked Год назад
Very insightful. Thanks. Ben Hodges is a guy I can listen to all day. He's well informed, articulate, and knows his subject. Slava Ukraini!
@user-fm4dt8fd8d
@user-fm4dt8fd8d Год назад
slav ukrain dose that mean hate towards russia?
@sibyllefriberg9727
@sibyllefriberg9727 Год назад
I absolutely love and respect Lt General Ben Hodges, I only wish our Politicians would listen to him.
@frederickphelaniii3733
@frederickphelaniii3733 Год назад
Amen to that He’s the man 🫡
@elbibwen3019
@elbibwen3019 Год назад
*find and listen Colonel Douglas MacGregor and Scott Ritter* - don't fool yourself with retarded Ben
@tcb1012
@tcb1012 Год назад
Sure let's play Russian roulette with a Russian and steak Humanity's future on that😂 what ignoramus idealism👈🤠
@gmf8171
@gmf8171 Год назад
Is this going to be like the last time Ukraine "struck back" ? Because that seemed to fizzle out completely and end up being largely destroyed.
@frederickphelaniii3733
@frederickphelaniii3733 Год назад
@@tcb1012 Ukrainian counteroffensive starting soon. They’ll be doing all the hard work, just like they did last year when they took back Their Own land in the north and the south. Really it’s Putin playing Russian roulette. If he’s somehow successful today, he’ll be doing the exact same thing with Georgia, Moldova or some other country 10 years in the future. He’s not gonna stop unless he’s stopped. But if he loses in Ukraine, he’ll likely be out of power, Russian federation could very well collapse into a dozen smaller entities, which would be great news for all the Russian minorities who Putins been drafting into the Russian military to use as cannon fodder. Hes Genociding his own people in this war, yet you cowards think we should bow to and appease this bully….How’d that work with Hitler in 1938….? Now if Ukraine drives south to Melitopol or Mariupol, Putin isn’t gonna drop a nuclear bomb on any of those cities. It would make conditions insanely harder for him to win back ground in those places….it’s just Not gonna happen. These sound like the same voices that said Ukraine would collapse in weeks, that said Russian military was among the best in the world….🤔😂🤣🥲 Back here in reality, Russian army is on the verge of collapse. Shell hunger, the tragedy of Vuhledar(which showcases in all its glory Russian offensive tactics complete FAILURE lol), Russian morale is in the toilet, and crucially they have no ability to easily replace All the advanced weapons they’ve used to terrorize civilians and attack Ukraine’s power grid. Just like the Germans in WW2 didn’t give up when their cities were bombed during the day by US planes and at night by the British, it’s made no difference in Ukraine 80 years later. The war of attrition is nearly over. Combined arms counteroffensive is on the horizon 🇺🇦, lol and while Russian troops will eventually be marched west after their taken prisoner, their clearly(Vuhledar, Bahkmut, Adiivka, Marinka) not in any position to take more ground. They lose 1000 soldiers a day for a couple kilometers at most. If their smart, their saving their reserves for strategic counterattacks against the coming offensive. It’s the best hope they have, as Ukraine will likely strike w 200,000 troops(Army Group=multiple armies) toward Melitopol or Mariupol or maybe both. You wanna know where Ukraine will strike…? Tap into Russian sources and figure out where the most partisan activity is happening behind the lines…because those same Ukrainian partisans will make it hell on earth for the occupiers when the offensive is in full swing. Where they really have a chance is where partisan resistance is at its highest and fiercest….and if you look on the map and at Russian sources, it’s Melitopol ☄️💥🇺🇦 And lastly, the Russian soldier is adept at just the 1 thing: following orders. They do not think for themselves on the battlefield, their NCO’s are powerless and toothless, making little difference in a fight when the shells start flying. They have no initiative, they will Not become partisans if their units are overwhelmed and fragmented. Russian soldiers simply do as their told, march where their told, and lastly die where their officers order them to ‘attack’ lol. Once the Russian command structure is decapitated(which Ukraine has been soooo good at during this war), once supplies stop coming through and orders stop flowing in, the individual Russian soldier will be nothing more than an armed refugee far from home, and surrounded by enemies. They actually don’t wanna die for Putins ambitions….their gonna surrender en masse after Ukrainian armies cut them off. That’s the sad, horrible truth. Their army is struggling: morale is low, critical ammunition is low. Ukraine has been smart to bleed them in places like Bahkmut, as they sacrifice their offensive power every day for no tangible result. The stage is set! The collapse of the Russian army in Ukraine will likely herald the collapse of the Russian federation, and totalitarian rule. Democracy may have a chance to rise in the new nations that will be born from old imperial Russias carcass…and That is exactly what those people need. Russia today is a ghost of the USSR. Their vision and lifestyle has not been eradicated(Putin is keeping it alive) but it cannot survive in todays world. People everywhere want freedom, economic opportunity, and prosperity; why Russia is so threatened by a democratic and prosperous Ukraine….because it shows his own people an alternative that’s better than the gulag, the culture of fear, the mass surveillance of the FSB, that their living in today….
@user-gf7kc5fc5m
@user-gf7kc5fc5m Год назад
General Hodges demonstrates that humans can be strong and humanitarian, brilliant and humble, eloquent and witty, all at once. Thank you for inviting him again.
@linmal2242
@linmal2242 Год назад
A very well-rounded man !
@craybro
@craybro Год назад
One of the best interviews I’ve watched on the subject, and great insights from General Hodges. I wish Biden and the European leaders would all watch this interview in full
@TheKCBBQ
@TheKCBBQ Год назад
This man is a breath of fresh air. Honest about past mistakes or lack of understanding the theater of the Russian adversary.
@PalleRasmussen
@PalleRasmussen Год назад
Gen. Hodges is both a good officer and a humanist. We need more of his kind.
@markmitchell457
@markmitchell457 Год назад
When a channel gets real scummy trolls, you know the channel is hurting the Russians. 🇺🇦🇺🇸
@alainlefebvre9860
@alainlefebvre9860 Год назад
​@@loveandwar4474really? Is that the best you've got, child?
@PalleRasmussen
@PalleRasmussen Год назад
@@loveandwar4474 if only you had evidence of the Vranyo you spout.
@PalleRasmussen
@PalleRasmussen Год назад
@@loveandwar4474 have some Copium. Actually for you, have some Copium+ ru-vid.comuqQpYd7dR7A?feature=share
@ThunderAppeal
@ThunderAppeal Год назад
@@loveandwar4474 And a rat skymbag.
@randr302
@randr302 Год назад
♥️my favorite General of all time!!♥️
@bobbyd6680
@bobbyd6680 Год назад
Mine Is US Grant. But I can't listen to him, so Ben is the next best thing.
@johnkeegan6646
@johnkeegan6646 Год назад
More down to earth and wise General Ben Hodges!
@clairejeannette8454
@clairejeannette8454 Год назад
Great interview. Thanks to both of you.
@VDD-2766
@VDD-2766 Год назад
“The women of Iran have more bravery than the Russian citizens!” Love that!
@alainlefebvre9860
@alainlefebvre9860 Год назад
💯
@alexmashine
@alexmashine Год назад
russians its not human they are absolutely ill of tgey imperialism, they dont deserved to exist
@paulinemclean375
@paulinemclean375 Год назад
Agreed
@marka4891
@marka4891 Год назад
My knee jerk thought to that is to wonder what role vodka plays in all of that. Iran, of course, is a Muslim theocracy and alcohol is strictly banned, but Russian leaders have been, or so I understand, feeding vodka to the people to basically pacify them by stupefying them for more than four centuries by making sure it was cheap and plentiful. But I don't know how much of that is based in actual reality vs how much it's just a stereotype.
@paulinemclean375
@paulinemclean375 Год назад
@@marka4891 I think you’ve hit the nail on the head. Explains a lot.
@kikemarugan4843
@kikemarugan4843 Год назад
General Hodges is the gold standard. Always fair and balanced. Listening to him makes you more knowledgeable and intelligent. Thanks very much for this great interview 💝
@johnhodge1263
@johnhodge1263 Год назад
Sovereign independent country Ukraine is not allowed to have Peace with Russia as instructed by American fading Petrodollar mafia empire 》》ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UMiEBZDbAP4.html
@PlanetarPL
@PlanetarPL Год назад
Always a pleasure to hear from General Hodges. Thanks.
@thespy5845
@thespy5845 Год назад
Please keep inviting Gen (Ret) Hodges. As a doc, a humanist and one who despises wars, I feel that having a gentleman and scholar define how the west can quickly end this atrocious invasion while also being acutely cognizant of the humanitarian needs is absolutely needed and greatly appreciated.
@tcb1012
@tcb1012 Год назад
Sure let's play Russian roulette with a Russian and steak Humanity's future on that😂 what ignoramus idealism👈🤠
@ZootyZoFo
@ZootyZoFo Год назад
@@tcb1012 - Lol, you give your own post a thumbs up because nobody else will, how pathetic!
@linmal2242
@linmal2242 Год назад
@@tcb1012 Idiot
@orionide4032
@orionide4032 Год назад
​@@tcb1012 freedom or death
@karinfend2980
@karinfend2980 Год назад
Thank you so much, Mr. Fink for inviting Ben Hodges! The host and the guest are equal in their commitment to a better future. Be blessed 🙏
@dartholemewspaceinvader6333
Always a pleasure to hear from General Ben!
@gregtwomey1805
@gregtwomey1805 Год назад
Tremendous! Slava Ukraine! 💙💛
@tomonabudget
@tomonabudget Год назад
Recent Ben Hodges video shows up in my feed? I watch. This man is a gold-mine of knowledge. He's very soft spoken, informed on the conflict and has a very graceful way discuss what's going on. His predictions so far have also been very spot on. Great interview as usual. I'm surprised this channel doesn't have more subscribers yet.
@user-fm4dt8fd8d
@user-fm4dt8fd8d Год назад
a soft spoken russian hater and deep state leftist thats all he represents.
@johnthefinn
@johnthefinn Год назад
Ben Hodges is the most sensible commentator on this war that there is.
@18_rabbit
@18_rabbit Год назад
no, just different, albeit superb. The Brits have a couple of brilliant commentators including former military folks as well as guys like Tobias Ellwood which has consistently had the right calls and predicated everything accurately and cautiously, whereas the status quo until maybe last Fall was the west doing only just enough, as if studying things to death.
@malcolmgibson5088
@malcolmgibson5088 Год назад
​@@18_rabbit Sir Richard Shirriff said in the first few months, that Russia could not win, due to logistics, command and control and just being crap.
@dpelpal
@dpelpal Год назад
I like Ben Hodges, but I also like Anders Puck Nielsen from Denmark. Would love to see him interview Ben Hodges! Also enjoy Jonathan's questions....they aren't softballs or fluff.
@123ZURLON
@123ZURLON Год назад
General Hodges for US President ... now what a breath of fresh air and high intelligence that would be!
@alexlindsey6446
@alexlindsey6446 Год назад
He's down to earth
@dimitrisgregan553
@dimitrisgregan553 Год назад
He is a clueless neocon,he said back in march that russia will stop the war in ten days because they lack ammunition and manpower.
@c2ccontracting47
@c2ccontracting47 Год назад
@@dimitrisgregan553 you must be talking about Douglas Macgregor saying that the Ukrainians are days away from collapsing since day 1
@dimitrisgregan553
@dimitrisgregan553 Год назад
@@c2ccontracting47 well after two weeks ukraine lost 20% of their territory,the territory that russia said they go after, that's pretty much a collapse
@c2ccontracting47
@c2ccontracting47 Год назад
@@dimitrisgregan553 you might be forgetting the Ukrainians have recaptured half the territory that the Russians took during the initial phase of the invasion. They retook Kharkiv region , Kherson city and others. And now with RU's bakhmut offensive seemingly going to shit, it doesn't look good for Putin.
@CoolWatts
@CoolWatts Год назад
Ben Hodges is awesome. I can listen to him speak all day long. From an American living in Kherson: Thank you, General.
@IndelibleNihilist
@IndelibleNihilist Год назад
I very much like Ben Hodges, his honesty and candor are unique. Thank you for the excellent interview!
@kinkan5433
@kinkan5433 Год назад
badly for Russia, those idiot clowns are literally digging their own graves
@paulbuckland2078
@paulbuckland2078 Год назад
Always refreshing to hear General Ben's expertise & common sense. Its just a great pity he can't have more of official impact & influence to speed up sending the weapons that are needed to end this war once & for all. Keep up these great interviews!!
@nigeldesylva249
@nigeldesylva249 Год назад
Anybody who believe this garbage must have their head felt. The media and politicians have lied since day one. Biden and co have made a fortune out of this war which is a dead duck. I suggest you listen instead to Col Douglas Mcgregor or Scott Ritter who are two of the best interpreters of what is going on.
@srbislavn
@srbislavn Год назад
This guy is a general ? He doesn't know where is left.....
@larryzigler6812
@larryzigler6812 Год назад
@@srbislavn 🤡 3 DAYS IVAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
@davidjones6389
@davidjones6389 Год назад
@@srbislavn Russian Generals could not stand up to this guy.
@dmo7815
@dmo7815 Год назад
Joe will fight the Russians to the Last Ukrainian!
@rebeccabennett4344
@rebeccabennett4344 Год назад
I always look forward to your interviews with Ben Hodges. Rational, informative and well thought out. Thank you.
@srbislavn
@srbislavn Год назад
Nothing rational in cherry picking data...... General shouldn't act like that..... He is cheapest propagandist
@larryzigler6812
@larryzigler6812 Год назад
@@srbislavn Will give you a reply in 3 DAYS IVAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHEHEHEHEHEHHARHARHARHARHAR🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡
@18_rabbit
@18_rabbit Год назад
@@srbislavn can u elaborate, even in a slavic language, or r u a bot, or r u an underinformed, undereducated russo-cretin w/ an ad-hominem attack? Btw, get ready for the most humiliating series of events for Ru over the next few years. Gonna be one for the history books, lol! Worst in about five hundo years!
@giannimotzer4789
@giannimotzer4789 Год назад
@@srbislavn You don't know what you're talking about. That's why everything goes up in smoke with you.
@davidelliott5843
@davidelliott5843 Год назад
Don’t confuse Ben Hodges with Peter Zeihan. The matter is a showman with one broken record. Hodges actually knows what he’s talking about.
@wawood059
@wawood059 Год назад
More very sensible and well-informed commentary by General Ben Hodges. Thank you, Sir!
@elbibwen3019
@elbibwen3019 Год назад
*find and listen Colonel Douglas MacGregor and Scott Ritter* - don't fool yourself with retarded Ben
@passenger3
@passenger3 Год назад
I never want to miss a Ben H interview, and this is one of the lengthier ones on the platform. For me Ben has always had the logistics of this conflict nailed down on how to deal with Russia. I wish he was Nato's General. Fantastic, thank you
@cenccenc946
@cenccenc946 Год назад
Ben did something I have never heard from any of the "western" retired generals and TV military "experts". He admitted he was wrong about Russian military capabilities; and, that is why I like him so much. Too many, current and former military, seem to be doubling down on Russian magical military capabilities, even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, because they built their carriers being wrong about it and now seem desperate to save their legacy (or job). I find that especially terrifying when they are still in the Pentagon or Brussels making life and death decisions for guys in a trench in Ukraine facing russians across a field; let alone, the World for the next decade. Western militaries will look very different in another decade, I hope.
@monikahammaren8509
@monikahammaren8509 Год назад
Actually, it is quite rare that people in general admit they were wrong - and here the General admits it, not making a big fuss, just saying it as it is natural to sometimes be mistaken. That is an impressive human being!
@pacifist9805
@pacifist9805 Год назад
Russia's weakness is a mix of several factors that even russians themselves didn't see the big picture. It's however better to overestimate the opponent.
@jaella..8989
@jaella..8989 Год назад
Absolutely why i admire him so, a General who is not controlled by his military ego. I wish there were more of him!
@valuggel8972
@valuggel8972 Год назад
This dude is so utterly delusional its hard to address him as general...explains this clusterfck though😂
@DarkRoomAmbience
@DarkRoomAmbience Год назад
Yeah like that MacGregor clown who has been saying Russia will beat Ukraine in 3 weeks, every month for 13 months. The amount of times hes been quoted by botniks, like a gift that keeps on giving
@GoldenTridentfilms
@GoldenTridentfilms Год назад
BEN ALWAYS HITS THE NAIL ON THE HEAD!)) SLAVA UKRAINI! RESPECTS
@jpx1508
@jpx1508 Год назад
Hodges brings the highest professional expertise and the most comprehensive and relevant analysis available, defining military excellence in practice. It is a huge benefit to the public that he continues to actively share his expertise. I look forward to anything Hodges feels is worth sharing.
@aural_supremacy
@aural_supremacy Год назад
Except that he is lying though it’s Ukraine that is down and almost out, there next counter offensive will be the last gasp of a nearly completely destroyed army that is the Ukraine army, 200 000 to 250,000 Ukrainian dead so far 400,000 wounded Russia 20,000-30,000 dead 50,000 wounded and Ukraine is down to their last 30-40,000.
@derdude9654
@derdude9654 Год назад
​@@aural_supremacy 😂 Take your meds
@kikemarugan4843
@kikemarugan4843 Год назад
And he’s a class act
@shooster5884
@shooster5884 Год назад
@@aural_supremacy 🙄😂🤭🙄😂
@rickeyharris268
@rickeyharris268 Год назад
​@@aural_supremacy saying that for a nation that has to bomb civilians recruit convicts out of prison yeah you can say anything you want but it just sounds stupid and that's the only the small part I can go on and own
@williambunting803
@williambunting803 Год назад
The reason why Crimea is so important to Putin, its not about Russia, it is about that Putin has his 1.3 billion dollar Summer Palace just 170 klm from the Kerch Bridge or 370 klms from Sevastopol, a mansion where he has a harbour big enough for his 2 super yachts. Putin clearly promised himself that he would have a whole sea to himself for his super yacht cruises with guests. The US drone was just 200 klms from HIS place and 210 klms from his girl friend’s place. Putin is not giving this up, full stop.
@garthmckeil9539
@garthmckeil9539 Год назад
I truly enjoy your discussions with Gen. Hodges. The back and forth feels like it is happening over a dinner table where I am waiting for a pause to ask someone to pass the potatoes. I thoroughly enjoy the intimate yet relaxed flow of the conversation. Thank you both for getting together and inviting us in once again.
@linmal2242
@linmal2242 Год назад
I just finished mine, sebagos, with brocholi, peas, carrots, pumpkin and lamb chops ! Delish.
@minimaxmiaandme.4971
@minimaxmiaandme.4971 Год назад
Always enjoy listening to Mr. Hodges perspective on the war strategy. Slava Ukraine!! 🇨🇦💝
@henrystanford7052
@henrystanford7052 Год назад
I have never been in the military but I truly love listening to this man speak seems to understand everything that's going on and gives us his clear-cut personal experience and opinion I personally would like to hear more from him
@markbeames7852
@markbeames7852 Год назад
That's the job of every American O-9 and O-10.
@18_rabbit
@18_rabbit Год назад
@@markbeames7852 what in tarnation do u mean?
@markbeames7852
@markbeames7852 Год назад
@@18_rabbit google's your friend.
@davidelliott5843
@davidelliott5843 Год назад
Logistics is the most difficult job to do right. Gen Hodges is a logistics expert so by definition he has to be a damn good leader.
@markbeames7852
@markbeames7852 Год назад
@@davidelliott5843 ergo expert logisticians make damn good leaders? Wait...what?
@johngerlaugh3602
@johngerlaugh3602 Год назад
General Hodges is one of the clearest thinkers out there. Perhaps we will luck out and talk him out of retirement to serve in a DoD or State Dept senior leadership billet. My vote is SecDef. The guy just has a way of communicating clearly on complex issues. Or perhaps US Ambassador to the UN or Ukraine. We'd be very lucky to get him back on the USG team! Great interview!
@mgoshko1963
@mgoshko1963 Год назад
Gen Hodges is such a class act. Can't get enough of his wisdom.
@drcornelius8275
@drcornelius8275 Год назад
Wisdom to kill us all in WW3.....
@JCtheMusicMan_
@JCtheMusicMan_ Год назад
A fantastic interview with a broad range of excellent and relevant questions for General Hodges! His invaluable wealth of wisdom gained through a 38 year Army career and his willingness to openly share his knowledge is so much appreciated! ❤ Glory to Ukraine! 🇺🇦💜
@barbeonline351
@barbeonline351 Год назад
I so appreciate the interviews these two have posted. It is so rare to find analysis that accepts that what is happening has global components, rather than those who only see front lines and tables of attrition. A well prepared range of interrogatories from the host and an equally outfitted comprehensive and articulate set of responses from the general. I don't know anywhere where this job has been done better, and I spend plenty of time looking.
@matthewbrowning3206
@matthewbrowning3206 Год назад
Is Hodges as smart as diversity hire Austin?
@johnhodge1263
@johnhodge1263 Год назад
Drowning & Lashing out UK MOD has just confirmed the use of depleted uranium shells in tanks they are sending to East Ukraine. Pushing for direct military action. A massive Escalation in this NATO V RUSSIA regime change WAR. Putting at risk the people in the Russian speaking area of East Ukraine of Cancer & Contaminated soil. 》》ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FJM4O786LWo.html
@annetteryan5110
@annetteryan5110 Год назад
*PLEAZZZE!* *THIS WAR IS OVER..UKRAINE HAS BEEN REDUCED TO RUBBLE!* *Sadly, BEN HODGES, is a propagandist.. What an absolute shill* *for the U.S. governments propaganda machine!* *WHO IS THE REAL ENEMY..?.. THE ENEMY IS WITHIN!* What we're witnessing today is a "Self-righteous, self-entitled," WOKE, U.S. NATION IN DECLINE & *IT'S DAY'S ARE* *NUMBERED!* Nationalism and those myths about how righteous the U.S. is *...cannot* compensate nor hide *how corrupt and* *ruthless the U.S. truly is!* This country is less than 250 years old, but has been morally & Spiritually bankrupt from within.. *for YEARS!* The political, economic, financial and social problems plaguing the West so prevalent, are only the "symptoms" of the moral & spiritual decline of these nation's! The U S., along with inept government leadership and incompetent NATO leaders are fighting a *"PROXY WAR"* with RUSSIA! The U.S. has used a secretive procedure called ‘127e’ to launch at least 23 “proxy wars” across the globe since 2017! In the current conflict in Ukraine, the U.S. has brought humanity to the brink of a global conflict and we're one miscalculation away from *Nuclear Annilation...* thanks to foolish, "Western leadership" and things can very easily go off the rails! The Western Propaganda & demonization of Russia and all of this heated rhetoric..doesn't stop with Russia, The U.S. HAS ALSO PROVOKED *CHINA AS WELL,* ESCALATING tensions WITH BOTH COUNTRIES THAT POSSESS ADVANCED, HYPERSONIC NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY and these provocations, are clearly in preparation for a bigger war! Inane Western leaders, have failed miserably and have opened up a pandora's box! When Biden said don't worry about nuclear war, what does his administration do..??.. *They purchased 290 MILLION DOLLAR'S* *of ANTI-RADIATION PILLS.* FOR WHO? SURVIVORS OF A "NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST.?.. while tensions escalate. BRILLIANT!!! Everyone should've been down on their knees praying! 🙏 *NEVER BELIEVE THIS LYING GOVERNMENT!* *REMEMBER THE WITHDRAWAL & DEBACLE IN AFGHANISTAN!* *REMEMBER THE SABOTAGE OF THE NORD STREAM PIPELINE!* *ABSOLUTE, FOOLISH U.S. LEADERSHIP..* Democrats will never allow Ukraine out of this nightmare... which would immediately raise the question of.. *how did we EVER end up in this* *quagmire? THE U.S./NATO ..ARE ON A SUICIDE MISSION!* Those absurd Sanctions the West imposed on *RUSSIA??* have had a boomerang effect on the U.S & Europe! The cold, hard reality is that the Russian Ruble that feckless, Pres. Biden said would disintegrate into RUIN..?? (REMEMBER?) *NOW is higher than it's been in years!* Russia has the natural resources, energy reserves, gas & oil! The expansion of The *"BRICS NATIONS"..* their alliance & endeavors, serve as a mortal threat to The U.S. & The West! The foolish West and U.S. miscalculated and will continue to suffer the economic consequences of their actions! *REGIME CHANGE IN RUSSIA IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!* *UKRAINE & THE WEST WILL SUFFER A HUMILIATING DEFEAT!* WHAT IS NEEDED IS A U.S. ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY CHANGE RIGHT HERE IN AMERICA.. *RUSSIA* has Been warning about Ukraine for decades, but the West & their inane leaders wouldn't listen & are hell bent on preserving Western Hegemony! Russia's origins go far beyond Putin. Russia has a foreign and security blob, just as does the United States, with a set of semi-permanent beliefs about Russian vital interests, which are rooted in national history and culture and are shared by large parts of the population. These include the exclusion of hostile military alliances from Russia’s neighborhood and the protection of the political position and cultural rights of Russian minorities. Yeltsin protested strongly against the start of NATO expansion in the 1990s and Russia accustomed itself without too much trouble to NATO membership for the former Soviet satellites in Central Europe. But from the very beginning of NATO expansion, in the mid-1990s, Russian officials and commentators-including liberal reformists-warned that an offer of NATO membership to Georgia and Ukraine *"would bring confrontation with the West"* *and an acute danger of war!* These warnings were echoed by Henry Kissinger and other leading American statesmen... *BUT THE INEPT & AMORAL "WOKE" U.S. GOVERNMENT,* *ALONG WITH A WOKE MILITARY.. (THAT SPONSORED "DRAG* *SHOWS ON MILITARY BASES LIKE LANGLEY??") WOULDN'T* *ENGAGE IN SERIOUS DIPLOMACY* after years of Putin's protestations about NATO expansion... *so he invaded!* Now, this regional conflict, this *"proxy war,"* could "potentially" lead to a global conflict and just one faux pas, one miscalculation can rapidly escalate to ☢ Global Thermonuclear War! 🙏
@mikefallwell1301
@mikefallwell1301 Год назад
@@johnhodge1263 you made something like Chernobyl
@longwildernesswalks
@longwildernesswalks Год назад
It's hilarious (and downright sad) how much Milley and his Cronies got wrong from day 1. It's pathetic. Gen. Hodges was a well respected leader, and still is. I just wish our current MIL leadership in the US was as competent.
@dimitrisgregan553
@dimitrisgregan553 Год назад
They haven't got it wrong,they used propaganda you really think they believed that russia could take a huge country like ukraine in three days?with nato trained soldiers and nato guns in it???they said that to have the argument that russia failed and make ukrainians believe they could win, don't be naive.
@georgewilkie3580
@georgewilkie3580 Год назад
Great Combat Commander, Gen. Ben Hodges is exactly that, and more. I served with the U.S. Army 505th PIR 82nd Airborne, Ranger Qualified. Gen. Hodges is the type of Military Leader that good combat Troops will walk through walls for. I only wish that I had served under his Command when I was active. Today, Gen. Hodges is a living legend in Spec Ops circles. My sincere Thanks to the producers of this video for having Gen. Hodges as their esteemed guest. It's wonderful to be able to hear the General's input and wisdom on the Russian criminal invasion and the Brave and Galant response by the Top Tier Ukrainian Military. The Unkrainian People have a solid Friend in General Hodges. I have no doubt at all that at the end of the Day, Ukraine will win a Victory that will go down in history as both fearless and brilliant! Slava Ukraini!
@SiliconCurtain
@SiliconCurtain Год назад
👍
@user-fm4dt8fd8d
@user-fm4dt8fd8d Год назад
russia will prevail and people will be free from the west exploitation. and generals such as hodges .
@linmal2242
@linmal2242 Год назад
Thankyou 'Johanes Think' for your fine interview with Gen Hodges, an excellent authority !
@SiliconCurtain
@SiliconCurtain Год назад
Maybe that should be my pen name as a future career as a writer?!
@michaelmazowiecki9195
@michaelmazowiecki9195 Год назад
General Hodges , unlike his dithering and appeasing counterparts in the Pentagon, speaks clearly, plainly and intelligently. In so doing, he lays out what needs to be done for Ukraine to win. A pity he isn't the Chief of Staff of the US.
@niio111
@niio111 Год назад
The Pentagon is full of yes men serving a dithering and appeasing administration. Change is needed in both organizations.
@mcdibbern9919
@mcdibbern9919 Год назад
Another great interview with Ben Hodges who always has such a great contribution to make. Well done and thank you.
@puccini4530
@puccini4530 Год назад
Now THAT is a proper, informed, conversation. I do hope he's right.
@lenwalker7393
@lenwalker7393 Год назад
A fabulous interview. Ben Hodges is knowledgeable, experienced, authoritative and informative. 🇨🇦
@1mlister
@1mlister Год назад
The guest you are getting are top flight
@gunvormagarity-groves8005
@gunvormagarity-groves8005 Год назад
Brilliant. Thank you General Hodges!
@markmitchell457
@markmitchell457 Год назад
Another great video. General Hodges is always insightful and informative. He is very kind to spend so much time speaking to the RU-vid audience.
@Albert-Mag...
@Albert-Mag... Год назад
He's a good man with a kind heart....The world needs more men like General Hodges.
@mfrobert100
@mfrobert100 Год назад
Ben Hodges is the best! Always on point, expert strategist, and fearless. I hope that the US deciders take his advise on issues of the war in Ukraine. Thanks for inviting him to this interview!
@dogefort8410
@dogefort8410 Год назад
"A few more missiles, a few more unlucky conscripts" The tagline of Day 3+ of this war.
@MonteRosa849
@MonteRosa849 Год назад
Great podcast Mr. Fink. Thank you very much for bringing Ben Hodges back! Intelligent and insightful discussion! 🇺🇦✌️
@SiliconCurtain
@SiliconCurtain Год назад
👍
@doreeneclose6295
@doreeneclose6295 Год назад
Never tire of listened to Gen Ben.
@ryanbradley5192
@ryanbradley5192 Год назад
Fantastic interview. General Hodges is so well informed and insightful.
@Joe-bh6nf
@Joe-bh6nf Год назад
Hodges gets it!!!!
@robertwilkinson8421
@robertwilkinson8421 Год назад
Really appreciate and enjoy listening to General Ben Hodges. This man is the real deal, he's been there and then some, so he speaks with Authority.
@themoonman-4
@themoonman-4 Год назад
Bravo! Love When General Ben Comes On!
@nicholasgodfrey8585
@nicholasgodfrey8585 Год назад
There is something about Ben Hodges that makes me smile. Again a good discourse from both of you. What does Russia hope to gain? A sows purse a days vanity the nights remorse. As always thankyou
@51greenstone
@51greenstone Год назад
What is America hoping to gain? With its endless proxy wars it instigates
@garmar704
@garmar704 Год назад
Jonathan and General Hodges, thank you. This interview series has been so great. Amazing guests every time. Onward to a full Ukrainian victory 🇺🇦
@alexsalemo9137
@alexsalemo9137 Год назад
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 propagandist enjoy their delusional fake news 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@dimitrisgregan553
@dimitrisgregan553 Год назад
Ukraine is exhausted and getting exterminated,the young Ukrainians going in the front they are up against thousand rounds of artilery and die,what victory you mumbling about, Ukraine's whole generation is gone.
@alexsalemo9137
@alexsalemo9137 Год назад
Don’t be foolish, that’s never going to happen, Ukraine is already done ✅ this guy is just another US so called ex Generals propagandists
@alexandrailnyckyj6059
@alexandrailnyckyj6059 Год назад
I love Ben Hodges. What an intelligent and compassionate human.
@andrewmossop6241
@andrewmossop6241 Год назад
A very good listen, thanks Jonathan, great to listen to General Hodges again.
@machdaddy6451
@machdaddy6451 Год назад
Thank you Ben Hodges for your service!
@64mustangfan
@64mustangfan Год назад
When this man speaks, I listen. Thanks for a fine video.
@geniexmay562
@geniexmay562 Год назад
Excellent conversation. Thank You Both!! 👍
@Brendanno100
@Brendanno100 Год назад
❤ General Ben
@Puleczech
@Puleczech Год назад
Ben Hodges interview = instant watch the whole thing and like.
@vladpootin5973
@vladpootin5973 Год назад
Always a delight to get to listen to General Hodges, his insights will leave one smarter and more educated and knowledgeable on the topic. a terrific guy, this honorable American military general.
@dnpenn
@dnpenn Год назад
Great show. Thanks for the thoughtful discussion with Ben Hodges. You both are gifted communicators. Slava Ukraini!
@davidsphere
@davidsphere Год назад
Slava Ukraini! is just to close to Nazi chants like " Heil Hitler!" and " Sieg Heil!" for any reasonable person not to notice this isall going to end up in a bunker somewhere.
@frankvanderstaay7564
@frankvanderstaay7564 Год назад
Excellent interview - I appreciate hearing General Hodge's knowledge and opinions
@kinkan5433
@kinkan5433 Год назад
clearly russia is confused and can't be trusted
@mooglemy3813
@mooglemy3813 Год назад
Yea! They asked if he missed the military and his job. Candid answer and said they have lots of brighter, smarter younger people in charge now. He missed his radio and updates. Held up his smart phone and admitted to not being all that good with the technology. A humble man. No arrogance ever from him. Good guy in my book.
@Brenda-hg2ku
@Brenda-hg2ku Год назад
Alot of our history is missing Ben. Glad you are educating people of the world None should ever be overlooked.
@Puleczech
@Puleczech Год назад
Hodges is really great to listen to. Very balanced outlook, sharp, on point, no BS. Always looking forward to listen what he has to share about the situation.
@lenmoss378
@lenmoss378 Год назад
I love Ben's subtle messaging to politicians
@benoitlamontagne7499
@benoitlamontagne7499 Год назад
in awe: this communication is a thing of beauty, I understood everything
@christoft5468
@christoft5468 Год назад
General Ben is the best analyst out there bar none.
@larryg5151
@larryg5151 Год назад
Ben Hodges is the man!
@boobiboo8691
@boobiboo8691 Год назад
Love hearing from Ben Hodges.
@walohurzeler8057
@walohurzeler8057 Год назад
as usual Ben Hodges is great!
@bonecarving
@bonecarving Год назад
Always good to hear from Ben
@tanyacharbury4728
@tanyacharbury4728 Год назад
Hi from Nevada. I love seeing this sort of calm, reasoned, logical, methodical, realistic approach.
@johncalberg1573
@johncalberg1573 Год назад
Allways very interesting to hear Ben's take on the situation. Thanks a lot.
@dmo7815
@dmo7815 Год назад
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@wouterke9871
@wouterke9871 Год назад
This channel really ought to have way higher subscribers. Thx again for another interesting conversation.
@emilen2
@emilen2 Год назад
I wonder how Ben finds time for all the interviews he's doing on a wide variety of RU-vid channels. What a wholesome man!
@AntoineDeSaintYT
@AntoineDeSaintYT Год назад
Great podcast. Thank you for emphasizing the need for decisive Ukrainian victory! 🇺🇦❤️
@johncampbell2273
@johncampbell2273 Год назад
Ben Hodges has a folksy delivery that belies the sophistication of this comments and accuracy of his observations. As ever, I leave his interview with a greater sense of comprehension of a challenging situation, filled with more hope for a peaceful outcome. Grateful, as ever.
@primalamusica3
@primalamusica3 Год назад
Thank you for inviting Ben Hodges. I have such respect for his intelligent , straightforward analysis. Thank you Silicon Curtain for your contribution to a better understanding of the dangerous times we are going through.
@davidmiretsky3667
@davidmiretsky3667 Год назад
Extremely substantial interview with the smart questions and very professional answers. Thank you very much. David Miretsky
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