Posted on 01/03/2023 12:10:15 AM PST by fireman15
Former U.S. General Ben Hodges predicted Ukraine will "probably" defeat Russia in the coming year.
The Russia-Ukraine war, launched by President Vladimir Putin in late February, defined much of 2022's international affairs as much of the West condemned the invasion for lacking justification, violating contemporary international norms and for human rights abuses allegedly committed by Russian soldiers.
Russia, despite the vast size of its military, has struggled to achieve substantial goals in Ukraine after more than 10 months of fighting. The war exposed weaknesses among Putin's troops, including an apparent inability to maintain motivated, well-trained soldiers. This has allowed Ukraine in recent months to retake thousands of square miles of formerly occupied territory.
Heading into 2023, Hodges, who formerly served as the commanding general of the United States Army Europe, said in an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) he believes Ukraine will continue to score victories, potentially even defeating Russia, adding that Ukraine currently has the "momentum."
https://www.newsweek.com/ex-us-general-predicts-ukraine-victory-2023-momentum-1769765
When the winter weather really rolls in the war will be over not long after.
So what were Russia’s achieved objectives in Ukraine? The article teases this but doesn’t elaborate.
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You can start with stopping the indiscriminate, ceaseless shelling of the Donbas Region and the biological weapons labs. The Donbas has now been annexed and the labs shut down.
I keep hoping Putin would send Biden Zelenskys severed head in a gift-wrapped box and just end this already.
The Good Lord knows, I miss the Michael Flynns we once had in the American government. Especially the military.
Like many who have been mistreated by evil people in powerful positions, Flynn seems to have embraced reflexive oppositional thinking, even to the point of foolishness. Actually, Russia’s objective was a quick, easy victory over Ukraine and the installation of a pro-Russian puppet government. They failed and are now stuck in a costly, brutal war that they cannot win in a strategic sense. And Russia and Putin may well suffer a catastrophic loss.
Flynn is absolutely right.
Trump needs to back Flynn up here, and come out with a similar, even stronger statement agreeing with Gen Flynn.
Poke the Russian Bear with a Ukrainian stick and watch what happens.
When I saw the far-left, commie libs immediately embrace ZZZelenskyyy and his war with the Russians, I knew right away the RATS were up to no good. All of the Priuses in Texas were going around with Ukrainian bumper stickers stuck all over them. Especially down in the Texas Bolshie Utopia of Austin. Beto and Ukraine bumper stickers everywhere.
” Ukraine is a banana republic transplanted to eastern Europe.”
Well put. Actually, the very word “Ukraine” means border, which is why the place was originally referred to in English as “the Ukraine,” that is, the border region.
Slavic civilization actually did start in Kiev (Kievan Rus) but the Mongol invasions devastated Kiev and the new Slavic power center became Moscow, at that time an unimportant city great distance further north.
As for the Ukrainian claim to the Crimea, that area was actually under the Ottoman Empire and was liberated from the Turks by Catherine the Great. The only thing Ukraine was at that time was the target of slave raids by the Turks.
Getting involved with these places is utterly foolish for any of the Western powers and always results in their defeat.
back in April, Z said he’d ‘look into’ video evidence of Ukes killing POWs. He must not have looked enough because there are reports every month same old same old. These are mostly Russians who voluntarily surrender. Not to be outdone, Russia is doing the same. Otoh, Russia isn’t asking the world to fund their atrocities. Until Z’s forces comply with the Geneva Convention, there’s not a lot of empathy to be had. Z should have been confronted by Congress, not given our flag. And, he should face the Hague same as any other commander (including Russians) who authorizes or pretends not to notice war crimes.
You have no idea what you are talking about. The Ukrainian language is even spoken in many villages in the Rostov region of Russia east of Ukraine. And thousands of those “Russian speakers” in the Donbas are fighting to kick the Russians out of the Donbas.
So how is America under the Leftists and their election stealing and bribe taking traditions better than a banana republic? Do we deserve invasion?
And when Rafael Callejas, “El Guapo” was president of Honduras, he said he didn’t care if they called Honduras a banana republic because “We grow the best bananas in the world.” Ukraine has 40 percent of the world’s black soil areas used to grow great yields per acre. Russia covets that and its other resources. Ukrainians care enough to fight for freedom with the Spirit of ‘76. You limply support the land grab and have no respect for freedom-loving peoples.
The breathless cheerleading by Western media is appalling. Strategically, this war was over months ago. The occasional Ukrainian tactical pin-prick attack get top billing. Send more money to our $ laundry!
Many have really fallen for all the propaganda.
This is the reason why the Leftists and Assistant Democrats (RINOs) in the government were so hot to frame up General Flynn and get him out of the government.
General Flynn is a sharp guy, knew where the intelligence bodies were buried, and had stated he was going to clean things up, which likely meant either unearthing those bodies, or closing the intelligence graveyards where they were buried.
They could not countenance that. And so they took him out. And the Deep State went right along, even participated in it.
I personally don’t think we should be sending a single red cent or any personnel over to Ukraine, and I am all in on seeing Russia get it’s teeth knocked in.
I view Russia and Ukraine as ex-failed Soviet States that were part and parcel of each other. This is their business. If any bordering countries are concerned, they can make it their business as well.
But it isn’t ours. Ukraine does not share our values. We have no strategic interest there. The only saving fact is that we convinced them back in the 1990s to give up their nuclear weapons, but that was nearly thirty years ago. We don’t owe them anything, not a strategic shield any longer on this.
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I find it interesting that the media always tells us how many troops or vehicles the Russians lost but never one mention about how many Ukrainians have been killed or wounded. The Ukrainians will be defeated early this year.
Instead a bunch of trained seals barked and clapped at his DEMAND for more tax dollars to defend “democracy”. No oversight required. Just trust him! 😵. Did nanzi get an autographed poster to hang in her office? 🖕
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