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Propaganda

From your link:

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I absolutely am uh bullish on on

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Ukraine that they're they're going to

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win this war

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um and we know from history that war is

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a test of Will and it's a test of

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logistics and clearly the Ukrainian

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soldiers who are defending their country

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have far superior will to the Russian

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troops who don't want to be there

Russians view NATO's proxy war as an existential threat. The public is happier now that Putin has taken the gloves off. While there are conscripts on both sides, Ukraine is more desperate for them and Russia has regular army and plentiful supplies of munitions.

BEN HODGES has argued that Russia would lose in its war against Ukraine at a comprehensive level that will then be followed by the disintegration of the Russian Federation.
Hodges has labeled the failures governance under Russian leader Vladimir Putin as the trigger of a current “crisis of confidence” without an easy or simple outcome.

However, I respect, trust, and believe he is entitled freedom of thought & freedom of expression for his point of view without being labeled a propagandist by you.

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“Russians view NATO’s proxy war as an existential threat.”

wrong, this is putin’s war. putin invaded Ukraine

But if he wants a war with NATO, let him attack a NATO country.

He will not survive...and russia will be ruined

While you were informed on this thread by another of Ben Hodges' political and military stances, might I add with the follwing information and supporting URLs:

"He endorsed Joe Biden in the 2020 U.S. presidential election in an op-ed with Ambassador Robert A. Mandell and Lieutenant General Donald M. Campbell Jr.["

In "Ben Hodges", Wiki

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Hodges

"Two retired generals, retired ambassador, all with Florida ties: Trump is unfit to lead" by Donald M. Campbell, F. Ben Hodges and Robert A. Mandell, Tallahassee Democrat, 29 October 2020

Source: https://www.tallahassee.com/story/opinion/2020/10/29/two-retired-generals-retired-ambassador-all-florida-ties-trump-unfit-lead/6011503002/