Posted on 07/14/2022 5:45:37 PM PDT by SpeedyInTexas
Ukraine could push Russian forces back to its pre-war borders by 2023 — wiping out its territorial gains — because President Vladimir Putin's troops are "exhausted," a retired US general said on Thursday.
Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, the former commanding general of the US Army in Europe, told Insider that Ukraine's ability to push Russian troops back to the existing borders depends on continued Western support through sanctions and weapons deliveries.
"The Russians are exhausted," Hodges said. "They don't have much else they can do right now."
He added that much of Putin's military is already committed to the war, but Russia has had little territorial success to show for its efforts after 20 weeks of war.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
Russia is incapable of operational maneuvers like that.
If they could do it in Luhansk, they would have, it is vastly less costly than what they have been doing.
They can at best nibble away at a rate of a kilometer a week.
The “Russian people” are OK once they are out of Russia.
In Russia, however, in Russian society, they are natural slaves vulnerable to any predatory gang. And that is Russian society in a nutshell, throughout their history, a mass of slaves subservient to one or another predatory gang.
Read “Russia Under the Old Regime”, Richard Pipes.
Translation: Ukrainian forces could wipe out all of 'exhausted' Russian troops' territorial gains, if Ukrainian troops were exactly like pre-"woke" US troops...
Biden just sent an aid package to pay for a stop gap Ukraine GOVERNMENT payroll!
Please tell us this nightmare is almost over. Stop propping up this crooked regime.
Millions have fled waiting for Russia to declare victory so the can return to safety and freedom. Democracy in the Ukraine never truly existed.
I support the Ukie’s self defense, but this guy is living in fantadyland. He claims the Russians are exhausted I don’t doubt they are, but the Ukies are coming off three weeks of R&R and eager to fight...NOT!! The Ukies have the same chance of expelling Putin’s army as Heinrici did of holding the Oder Neisse Line.
Agreed, Mercouris is top notch, perhaps the most knowledgeable and correct in his assessments. He has correctly forecast and accurately called outcomes since Feb, the Biden war cheerleaders absolutely go bonkers when they listen to him.
Buy more arms from the MIC for whom he consults.
Boy oh boy, US generals are just not what they used to be are they. Here we have one that clearly does not understand war at all.
Seriously, if the rest of our military leadership is anything like this moron, we had better avoid any and all conflict….especially with a near peer enemy.
Alex Christoforou
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Another great “ forecaster”, between Mercouris and Alex, you can pretty well tell how this clown show ends….
Read “Russia Under the Old Regime”, Richard Pipes.
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I don’t have to, I lived in Moscow training Ivans, your assessment is total BS, as is the western MSM. You have been sucked in.
Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges - I wonder what branch he was in and whether or not he has served in combat. Generals in today’s army are a dime a dozen.
They must not have taught map reading at West Point when he was there.
Update from Defense Politics Asia..
Summary - Russia restarts offensive after operational pause
You lived in Moscow? Well that makes you an expert. LMAO. And how much time did you spend in the provinces amongst the oozing squat toilets and packs of stray dogs? That is the real Russia and where the “Russian” boys who die for nothing in Ukraine are from.
“They must not have taught map reading at West Point when he was there.“
This ^^^^^^
Could, would, might, maybe, etc.
But they are NOT!
https://sonar21.com/western-media-and-military-analysts-still-dazed-and-confused/
You just can’t help yourself continually posting up this Neocon propaganda BS, can you Speedy?
So what’s the plan for Moskva? Still at the bottom of the sea?
No they can’t and no they won’t. Mindless drivel for the Deep State Republicans here on FR.
It doesn’t speak about the sinking of The Moskva. That was some time ago. It explains the Front on a day to day basis. Of course you can search the DPA site for the coverage of the sinking of The Moskva if you wish.
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