Posted on 09/21/2022 7:22:41 AM PDT by BradtotheBone
America will retaliate with 'a devastating strike' against Russia's military if Vladimir Putin uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine, the United States Army's former European commander has warned.
Retired Lieutenant General Ben Hodges today said any response by America 'may not be nuclear' but warned that if Putin were to use nukes in Ukraine that the US could look to 'destroy the Black Sea Fleet or destroy Russian bases in Crimea'.
His comments come after the Russian premier sent shockwaves around the world, as he announced the 'partial mobilization' of his reserve military forces to continue his murderous invasion of Ukraine.
And in a chilling warning directed squarely at Western and Nato leaders, desperate despot Putin insisted he would use 'all means' necessary to defend swathes of territory seized or set to be annexed by Kremlin forces before threatening to use nuclear weapons.
'If there is a threat to the territorial integrity of our country, and in protecting our people we will certainly use all means to us - and I'm not bluffing,' he then added during his televised address to the Russian people on Wednesday morning.
Gen Hodges, who commanded the US Army in Europe between 2014 and 2018, stressed the 'possibility' of Putin ordering a nuclear strike on Ukraine was 'very unlikely'.
But he said the use of any strategic weapons of mass destruction would be met with a swift and severe reaction from President Joe Biden.
'He [Putin] knows the US will have to respond if Russia uses a nuclear weapon,' Gen Hodges told MailOnline.
'The US response may not be nuclear...but could very well be a devastating strike that could, for example, destroy the Black Sea Fleet or destroy Russian bases in Crimea.
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Democrats will destroy the world before they let the truth come out about their dealings in Ukraine.
Russia isn’t going to nuke the Uke.
They want the resources intact — same as the EU.
If Biden gets into a nuke exchange I can’t see any reason not to hold all democrats personally responsible.
Nobody goes to war thinking it will be catastrophic. In 1914, all sides thought it would be “over by Christmas”.
This reminds me of the movie “The Bedford Incident” (and not in a good way).
Commodore Schrepke : This is insane!
Captain Finlander : Now don’t worry, Commodore. The Bedford’ll never fire first. But if he fires one, I’ll fire one.
Ensign Ralston : [launching the rocket] Fire One!
This ugly conflict looks a lot like WWI to me, but on a much smaller scale.
I have likened it to Japan invading Manchuria in 1931. It set the wheels in motion, even a few years before Hitler came to power.
Who said he was talking about using them in Ukraine?😂😂😂😂
More likely Russia will destroy its own fleet to “pre-empt American imperial aggression”.
But think of the upside?
If Putin launched 10 nukes at 10 Dem-controlled major cities = Republicans would win for the next 50 years.
I’m not saying we wouldn’t get our hair mussed...
This ugly conflict looks a lot like WWI to me, but on a much smaller scale.
Unless they start flinging nukes.
We don’t want nuclear wars in Europe and we do not want Russia to introduce the routine use of nukes for invasions of neighbors.
Russia will nuke With Hillary’s enriched Uranium One?
As long as they don’t fling any at the USA, it’s not our problem.
Oh crab, Biden is going to address the UN General Assembly on this in a few minutes. This can’t be good.
Again I ask, is Ukraine SO important to us that we would use nukes on Russia, knowing full well they would return the act, probably in spades.
No, I was saying that nukes would make it more like WW2.
Hodges was an Obama general during 2014-15 events. He was quiet as a mouse then and towed the party line. So it’s quite amusing to see him talk like this now with Brandon’s handlers running things.
Whom the Gods would destroy, they would first make mad.
Yeah, two mentally imbalanced people like Putin and Biden threatening each other with their arsenals is disconcerting.
And all of this over effin’ Ukraine?
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