America WILL retaliate with 'a devastating strike' against Russia's Black Sea Fleet or bases in Crimea if Putin follows through on threat to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, US Army's former European commander warns

The Daily Mail ^ | 08:29 EDT, 21 September 2022 | TOM COTTERILL FOR MAILONLINE and CHRIS PLEASANCE FOR MAILONLINE

[MMusson]

WTF! We have extended our Nuclear Umbrella to Ukraine?
When did we do that? Ukraine is not even an official ally of the USA.

Freaking Idiots at the State Department and the White House.

[ClearCase_guy]

[Magnum44]

True or not, stop using your outside voice, idiot.

[PGR88]

Putin never bluffs

[Bubba_Leroy]

Biden's nuclear world war, coming soon.

[plain talk]

"US Army's former European commander warns"

[Dilbert San Diego]

That’s what I was thinking too.

It’s a serious situation, and I don’t know all the options we might consider.

But I do think, we should NOT be broadcasting to the world, what we will do if Putin does this, if China does that, etc.

We should just shut up and NOT broadcast what our response to any given action would be. Let them think about it. Heck, their not knowing what we might do, might just make these people not take certain actions in the first place.

[JonPreston]

Lieutenant General Ben Hodges. Ukraine Crisis Media Center, 21st of January 2015

[Sacajaweau]

wtf....can’t we just shut up...

[Round Earther]

‘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.”

A year ago, Zelenskyy was the funniest comedian in Eastern Europe, today it is Putin.

[Rurudyne]

The worst phrases out of any politician’s mouth include “we are here to help you”, “there should be a law” and “someone must do something”.

[Sacajaweau]

The Black Sea Fleet...Wouldn’t that be analogous to Pearl Harbor?

[G Larry]

LG Hodges thinks U.S. policy remains in tact.....

Biden's goal is the destruction of America. His minders see our freedom and economic success as a threat to their power and control.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Wouldn't it be more effective to just send in Lt. Col. Vindman to ensure victory?

[and if needed his twin brother??]

[CodeToad]

Seems Biden is threatening nukes. This is gas lighting to get the American people demanding the use of nukes.

[Tell It Right]

Someone should tell Biden that threatening to "destroy the Black Sea fleet" is raaayyyyysssssiiiiissssssssst.

Especially since Black is capitalized. LOL

[NorseViking]

What is he going to do if Russia destroys his fleet in response?

[Tench_Coxe]

"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'. "

Thank god he is retired, but I wonder how that sentiment is reflected in the command structure? Where is the declaration of war?

[Campion]

The source is a retired LG who is shooting off his mouth. He has no authority to make policy.