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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Might as well ask what we would do if Russia caused unicorns to rain down from the sky :D
Yes, zero threat.
That idiot general must not realize that his sorry azz could get fried right here in the US if the Russians retaliate.
Stupid people, and those who hate America, believe Russia is bluffing.
You mean how many Wesley Clark’s there are in the chain of command.
The stupidity of those who voted for these evil politicians, and who cannot see the Party of Hate and Evil for what it is, is beyond belief!
The evil of those who allowed this incompetent figurehead to assume the US Presidency knows no bounds!
Unless the American People wake up en masse, face reality, and embrace truth--truth for its own sake--and fast!--they will allow hell to be released on this earth!
We will know in November 2022.
And note tagline.
That's not a border, it's a welcome mat.
“Wouldn’t it be more effective to just send in Lt. Col. Vindman to ensure victory? “
We should ask williams.
“Stupid people, and those who hate America, believe Russia is bluffing.”
His army has not been able to defeat a third rate army that is led by a second rate comedian.
Putin’s bluff has no teeth.
Fair point, but it was a .380 ACP
Vindman hasn’t seen PT in a while, I’d guess…
We are led by psychopaths who don’t care if we are annihilated.
Didn’t the Democratic Party used to be the anti war party? I remember George McGovern’s ..”come home America”. Now Biden and the cabal actually running the country have us in a proxy war with Russia and are all but committing us to a possible war with China. Those who accused Trump of being reckless obviously aren’t paying attention to the Biden foreign policy.
The shadow people who actually call the directions for the Biden administration believe they have it all under control. They are fatally wrong on that point.
World War I mortally wounded the European aristocratic power system of the day, although it took World War II to finish it off. The elites of the time were too stupid and arrogant to avoid touching off the conflagrations.
The next World War will have similar consequences for the present-day Globalist elites. Very few of them will survive the aftermath. It is tragic that so many innocent people will perish as collateral damage.
I believe the author of the "Pig Trap" article got it right with "Mr. Wheeler's" suggestion on how to prevent that tragedy.
You left out: “I’ts for the children” and “If it saves just one ____”
Well, I did say “includes”, so I wasn’t saying the list was complete.
Exactly.
Here comes the anticipated false flag.
Sure they will. They wouldn’t even hit Assad. Maybe they should nuke Moscow. I guess there will be no response.
I stand corrected. It was WWII in Europe that was ended with one round from a .32 ACP ;)
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