Ben Hodges

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Ben Hodges

Ben Hodges

@general_ben

Former CG USArmyEurope, loves the Army Team, FSU football and Atlanta Braves!

Katılım Ekim 2018
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Ben Hodges
Ben Hodges@general_ben·
@ihikebc Sure. Afghanistan did it to the Soviets and to us. And the North Vietnamese did it to us.
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ihikebc@ihikebc·
@general_ben You believe it is possible to defeat a country with 6,000 nukes, Ben Hodges?
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Ben Hodges@general_ben·
One off the biggest mistakes of the Biden Administration…a failure to recognize that helping Ukraine defeat Russia was achievable and in America‘s strategic interest.
Colby Badhwar@ColbyBadhwar

🇺🇸🇺🇦 Biden Admin alums like Jake Sullivan continue to argue that giving more weapons, more quickly, such as ATACMS, wouldn't have made a difference. A talking point debunked by General Cavoli. Panetta is correct and Sullivan is wrong, unsurprisingly.

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Kate from Kharkiv
Kate from Kharkiv@BohuslavskaKate·
HODGES: Unfortunately, I don’t see current U.S. administration doing anything to help Ukraine. They constantly take Kremlin’s side. They still echo Kremlin talking points, which is unbelievable to me. Vance brags that their proudest accomplishment was stopping aid to Ukraine. It’s unbelievable that American Vice President would say that. Secretary of Defense, Mr. Hegseth, no longer attends normal meetings where they discuss aid for Ukraine. So it’s hard to consider this administration an ally of Ukraine.
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Ben Hodges@general_ben·
This is the way!
Nico Lange@nicolange_

In der Debatte um die Absage der Stationierung amerikanischer Tomahawk-Raketen in Deutschland und der Alternative einer möglichen schnellen Produktion weitreichender Raketen in Deutschland schlagen manche jetzt eine Art neuen NATO-Doppelbeschluss vor. Der Gedanke ist, dass Deutschland und Europa die Ankündigung einer eigenen Produktion von Mittelstreckenraketen als starkes Argument in eigene Abrüstungsverhandlungen mit Moskau einbringen sollen. Eine solche Logik von Stärke und Diplomatie gehöre zum Kern des alten Doppelbeschlusses, so das Argument. Ein genauer Blick auf die historische Abfolge lohnt sich. Nach Helmut Schmidts Rede in London 1977 versuchte die NATO zwischen 1979 und 1983 das, was jetzt einige beschreiben: verhandeln, bevor man stationiert. In Genf boten die USA der Sowjetunion mehrere Modelle an – von einer „Null-Lösung“ bis hin zu Obergrenzen. Doch die Gespräche kamen nicht voran, weil Moskau die eigenen SS‑20‑Raketen parallel weiter ausbaute und gleichzeitig darauf setzte, dass der innenpolitische Widerstand in Westeuropa die NATO zum Einlenken zwingen würde. Als die Sowjetunion 1983 schließlich die Verhandlungen abbrach, war das kein Zeichen von Kompromissbereitschaft, sondern ein Versuch, die Nachrüstung politisch zu verhindern. In diesem Moment wurde klar: Die Drohung allein reichte nicht, um militärische Stärke mit Diplomatie zu verbinden. Erst als die NATO tatsächlich neue Raketen stationierte, und zwar trotz heftiger Gegenmeinungen innerhalb Deutschlands, Massendemonstrationen, heftiger kontroverser Debatten in Bonn, Den Haag, London und Rom, änderte sich die strategische Lage. Die Sowjetführung musste akzeptieren, dass der Westen nicht nur redete, sondern handelte. Erst nach dem Machtwechsel hin zu Gorbatschow öffnete sich dann in der Sowjetunion ein Fenster für echte Abrüstungsgespräche, die dann 1987 zum INF‑Vertrag und 1991 zur Abrüstung führten. Insofern war der Doppelbeschluss nicht allein ein „Wenn‑Dann‑Signal“, sondern die klare Botschaft: „Wir tun beides – und zwar wirklich“: Verhandeln, ja. Und gleichzeitig Fähigkeiten schaffen, die nicht nur angedacht oder hypothetisch, sondern militärisch einsatzbereit sind. Die Kombination aus Glaubwürdigkeit, politischer Standfestigkeit und veränderten Rahmenbedingungen in Moskau ermöglichten am Ende die Abrüstung. Das hieße für die aktuelle Entscheidung, so schnell wie mögliche eigene deutsche und europäische Mittelstreckenraketen als Gegenbedrohung zu den russischen Iskander aufzustellen, um dann Stärke mit Diplomatie verbinden zu können.

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Gandalv
Gandalv@Microinteracti1·
On one side of the Atlantic, you have a 79-year-old former game show host who believes windmills cause cancer, personally ended a war that hasn’t ended, and that crowd sizes at his inauguration defied the known laws of mathematics. On the other side, you have a 72-year-old ex-KGB man who has just accused Finland of secretly plotting to invade Russia. Finland. Famous for saunas, reindeer, and minding their own business since approximately the Bronze Age. Putin’s reasoning, delivered with the solemn authority of a man who hasn’t slept since 2003, was this: Finland joined NATO because they were waiting. Biding their time. Lurking. Ready to swoop in and grab Russian territory the moment Russia collapsed. “Swoop in and grab what they could,” he said. This is a man who sent 200,000 troops across an internationally recognised border, seized territory by force, and has spent four years reducing Ukrainian cities to rubble. Describing someone else as the type who swoops in and grabs what they can. The psychological term is projection. The clinical term is considerably less polite. Meanwhile, across the ocean, the other one is imposing tariffs on islands inhabited exclusively by penguins and receiving world leaders at a golf club in Florida as though the White House is simply too far to drive. Two old men. Two fantasy worlds. Zero connection to observable reality. The Cold War at least had the decency to be frightening. This is just embarrassing. When your entire worldview runs on paranoia, grievance, and whatever the Kremlin version of Fox News feeds you at 3am, a fence looks like an invasion. A neighbour looks like a threat. And five million Finns quietly getting on with their lives looks like a geopolitical conspiracy. x.com/nexta_tv/statu…
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Sławomir Dębski@SlawomirDebski·
Of course Schröder is the perfect choice to represent Putin in “dialogue with Europe.” In that case, Europe should probably be represented by Toomas Hendrik @IlvesToomas. That would at least make the conversation intellectually honest: one side represented by a man who spent years rationalising dependence on Russia, the other by someone who spent years warning Europe about it.
Farida Rustamova@faridaily_

Putin has just named 82-year-old former German Chancellor Schröder as his preferred negotiator for dialogue between Russia and Europe

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Mark Montgomery@MarkCMontgomery·
With Zelenskyy's permission, Putin held a sad sack of a parade with leaders of Belarus, Kazak, Uzbek & Laos. I get why Iran's Supreme Leader couldn't make it, but China & North Korea no showed! I guess the stink of a rotting corpse of a regime was too much pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/…
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Independence Avenue Media
Independence Avenue Media@indavemedia·
Hodges: Europe has a "major vulnerability" in air and missile defense. Europe needs its domestic industry to fill this gap ASAP. 2/
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Independence Avenue Media
Independence Avenue Media@indavemedia·
Hodges on the significance of Armenia hosting leaders from Europe, Canada and Ukraine for the European Political Community Summit: Your "future is much better if you're integrated into the West … than it is to continue to be handcuffed to a corpse like Russia." 4/
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Phillips P. OBrien
Phillips P. OBrien@PhillipsPOBrien·
Here we are, more than 4 years after Putin launched his 3-day war to conquer Ukraine, and the Russian dictator can only risk standing outside in Red Square after being given permission by Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Maddie Hale
Maddie Hale@MaddieHale·
A LOT happening today on the show. I was joined by @general_ben for his analysis of the pause on Project Freedom, Marco Rubio declaring Operation Epic Fury is over, if the US is shifting responsibility onto China... and so much more. youtube.com/watch?v=XxExUh…
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Mario Nawfal
Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal·
🚨🇮🇷 🇦🇪 Iran has shattered the "restraint" narrative by striking the heart of the UAE. This high-stakes gamble in targeting the Fujairah refinery proves Tehran will not budge on its control of the Strait of Hormuz without massive U.S. concessions. Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges suggested the move might have also been a calculated blow to U.S. regional credibility ahead of the Xi summit. @General_Ben
Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal

IRAN HOLDS TALKS WITH CHINA - w/ Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

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METAL-Day Trader@METAL86227114·
@general_ben It is morons like you that are short sided. To think that there are no other options than Germany, shows your ignorance! Continuing to support a country that is against our interests is plain stupidity!
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This short-sighted decision will not hurt Germany. It only hurts us. It does nothing to protect our strategic interests overseas. We cannot defend America from TX or GA or NC. We need forward friends and forward access.
Nick Sortor@nicksortor

🚨 BREAKING — IT’S OFFICIAL: President Trump is WITHDRAWING 5,000 US TROOPS from Germany after Chancellor Merz criticized 47’s Iran operation Good! Tell NATO to take care of themselves. We don’t need them. BRING OUR TROOPS HOME!

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