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Ben Hodges

@general_ben

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

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Europe has to let go of the idea of Russia included in an all-European security architecture. The focus must be to make and as strong and resilient as possible, and from that position, deal w Russia, I argued in a panel on World Order at DEF

Europe has to let go of the idea of Russia included in an all-European security architecture. The focus must be to make #EU and #NATO as strong and resilient as possible, and from that position, deal w Russia, I argued in a panel on World Order at @delphi_forum #DelphiForum…
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'Evidence demonstrates that sanctions are insufficiently rigorous and not enforced energetically enough to engender the decisive outcomes needed to derail Russian industry. '

Sanctions and Economic Warfare: One Pillar of a Winning Strategy For Ukraine realcleardefense.com/articles/2024/…

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toomas ilves, ex-verif(@IlvesToomas) 's Twitter Profile Photo

To be honest, Julie, Ambassador Julianne Smith, we are far more concerned about
1) US self-deterrence, and 'escalation management';
2) the US warnings to Ukraine about not hitting Russia while under constant Russian missile and drone attacks and the
3) failure to send arms to help Ukraine…

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Inexplicable failure of resolve by USG and a continuation of the naive view of this Administration of how to address the Russian threat. When will they realize that Russia is at war with us.

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Important information for Veterans. Make sure you are aware of and taking advantage of all those benefits you earned with your Service.

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Rep. Mike Turner: “I think all the world has seen this as a war of aggression by Russia...The murderous nature of what Russia is doing has to be responded to...I believe this is going to have overwhelming support in Congress, and we’ll put a bill on the president’s desk.”

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2024 is the 'year of industrial competition'. The combined economic potential of the West and Ukraine, and tighter sanctions, will overwhelm Russia if we make it a priority.

Ukraine’s Arms Industry Is Growing, but Is It Growing Fast Enough? nytimes.com/2024/04/02/us/…

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Om this day in 1856 the Paris Treaty ended the Crimean War. Russia had lost and had to return territory to the Ottoman Empire. Recognition of its loss led to a period of reform in Russia. It was good for everyone.

Om this day in 1856 the Paris Treaty ended the Crimean War. Russia had lost and had to return territory to the Ottoman Empire. Recognition of its loss led to a period of reform in Russia. It was good for everyone.
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We need more leaders to speak as clearly as PM Tusk. War a real threat and Europe not ready, warns Poland's Tusk. bbc.com/news/world-eur…

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Ben Hodges Congresswoman Jen Kiggans When will the GOP stop playing politics with US, NATO and Ukrainian defense. Ben Hodges is correct. If Ukraine falls the cost of defeating an invasion of NATO will be much higher than achieving victory now.

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This is currently legal trade between EU and Iran. But need more scrutiny of container content. And how can EU allow trade relations with Iran while Iran is arming Houthis who are attacking merchant traffic in the Red Sea and arming Russia to attack Ukrainian civilian targets.

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This is not some academic hypothetical discussion. This is a very real threat to the long term security of Europe and the USA. All those who have said “Never again” now have a duty to fulfill that pledge.

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Great article by Elisabeth Braw Stopping these Russian oil shipments which endanger the environment of the Straits while generating financial resources for the Kremlin should be part of a comprehensive strategy to help Ukraine win this war against Russia.

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