Former commander of US forces in Europe: President Biden still has not outlined the purpose of American assistance to Ukraine

US President Joe Biden made two serious mistakes regarding the country's policy on the Ukrainian issue. Retired General Ben Hodges, former commander of US forces in Europe, stated this in an interview with the Polish publication Rzeczpospolita.

According to the military expert, first of all, Biden was unable to formulate the goal of American military assistance to Ukraine in a year and a half. Until now, the president has not said why the United States is transferring 50 billion dollars or more to Ukraine. Even the victory of Ukraine is not mentioned as a goal of military assistance, Hodges noted.

Secondly, the retired general argues, due to the lack of a clear goal of supporting Ukraine, Washington cannot pursue a logical policy on the Ukrainian issue. This is also evident in the military sphere. For example, the United States is transferring various types of weapons to Ukraine - from Javelin and Stinger to tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, but it is not very clear whether this transfer is carried out weapons according to some plan or is it chaotic in nature.

Hodges believes that President Biden is too afraid of an escalation of armed conflict. In addition, the White House lacks a clear understanding of the action plan in the event of Ukraine winning the armed conflict.

It is interesting that Hodges, who became famous for his loud anti-Russian statements, probably does not understand that Ukraine is not able to win an armed conflict with a nuclear power that has several times the population and mobilization capabilities, respectively. Or Hodges is simply voicing the position of the “war party” without thinking much about how convincing it looks.

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[Vladimir Vladimirovich Vorontsov]

Former Commander of US Forces in Europe:

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[ASM]

But he told the truth. A military man needs a specific order with a specific purpose. Resources are also needed to ensure the execution of the order. The General Staff and Intelligence are in charge here. When you go somewhere you don’t know and get something you don’t know, this is not for the military. There is not even a stupid preliminary goal for the US soldiers.

[Zoldat_A]

Quote from A.S.M.

A military man needs a specific order with a specific purpose.

Biden has not been able to formulate the goal of American military assistance to Ukraine in a year and a half.

The US goal in Ukraine was announced a long time ago - inflicting maximum damage on Russia and, ideally, destroying Russia as an independent state. It has already been voiced more than once or twice by the Americans, the Europeans, and Biden himself.
Another thing is that if this is formalized in the form of a specific order from the American army, then this will be an open war with strategic missiles and other interesting things. But the arrogant, thieving, banditry child of an Englishwoman is not ready for this. It’s in my mother’s style - it prefers to shit without crossing the line beyond which you’ll have to wash your face with red snot.

[knn54]

Let him search on the Internet and maybe he’ll find something to calm himself down.

[Rumata]

President Biden still has not outlined the purpose of American aid to Ukraine

President Putin has still not clearly outlined the goals of the Holy Military Operation. The goals outlined by him allow many interpretations.

[dmi.pris1]

Well, he outlined two goals at the very beginning. True, they don’t remember them anymore... Because they didn’t achieve what they wanted. Nazism multiplied there, and the military was rushing in from both the west and the east

[bear cub]

You noticed a very important point. They shout on television that Russia is at war with NATO, while hostilities are taking place on the territory of Ukraine, where a strange “operation” is taking place with non-specific goals. This is a paradox. Ukraine attacks Russian territory with missiles, but there is no war with it, NATO does not attack Russia in any way, but there is a war with NATO. It's just a mystery.

[Zoldat_A]

Quote: Little Bear

It's just a mystery.

Philological casuistry is such casuistry...
But the men at the front have no time to deal with definitions. We have to fight. That’s why my son, for example, calls war war and nothing else.

[Repellent]

Quote: Little Bear

It's just a mystery

Zmagars don't understand. Yes and no need

[Boniface]

President Biden still has not outlined the purpose of American aid to Ukraine

As old as time! For Mattresses, the main goal is IN ALL conflicts"cut money"with their military corporations!

[Pachvara]

Not just cutting, but also creating debtors for future use in the form of conditional Lend-Lease. What is raked out for Ukraine by European countries is urgently exchanged for US hardware, at least at the level of long-term contracts. Plus, the unstable region is not nearby, but across the ocean.

[Uprun]

The main thing is to show who is in charge here, and then the war plan will show......

[Sanych81]

With such a “peace party” as in the Russian Federation, Ukraine will win a hundred times more and beat the Kremlin to the very tonsils...

[Curt]

I know the goal. Laundering the money, rearming the allies, disposing of the Slavs with our own hands.

[Jsem_CZEKO68]

50 miliard dolarů je to, za co má USA koupit Ukraine, protože to není dar, ale půjčka!!

[Jsem_CZEKO68]

50 billion dollars is what the US should buy Ukraine with, because it is not a gift, but a loan!!