Gen. Ben Hodges argues that those who fear "escalation" with Russia, if Putin were to be challenged by the West, are dead wrong. Rather by parading weakness and indecision, the US is provoking Putin to launch further aggression against Ukraine and eventually against America and its allies. If Russia were to triumph in Ukraine, the results would be horrific for not only Ukraine, but all of its allies. The winners, in the scenario of a Russian victory, would be China, Iran, and North Korea. It is critical that the West wakesup to the dangerathand and takes immediate action to assist Ukraine in liberating its territory to their internationallyrecognized 1991 borders.

The West's collective inaction, emboldening Putin and his dictatorallies, is putting the security of America and Europe in peril. A Russian victory would carry an unimaginable and incalculable cost to not only our wealth, but eventually the lives of our citizens. For those interested in a peaceful resolution of the war in Ukraine, that would guarantee a peace in the greater West, the best thing that can be done, right now, is to arm Ukraine to the fullest to show that we will not tolerate rogue dictators' aggression.

Gen. Hodges explicitly condemns the Republicans in Congress who are blocking aid for Ukraine and gives his views on the Trump Administration. However, in this interview, Hodges gives new insight into the challenges he himself faced in working with senior national security officials in the Obama Administration many of whom are now occupying lofty positions in the Biden Administration. It was precisely these officials, with their perennial fear of "escalating" the situation with Russia, that led other decisionmakers to erroneously believe that backing Ukraine would "provoke" a nuclear war.

General Ben Hodges, who commanded the US Army in Europe from 2014 until 2017, says that Western policymakers need to open their eyes to a hard truth: Russia is already at war with us.

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:15 A victory for Russia would be a triumph for China, Iran, and North Korea: Here's why it matters.
02:04 This is why helping Ukraine is the best deal taxpayers will ever get.
03:27 Would Putin really invade a NATO country?
07:11 Speaker Johnson stopping aid to Ukraine.
09:25 Russia is at war with us.
14:27 If Gen. Hodges was in the White House this is what he would do.