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Shameful. Over a thousand Allied Soldiers were killed in Afghanistan fighting alongside US Soldiers and Marines. Why would the Secretary think it was appropriate to disparage our Allies in front of these young Cadets, future Officers?
Hegseth on Afghanistan:
I was a captain in Afghanistan, and we would go to the headquarters in Kabul, and there would be 50 flags at the headquarters.
It was a beautiful thing to see 50 different countries contributing to the NATO alliance and the ISAF mission there.
Except there were like maybe five that contributed. It was actually closer to one or two that, by the end, were actually involved in kinetic operations.
In fact, the ISAF patch, we would joke that it meant "I Saw Americans Fighting."
Community note
Over 1100 non-American soldiers from 31 US-allied countries were killed fighting in Afghanistan, approximately 1/3 of the total combat deaths.
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Admiral McRaven: "Our current leaders are shameless and ignoble. They have no sense of dignity or honor. They seem to believe that the performance of curel power is what makes a nation great: the spectacle, the show, the crude theatrics of a tough guy. Nothing could be further from the truth."
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Ben Hodges retweeted
We need Gang of 8 brief, order to retain all records, full IG probe, hearings, etc. - just too important to sweep under by Rubio. If the USG (anyone, Musk, WH or DoD) deliberately withheld a force protection measure that ended up killing Ukrainians, and putting US personnel at Embassy Kyiv and American citizens in Ukraine at risk, that is a very big deal.
Not helping the situation that no one outside the DoD itself seems to understand Starlink and Starshield/MILNET/SDN-B, or what Ukraine has access to.
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It's all been bullshit. All of it. Diesel, energy deals, peace negotiations, everything between Trump Co. and Putin's mafia is a charade. All they're doing is laundering money and trying to lift sanctions. It's all they care about and all they know how to do.
The Trump/Putin deal gets worse. According to reports, the US was also offering $100 billion of frozen assets (that are in the custody of the EU) in exchange for a limited ceasefire. kyivpost.com/post/86720
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Ben Hodges retweeted
"Ukraine should not expend energy trying to please the United States," said Ben Hodges [@general_ben], former commander of the U.S. Army Europe, in the latest episode of Ukraine This Week.
Hodges says Europe should step up its military and intelligence support for Ukraine to fill in the gaps left by the U.S. and argues that Ukraine is fighting for its survival and shouldn't waste time trying to please the Trump administration.
Watch the full episode: piped.video/83Lk9Zb0gV8
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Ben Hodges retweeted
Fmr. Commanding General of United States Army Europe Ben Hodges @general_ben says Reagan was right about Russia
He says that the Russians will never live up to any agreement unless there is someone there forcing them to do it
Ukraine needs the West’s support
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Dear @AmbDanFried there is no way this is legit. Trump announced this agreement without Ukraine agreeing to it.
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Gut-wrenching description by @jaynordlinger of what the Trump Administration has done to our Nation's Capital.
Our Nation’s Capital in the Time of Trump open.substack.com/pub/thenex…
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Ben Hodges retweeted
Someone just did the math: 93 million gallons of diesel will supply the us needs for 13 hours.
lol.
Moral victory for Putin with no benefits
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We are now allied with Russia to lower the price of diesel that is sky high because of our war against Iran, who is being supported by…. Russia
Do i have that right?
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Best analysis I have read about this so-called diesel deal between Putin and Trump. It’s not about diesel, it’s about Trump people getting into business with Russia for their own benefit while blaming Ukraine for attacking Russian refineries.
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Ben Hodges retweeted
Shame on Mike Waltz. Please no more about how he he’s one of the good guys. I’m so tired of hearing who the “normies” in the administration are. He just blamed Ukraine for high diesel prices. He’s defending a deal that Trump made that funds the Russia war machine. Waltz is gonna have to live with these comments (and his service to Trump) forever. Disgusting.
UN Ambassador Mike Waltz on Trump's deal with Putin: "The Ukrainians have been attacking Russian refineries as part of the war. The president has been clear in asking the Ukrainians to stop."
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As my friend @Mpolymer says, in terms of actual practicality, the idea of giving martyrs a massive audience to martyr themselves seems very unwise. It is not a deterrent. It will actually become a recruiting tool for terrorists.
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Shameful. And deeply contrary to American strategic and commercial interests. US, Russia explore gas sale to Europe amid Ukraine war, say sources - reuters.com/business/energy/…
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How does damage become defeat?
LTG (Ret.) @general_ben joins Dr John Bruni to discuss Ukraine, Russia's energy vulnerabilities and the limits of Western strategic endurance.
🎙️ The Focus #119 — OUT FRIDAY.
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