Comments by "" (@tekannon7803) on "Retired general on why Bakhmut could be a symbolic defeat for Russia" video.

  1. I think that retired Generals Wesley Clark, Ben Hodges and Colonel Leighton among others have shown a professionalism that has brought great dignity to those serving in the armed forces in America and across the world. Certainly, in Ukraine, General Clark and Colonel Leighton must be admirable of how brave the Ukrainian freedom fighters have fought and are still fighting. My experience in the military is exactly zero, but the Ukraine war has shown me that we still live in a world where a country has to speak loudly and carry a bigger stick than its adversary or else it becomes cannon fodder and not the bad guy. But what I see happening in Bakhmut makes me cringe and get angry at the same time, because I think Putin's choice of putting a former catering chef in charge of soldiers who are in fire fights and the like was not just a mistake; it was a catastrophic strategic error that can never be forgiven. I am not a soldier and never have been, but if I attacked a town like Bakhmut and lost a lot of men in a short time, I would pull back and re-group and think about trying somewhere else to break through. The Wagner Group Chief has gone all the way, every day, burning through tons of ammo and losing thousands of lives for a no-man's-land and it is so unprofessional it must make General Clark and Colonel Leighton appalled at the lack of strategic common sense that would allow a commander to neglectfully waste precious lives for months on end and for a strategic target that no one agrees is strategic at all.
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