Comments by "Tim Trewyn" (@timtrewyn453) on "General Ben Hodges (Ret.): Will Russia Accept Defeat? | Jake Broe Podcast (E009)" video.

  1. Well done, Jake! Totally agree on ATACMS. With a strong rule of non-engagement of targets in internationally recognized Russian territory, ATACMS deployment in March 2022 would have started the change in momentum back then. However, some of the most powerful monied interests seem to have impressed upon the President and SOD that they would rather throw Ukraine under the bus than provide Ukraine with weapons that might trigger Putin's intolerance for loss. I take this from a SOD Austin single sentence early in the war. Somebody had to hear him say that in public. In addition to improved AD, and because some missiles and aircraft are going to get through, Europe, the US, and South Korea need to make the effort to keep Ukraine supplied with replacement components for Ukraine's electrical system, as well as a steady supply of fuel and containerized, or trailered distributed electric generating units. Like artillery, these units can be moved to various improvised connection points on streetside distribution lines. This is key to Ukrainians finding refuge within their own country and keeping parts of the Ukrainian economy active through the winter and until the large plants can be restored.
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