Comments by "" (@tekannon7803) on "Lt. Gen. Kellogg thinks the Ukrainians will 'win out' over time" video.

  1. It's great to see FOX NEWS bringing in top talent like Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Keith Kellogg. What I think no one should do is under-estimate the invading forces in the Ukraine. Wars are impossible to predict and what is important is to see what is the real objective of the Russians in the Ukraine. From my research, what I believe the whole 'military exercise' is all about is getting control of the Dneiper river. Why is the Dnieper river so important? It is the 'Mississippi' of the region and the only river flowing into the Black Sea. Grain harvests to minerals can be floated down the Dnieper to the Black Sea, through the straits of Turkey into the mediteranean and out to the world's oceans. The Russian Empire must have control of the Dnieper. All of the Dombask region, land coridor, etc., are icing on the cake; the real jewel is the Dnieper. That being said, can we ask General Kellogg why the Ukrainian forces have not driven a wedge to the Mariupol steel plant? Mariupol is the key to the Dnieper which is why it must not fall under Russian control. I would go further to say that once the wedge has penetrated to the steel company and freed the civilian hostages, it would be best to continue to drive the wedge through the Russian land bridge to the Sea of Asov effectively severing the Russian forces in two. Then Ukrainian forces could come around and hit either flank of the Russian forces driving them east to their border and west back to Crimea. It's an opinion. What is worrying is if the Ukrainians succeed in driving the Russians back to their country, there is going to be a wounded bear on the loose. The Russians have great pride in their country and to lose face in front of the entire world might result in an unexpected military reaction to the west.
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