General Ben Hodges (Ret.): The West Needs Strategic Clarity | Jake Broe Podcast (E023)
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- Lt. General Ben Hodges (Ret.) served for 38 years in the United States Army and is the former Commander of US Army Europe. In this podcast episode we talk about the current state of the war in Ukraine, the Russian military, Iran, North Korea, and Russia's future after Putin's election.
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0:00 - Introduction
0:20 - Why should democracies continue militarily supporting Ukraine?
2:42 - Why is isolationism so popular in America?
5:18 - How will Russia and this war change now that Putin's election is over?
7:23 - What do you think of Macron's statement of not ruling out sending troops to Ukraine?
10:10 - Why won't Germany transfer taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine?
14:52 - Are there European countries that want their own nuclear weapons now?
16:55 - Is Europe taking their rearmament serious?
23:13 - What does it say that Russia is dependent on military imports from Iran and North Korea?
25:45 - Is there anything we can do to deter or punish Iran and North Korea?
29:25 - Why does the West still lack strategic clarity on Ukraine?
31:48 - What impact with the arrival of F-16s have?
33:50 - Are there any other weapons capabilities that might go to Ukraine?
36:14 - What should Ukraine be doing about recruitment and mobilization?
39:07 - What do you think of Ukraine's drone attacks on oil refineries?
41:34 - Can you comment on Trump's statement encouraging Russia to attack NATO countries?
44:30 - Will military aid for Ukraine be passed in Congress this year?
47:00 - How can people in the West battle war fatigue after two years of war?
49:15 - This is why supporting Ukraine is so important!
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jake, i was watching your streams leading up to the war and have continued to this day. What an amazing transformation the channel and probably your life has gone through these last 2 years. you have done more for humanity than you probably will ever know
what a great guest :) man im super happy for this video. thank you Jake.
Jake, congratulations on interviewing general Ben Hodges! Fantastic interview. I hope you will be able to have a talk with this distinguished guest on a regular basis.
Always great job as usual Jake!! Keep it up ❤
Hallo Jake, I'm from Germany and very sad that Scholz don't allow to delivering Taurus. The Swedisch also have Taurus.
Can they give Taurus to Ukraine? What does you thinking? 💙💛🇪🇺🇺🇦💙💛
I was born on the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic. It was occupied by the Russians for a year after WWII and I have no wish to see them come back ever again. Ukraine is fighting our war and we should support them til the day they'll win. I will continue to follow this channel until then. Keep up the good work Jake, you make a difference.
With Ukraine, to her Victory ,AND BEYOND. ❤
Amen to that! 💪💙💛
Thanks pharol! I am with Ukraine until we have victory. Russia will be defeated!
See ya all at the Crimea Beach Party!
Finnmark was also occupied by the Soviets until 25 September 1945. I don't want the Russians back in Finnmark, and they can F off from Svalbard as well. They think they own the place...
Can General Hodges run for president, PLEASE!
Can you really believe that the was talk about a Qannon believing washed up football player running for the second highest office in this land. I mean seriously. We are ignoring people who have the actual chops to do the job in favor for people with the most shock value. We have collectively lost our minds in this country.
The good General would be a superb president. However Democrats as as crooked as it gets and Republicans have gone totalitarian. He can’t go it alone because the US system always destroys anything that’s not from one or other end of the system.
I think he could run in several other countries too 😂
@@tiberiupaslaru3830 yep, he could
I'd happily trade half a year's income for Ben Hodges to at least be National Security Advisor. Jake Sullivan has been underwhelming
This should be picked up and broadcast by every TV channel in every democratic country worldwide.
I wouldn't say "no" to that if any station wants to rebroadcast this, haha.
Agreed, Jake is a big fish now, last time I saw the General interviewed, he was on the BBC and Times Radio, so this is great to see!
Yep this should be broadcasted.. Keep up the good work JakeBroe..
Agreed. His and Hodges message needs to be broadcast to the world
Broadcasting what? Two warmongers pushing Europe closer to nuclear Armageddon?
British here, been keeping closely up to date on the war from day 1. No sign of fatigue here; while Ukrainians are dying to withstand the onslaught, I could not live with myself to show "fatigue" while sitting in comfort in my home. SLAVA UKRAINI!
Belgian here and I completely agree. The Ukrainians are bleeding, not only for their own country (which is an admirable goal in itself), but actually also FOR US! They are living daily horror in defense of our idea of freedom and democracy. And we're just still here, debating, being too comfortable. And when it comes to defense, my country is, no surprise, doing worst of all in NATO still. Ok, we are a small country in size, but we are above European average in terms of population size and economy. Our generals are begging for more funds and more weapons and ammo for years. It pisses me off. It feels like we are failing a people of heroes who are partly doing our job now. My grandfather fought against the Nazis, my great grandfather fought in the trenches at the river Yser. Belgium is a funny, absurd little country for sure, but are we really gonna fail their legacy? Imagine if your people, British, had the same mentality in those days as we have now...
Agree. As a Finn, we really can't be fatigued of the war. Common border with Russia is a wonderful aid in staying focused.
Exactly.
I think the only "fatigue" I have towards this war is the fatigue of our inability to say we want Ukraine to defeat Russia. That and fatigue of our waning support.
people from western countries crying about 'war fatigue' lol! Oh no, I'm here sitting comfy on my sofa eating pizza and icecream, it's soooo fatiguing.
This General is a major American asset. Unlike Trump who is the opposite.
Trump is an S&L (sucker and loser.)
Yes, the US military can be proud to have such recourses in their ranks
Trump sent Javelin rockets to Ukraine. Trump saved Ukraine. Obama sent no lethal aid. Biden policy encouraged Russia.
@@RovingCounter Trump cultist copium the only reason Trump ever sent. Anything was for his own image while Biden has been trying to send stuff constantly because he actually cares but Mike Johnson and Trump are trying to block it constantly
donald is a major russian asset.
Two of my absolute FAVOURITE people on Ukraine! Thank you so much for keeping me hopeful whilst realistic. The Ukrainians are amazing people; Slava Ukraine!
Slava Ukraini!!!!
Yep.
Totally agree! If I went to my top three, I would include Prof Timothy Snyder. A panel with him and Gen Hodges would be amazing. BTW, a recent lecture given by Dr Snyder has been posted and at the end, he gives some really good responses to Prof Lindsey O’Rourke who asks some Russian propaganda-influenced questions. Link: czcams.com/video/FkhoWXak4J8/video.html
Heroyam Slava🇺🇦💙💛
@tomasp886 Ben Hodges, Timothy Snyder and Bill Browder are my dream panel. They have putin so dialed-in its not even funny
very nice to see two gents who actually understand this war. General Ben please run for president. Jake keep up the great work.
Salute to you both Gentlemen from Australia. Rarely you can have so much dignity and humanity on display these days. Thank you and Slava Ukraini
🇺🇦💙💪🌻✌️🇦🇺🌏
As a Canuck, I admire these two men for their dedication for democracy and for their strong support of Ukraine ...Tip of the hat to you both ...
Thank you Canada for showing that not all North Americans are redneck pro kremlin scum.
There's +3 million Russian speakers living in Germany, their politicians are absolutely aware of this fact and Putin too! Hodges is absolutely "spot on!" about Ukrainians defense of their sovereignty and Independence! Slava-UA 🇺🇦💙🚀🛢️💥
Capital Canuck here, I've found both these men to provide great information, thank you both.
Jake I'd like it if you could ah, well respond to what Ben says, the Bismarck comment was great very natural feel. I'd say I guess it's a military rank thing perhaps but if you relax a bit...
As a outsider I find this all crazy we haven't supplied enough to Ukraine as my country this year has spent double on indigenous communities then what it spends on Canada's military, tot he point were not going to have any flight training inside Canada announced this year. What would your combined military experience predict be good for a small military like Canada's should invest in high priced low number of units or low cost quantity... I'm sure both
@@ZoomZoomMX3 Interrupting or responding to Ben should be done in small doses. Bismarck and Musk were the perfect amount.
what does being a canuck have to do with it?
Jake, as an officer, I appreciate every statement of General Hodges! I hope that ALL MAGA Republicans see it as well! Slava Ukraine!
I agree! I wish more MAGA supporters would listen to what the overwhelming majority of our current and retired military leaders are saying about the danger of this new Russia, China, Iran, North Korea military alliance.
To ease your concern ; There is no way in hell that the Republican Party would abandon Europe , The first thing to do on the domestic front is kick the leftist out of power , Get a handle on illegal immigration , secure "all" US borders , as we all know , there are wars going on , The present administration has done a lot of damage to both the economy and security sector . We see it as the Clinton & Obama era policy is flawed .
As far as Trump goes ; you need to learn how to interpret Him , "listen" , You must admit the European part of NATO got it in gear . He is not a politician your mom & dad would tell you about . The man gets results , I doubt He will broadcast to the world what his game plan is also . The Republican base knows that we are committed to the cause of fighting communism Globally , " nothing new ".
I like listening to all this Democracy talk , there generally is two or more voting blocks , that's the wonderful part about it , meaning compromise and working together are important , with the majority "The" rule of the day . Have you wondered why the majority of Americans will still vote for a man that others would put in prison , sound a bit familiar . ?
Some of our best War Time leaders have been Republicans . Google it .
Haven't seen Press for our side so an fyi seemed to be in order .
Long Live the Party of Lincoln . !
I paraphrase: “You don’t get tired or fatigued if you think what’s happening in Ukraine is important.”
I agree wholeheartedly. Thank you two!
I agree 100% 🇸🇪👍🏻
Ukraine can't afford fatigue. If they stop fighting, they stop existing.
Ben Hodges is absolutely right about everything. He is a brilliant man
Dear Jake , really really appreciate seeing General Hodges again. Ukraine 🇺🇦 still needs ATACMS for victory. He is the only one who speaks common sense. He is a realist .
Perhaps General Hodges should run for President, he has youth on his side and he talks a great deal of sense.
He might still :)
He wouldn't make it past either primary.
Talking sense is a terminal disease in those "markets".
He’s smarter than that.
He's way too honest.
Good luck getting him on US soil to run for office or do anything besides sit on his behind in Frankfurt, Germany or wherever it is he is in Europe.
My heartfelt gratitude to Gen Ben Hodges for untiringly elucidating the need to support Ukraine all the way to victory. His perspective coming from being the US Army Commander in Europe during his time is invaluable. Thank you also to you Jake for bringing him on the podcast. 🙏
Jake, what an awesome interview with General Ben Hodges. Great Man, Great Leader, and a strong supporter of Democracy for the world and Ukraine.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦👍
I'm republican but this will be the second time I vote Democrat. Every time trump runs I'll vote Democrat
Thank you. True patriot. 🤗
Thank you from 🇬🇧
Thank you! You are indeed a true patriot.
Like General Hodges said, he has disagreements with Biden on some policy, but he never for one second doubted his character, support for the Constitution and respect for allies. Trump has no qualities in this department. In my opinion, Trump is equivalent to a radio shock jock. People may jokingly like them, but nobody takes them seriously.
Love you!
Good interview. As an American working in Kyiv, I cannot express how distressed I am at what these so-called Republicans have done to the reputation and standing of the US.
I am embarrassed to admit I am an American, so I say eh a lot.
Be embarrassed to be a republican, not an American. 👍🇬🇧🇺🇸🇺🇦🔱
I feel you, and Im not even American.
Don’t be embarrassed, be the change in the world, lead by example. Greetings from Estonia.
Learn hockeyese, or you’ll draw suspicions….
Appreciate your honesty, but don't be embarrassed by being America. You're in Ukraine supporting their course to enable their life and everything Ukrainians represent. Kudos to you 👏
Fantastic episode, big thank you to the Gen for agreeing to come on the show. Supporting Ukrainian Defense from Alberta 🇨🇦
Thank you General Hodges and Jake for the clarity. Slava Ukraini! Heroyam Slava! 🇺🇦💪❤️🇨🇦
Thank you, Jake, for bringing general Hodges on your show!❤
Support for Ukraine means that we’re protecting their and our values and freedoms.
Slava Ukraini!
Heroyam Slava🇺🇦💙💛
Ben Hodges is the best guest you can get, and he's clear sited on his opinion. He's one of the best strategists in this situation. I really hope that everyone's listening to what he says! Scandinavian Vikings/Sweden
A Norwegian Viking seconds that!
Scandinavian American here! Yes Ben Hodges is an extraordinary human being. If I had one wish, he'd be President, or at least National Security Advisor
This British Viking is 100% on board (I have the Viking colouring).
As a Brit with Irish heritage, I would agree, albeit it is a vision thing so clear-sighted. As for Vikings, my understanding is Dublin was a Viking town and the Irish Vikings and friends invaded England to help the Vikings in the North long before those nasty Normans, also ironically from Viking stock, invaded Ireland, so round this part of the world it is difficult not to be a Viking.
My Australian 20% viking agrees 👍 Also my 3% Finn 👍
I never get tired of listening to Ben Hodges, thank you, thank you 🙏🏼🙏🏼🇺🇦🇺🇸
All that made perfect sense to me and is completely in line with my own thinking on this issue. I shall not tire of supporting Ukraine and will continue to do what I can and donate as much as I can.
Two of the greatest supporters of Ukraine and as important The West. Great respect to both. Robert UK 🇬🇧
100%, UK with Ukraine ❤
Absolutely!! UK with Ukraine all the way - "Slava Ukraini" 💙💛
💙💙💙💙💛💛💛💛@@TonyHonnor_P51THOR
Congrats, Jake, for getting General Ben Hodges on the show. I really do enjoy hearing from him on the matter, and hope that he is making his position clear to everyone who needs to hear it.
All so true and clear. Great conversation. I wish people in Europe and the USA would really listen instead of bragging around about their stupid little interests.
Excellent, important, necessary valuable video content. My words cannot express my appreciation of General Hodge's opinion, clarity, and articulation. Thank you Jake Broe from having the General on your show and further exposing his opinion to your audience. I could not agree more with both of you.
Slava Ukraini.
Wow - what a guest. General Ben Hodges has my deepest respect.
He has been on before, go watch it.
"OUR General, NATO's General, "
America's Best Representative , showing the way.
Thank You , General Hodges,
Thank You @Jake Broe
Honorable Gen. Ben Hodges ( Ret. ): For President!!!!!!!!!!!
What a dream! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
It's so great to listen to Gen. Hodges. He has such a good and clear understanding of international politics and a strategic mind (well he is a General after all). Thank you for this interview and your well thought out questions Jake!
Hodges/Broe 2028!
Jake Broe and General Hodges,Thank you for your insight and opinions. It was all right on the mark from my prospective. Slava Ukraine.
Hi Jake, greetings from the U.K. Ben Hodges is a great guy, his analysis seems spot on to me. I am disappointed by the collective Wests response to the invasion of Ukraine, our leaders are proving Putin right; that the West is decedent and incapable. We must stand strong, and not be blackmailed into a weak response.
I been a Republican my whole life of 57 yo and I WILL not vote for Trump again and I hate saying I might vote for Biden just to keep Trump out of office
Well then you'd be voting with your heart AND brain then.
Another 57 yo Republican here. I voted for Trump to keep Hillary out. I voted for Biden to keep Trump out and I will do it again. Such a shame the GOP has been taken over by MAGA sycophants.
Much appreciated you choosing to vote with your heart and head to avoid the destruction that Rump will, or could, cause for the USA 🇺🇸. I fear America will be so dilated in her greatness if America lets Rump into the WH 😢.
Thank you for being great 👍
yep. I can't believe that another Republican didn't come out ahead of Trump. I think Haley would of won.
I'm curious what Ben would say about the character of Kamala Harris, the heir apparent.
I’m with you two until the end because I respect your opinions and for the past two years your videos and interviews on various platforms are the ones that I’ve listened to the most.
Thank you both. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦
I wish you two were in charge of US foreign policy. Thanks bro... Slava Ukraini! 🇨🇦🇺🇦
Slava Ukraini!!!!
I second that.
*broe
Doesn’t matter who is in charge of foreign policy. As long as there is a MAGA dominated Congress you cannot pass policy.
I think of Jake as a 'bro'.@@frakismaximus3052
So impressive! General Ben Hodges should run for president of the United States! What the General has to say should resonate with all in America who care about the future of the world. World War III can be avoided if we stop Putin and send him back to the 1991 border where he belongs. If Ukraine is successful at this, then the world can rest for a time. If we don't listen to the general, then we will condemn our world to a conflagration not seen since WWII. Thank you, Jake. God Bless Ukraine 🇺🇦
My favorite General and my favorite podcaster!!! Yes!!!
Thank you both for your sanity, strength, and clarity. Slava Ukraini 💪🇺🇦🕯️🕊️❤️🩹
Thank you Jake for this great interview. Hearing the general feels comforting in a troublesome world. May Ukraine prevail this year with there inventive ways to fight this war. Slava Ukraine, Heroyam slava!
General Hodges is about as good as it gets Jake. Thanks for having him on!
Haha, love the profile pic. I'm a huge Highlander fan!
@@JakeBroe I’ve seen them all several times over, including the Canadian series with Adrian Paul.😁
There can be only one Highlander @@TheHighlanderprime
Hodges is great as always. I'm from Czech republic and despite I despise Russia and support UA, I agree about the average millitary age in Ukraine being 43 years to be a problem. If you're 25 and party in Prague while your father is fighting at the front, I don't have a lot of respect for you..
Thank you for your service General 🫡 🇺🇸 🇺🇦
There's +3 million Russian speakers living in Germany, their politicians are absolutely aware of this fact and Putin too! Hodges is absolutely "spot on!" about Ukrainians defense of their sovereignty and Independence! Slava-UA 🇺🇦💙🚀🛢️💥=☮️
While listening to this podcast I submitted letters to my congressmen. I am telling them I want us to support Ukraine to victory; that we need to give them what they need, when they need it. I encourage everyone to let their representatives and Senators know they support Ukraine.
Kudos to you from a Canadian! Please talk to other Americans
Thank you for your incredible support for Ukraine 🇺🇦. Much appreciated ❤
I just read your comment and felt like an idiot for not thinking of writing a couple of letters before. Shame on me. I'll get off my ass and do it. Thanks for the example.
Thank you from Europe.
Gen. Ben Jodges is my northstar on Ukraine and a personal hero. He's kind, optimistic, and has been tireless in campaigning for Ukraine needing to win so we all don't lose. Great job, Jake!
Hodges advised the Biden administration to stop dribbling.
I've been pushing hard from my perch here in Ontario, Canada, saying we need to stop amplifying Ru narrative and I will rejoice when I hear the west has collectively adopted the narrative that Gen Ben Hodges has been saying since 2022.
You speak the truth! General Hodges has been a strong advocate for Ukraine these last two years.
Thank U Jake! Glory too Ukraine 🇺🇦
General Hodges never disappoints. A wonderful interview, Jake. Thank you for all your hard work over such a long period. I've no doubt hundreds of thousands of people around the world appreciate it and intend to stay with you for the rest of the journey.
You can learn more from this interview than you ever would from CNN/MSNBC/FOX combined.
You can learn more about world events from the Muppet show than Fox.
Amen!❤
yeah, they only give you two mins, and interrupt you the whole time, or yelling.
@@blackcountrylad464not getting any news is better.
Ukraine CANNOT AND WILL NOT LOSE
Glory to hero’s 🇺🇦🔱💪
trump and his kremlin supporting cultists think otherwise.
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
There's +3 million Russian speakers living in Germany, their politicians are absolutely aware of this fact and Putin too! Hodges is absolutely "spot on!" about Ukrainians defense of their sovereignty and Independence! Slava-UA 🇺🇦💙🚀🛢️💥
Agreed! Stand with Ukraine!
Only if my country gets enough help!…❤💛💙🇺🇦🇨🇦
I could listen to General Hodges for hours. Thank you Jake for having him on. President Hodges. Has a nice ring to it.
Also still here and not going to stop supporting Ukraine. Great interview, Jake! General Hodges is always a clear voice of reason.
Ben Hodges is a 👍military leader
👍logistic expert
👍listener and talker
👍 good humanist and a absolutely great person! I wish we had you in the leadership in 🇸🇪 both military and political
And should be president
Unfortunately right now he doesn't have a whole country behind him like he used to. Just imagine his uphill battle if Trump came to power and he has to gather allies elsewhere. I mean it is our struggle, but what a delta especially since Trump is not alone.
Jake, I never tire of your hard work and dedication in supporting Ukraine through your channel. I get informed with the facts that are not or might not otherwise be available from other news outlets or social media channels. I am grateful to you, for your focus and matter-of-fact explanations of current concerns and hardships throughout Ukraine, Seeing your human side when things you report upset you is inspiring to me, and like you, I have shed the occasional tear or two, when you have reported pretty difficult subjects and situations. What makes it even more interesting to me is having Guests of the calibre of Lt.General Ben Hodges on your channel. He, like yourself, is succinct and on point with his analogies when explaining in layman's terms what needs to happen for Russia to be defeated. I could sit and listen to General Hodges for hours and hours. It was an extraordinarily brilliant Show, and I fully appreciated it. Full respect to you Jake and Full respect to Lt. General Ben Hodges. Love and Respect from North London UK.
hear hear from Ontario Canada
Here! Here! Except from Cambridgeshire.
GENERAL HODGES for PRESIDENT! Please, please, please run, General! Thank you, Jake for having this great American on your show. Your program is my favorite source for Ukraine content, and General Hodges is the expert whom I respect and admire the most. Slava Ukraini! From Champaign, Illinois, USA.
This is the real picture. Spread the word, speak to your politicians and congressmen and women. This is also about America and not just Europe.
Australia here// A big thanks Jake- for having Gen Hodges on. He,s an amazing man- so much knowledge.
No fatigue, only tenacity. We shall never surrender.
General Hodges is the Best Informed and Knowledgeable Guest you get Jake . Always glad to hear his Views on things .
Just bought a Ukraine flag let’s gooooooo 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
me too
Head to the frontline next please.
Thank you, Jake...As a former US ARMY Infantryman and Paratrooper...I have to send an "All the way, Sir" Salute to Gen.Hodges. Hands down my favorite guest on the Jake Broe Channel.
Hell yeah. Airborne! 🤗 I used to wait on the ground for the 82nd to jump and offer fried chicken and homemade cookies to landing paratroopers during training. That’s how I made friends on post lol. Your choice to serve is a meaningful one to girls like me, living in Central Europe, at present, in a country once subjugated by the Soviet Union. Thank you with all my heart. ❤
@@SomethingBlonde-oc7sc Thank you for your kind words, and thank you so much for supporting our troops.
@@SomethingBlonde-oc7scyou're a remarkable human being. We're fighting like hell here in America to get Ukraine more support to win.
@JoJo, thank you, frontline warrior, NATO is stronger together. ❤
@SomethingBlonde , gtsy, thank you for your kind heart.
What a great interview with general Ben Hodges (Ret.) Great job Jake, love what you do. Keep it up, I support you.
Hi Jake, Have the greatest respect for General Ben Hodges, great podcast, well done.
It will be a good day when Russia realizes that Putin is their own worst enemy much like America realizing that Trump is our own worst enemy.
Well said! Can you IMAGINE Gen Hodges as a running mate with Joe Biden? Think Ben would make pootin a "little Nervous ?" Ha!
That will never happend. It didnt happen to any of their Tsars nor Stalin who killed millions of his people just because. They are slaves they will never ever realize anything.
well said... the world would be a much better place if both those assholes would just leave the planet.
Putin IS Russia...everything Russia does, everyone Russia kills is just Putin. You can even substitute "Russia" with "Putin" and see if it changes the narrative...which in most cases it won't. Russians are just Russias...i mean Putins...population. Russians are a Ressource for Putin, nothing more. He uses them to legitimise himself in his delusions, uses them as an excuse to invade countries to protect "Putins population" living there or are placed...and then kills more Russians by invading than there were there to protect in the first place. Putin does not care about resources,therefor he does not care about Russians.
Dan, this is one of the best and well thought comments I've ever read. Thank you!
I am not tired. I live in Canada and I am concerned about Russia, US and Ukraine. Slava Ukraine. BTW THANKYOU for have Ben Hodges on your show again, I totally admire this gentleman. 🇺🇦 🇺🇦
Putin is evil dictator
Ben Hodges is a beacon of clarity in a confused world. He is spot on, as always. I wish more people would listen to the message that he tirelessly repeats in multiple media channels. Unfortunately, Ukraine is no longer front page news every day.
Great conversation Jake, with general Ben Hodges being a great insightful person, thanks the both of you!!! 💪🌈
Thank you Jake and General Ben Hodges 🇺🇸✌🏻🇬🇧
Two most honourable Americans whose Integrity and Logic inspire...
Thank you for your service to Truth and mortality ✌🏻🇬🇧
Impressive ✌🏻
HEROYAM SLAVA 🔱🇺🇦✌🏻
Support Ukraine 🔱🇺🇦✌🏻
Defend Democracy and Integrity ✌🏻
Heroyam Slava🇺🇦💙💛
@@lilymay7171 💙💛🇺🇦🔱✌🏻☺️
America first means America last because we will lose all credibility.
And he is supposed to be a "savvy" businessman, truly the sign of a great businessman to destroy their own market.
Trump has made us lose so much credibility already. Don't forget to write your representatives to let them know you support Ukraine.
Dear Jake, I am so glad that you are not tired. The world needs you! Thank you from a 1944 war orphan in Finland!
I love Ben. When he speaks it’s the real deal. Wish I had served under him. Good Man right there.
"OUR General, Ben Hodges", ....
Always enlightening, and a pleasure to listen to. Thank You General. ❤
Glory to Ukraine from Romania.
Congratulations on your new NATO base 👍🏾
There's +3 million Russian speakers living in Germany, their politicians are absolutely aware of this fact and Putin too! Hodges is absolutely "spot on!" about Ukrainians defense of their sovereignty and Independence! Slava-UA 🇺🇦💙🚀🛢️💥=☮️
greetings to my fellow countryman watching Jake Broe :) Salutare!
Haha … hop și eu pe aici.
Urmăritorii lui Jake Broe sunt cei mai tari 😊
Yay, 100% ❤️🇷🇴🇺🇦
Ben Hodges is my favorite. Thanks Jake for giving him this opportunity to share his insight. Keep up the great work. Slava Ukraine!
Fantastic, fantastic interview. Jake, thank you for thoughtful questions. I hope we can hear from Gen Hodges again this year. I will keep doing my part from Ukraine. I am not tired!
This interview is an example of what makes western society just better.
An enlisted individual having the education and opportunity to interview a retired General is something I can’t imagine happening in a totalitarian society.
Minor quibble: Jake was a captain in the US Air Force.
Good point, I didnt realise this. Imagine 2 russian generals on ytb what bs they would say😂😂
@@jimberry8417 my bad :)
Russian generals are much more educated than American generals. And there are a million interviews with Russian generals. There are many scientists and mathematicians among them.@@qwertyqwerty-zi6dr
WOW.
The Generals on the show. It's not a main stream outlet, but Jake has *by far the best in-depth questions for Ben Hodges.
Missed an important one though: If alone in a room with Mike Johnson, on a scale from 1 to 10, how many breaths would Mike Johnson be able to breathe?
Jake and Ben are 2 very articulate and intelligent men. More people, esp. Republicans, need to listen to them. Ukraine needs more spoke-persons like them. Ukrainian soldiers are fighting for all free, democratic peoples around the globe.
What a team. Great interview with two patriots of democracy & freedom. Gen. Hodges is a true warrior and is much appreciated even off the battlefield. Well done, guys!
Thank you for your coverage Jake
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This is one of the most interesting videos regarding the Ukrainian war so far. I want to thank both Jake and LtGen HODGES for their continuous support on behalf of the Ukrainian people. Great job!! 👍
thank you Jake. Gen. Hodges is one of the most clear thinking, well spoken people on the Ukraine War and has been since the beginning. The more people who can hear him, the better. The two of you create a powerful team and hopefully there will soon be more visibility for both of. you... and. more hope for the rest of us!
we're grateful for both of you being here too gentlemen...!
Slava Ukraini...!
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Wow Jake! General Hodges? what a coup! you must have excellent connections. General Hodges sir, a pleasure to hear your analysis, thank you for agreeing to be on Jake's show.
Great, great sobering interview! Thank you Jake and Lt. General Hodges. So glad you are on our side!
My two favourite people presenting reality in calm and reasonable way. AND you speak in whole sentences with no bad mouthing, everyone can understand you . Fabulous, ! ❤❤
Thank you for this conversation with Ben Hodges. He is one of my favourites in discussions of Ukraine, mostly from the UK--and so are you, Jake. It is wonderful to see you two together, sharing ideas.
Thank you so much Jake and General Hodges for not giving up. We're with you! Slava Ukraine.
I don't know a lot of people, but I haven't met anyone who is tired of Ukraine. I think that's coming from the media.
Thank you Lieut. General Hodges, for your continued support.
A man is told that he is a "history nerd," and he beams with pride. There may be hope for us yet!
This was such an impressive interview and wonderful to hear two informed and sane people speak about the situation in Ukraine. It was good to hear the General speak of America's interests in Europe, its citizens and military bases there, all contributing to American prosperity. It seems that the threats made by Donald Trump and his friend Vladimir Putin are not being deflected effectively. I hope that the American people realise that Ukrainians have no choice but to fight and die for their country and a negative outcome to their success will have enormous consequences for the American people as well as other nations of our world. We all need to protect our freedoms and support Ukraine against tyranny.
This General is super smart and trying to keep himself informed at every aspect of this war. Love the content♥♥
VOTE BLUE TO STOP PUTIN 💙💙
True but Trump has a more than a chance to win in 2024. The Americans are strange.
@almcfly7407 Yes, last time I remember laughing with my friends, no way this person will win! ..... shock horror it happened!!
May be where the term 'Only in America' comes from. 🤷
Edit: We love you Americans, please wake up. ❤
@@1justme perhaps he would run the white house from a prison cell..... heard the constitution allows for that!
General Hodges is brilliant. He should be the US President.
Whenever there is a video of General Ben Hodges I watch it, a man with great vision and wisdom.
I'm an independent, but on the left side of that. I campaigned for Bernie. So I certainly have many disagreements with Trump and the Speaker of the House, but I am glad General Hodges called out Joe Biden for not using the bully pulpit to educate the public, and keep Ukraine in the spotlight. As everyone who watches this channel knows, it's so important to stop Putin here and now. Thanks to Jake and General Hodges for doing what you do.
So you like endless war while paying for it eh? I hope you are prepared to send family members or go to the frontline yourself. Best of luck with that.
@@carlylerogers3529 US soldiers will not fight in Ukraine. One must be very blind to think that.
@@carlylerogers3529If Putin is not stopped in Ukraine he will continue to invade neighboring countries. Should we stand by while Putin takes over all of Europe? Will it make America great again to shut our doors and pretend the rest of the world doesn't exist? Give up our standing in the world? Let Russia grow and let China overtake us? Do you think you will not pay for it when the Chinese Yuan becomes the world reserve currency? If we don't help pay for stopping Putin now, we will pay more to stop him later. We are the worlds richest, most powerful country, and that comes with responsibilities.
Thank you Jake, for keeping this up. I am tired of this war. We all are. But we who keep tuning in know what's at stake. Victory to Ukraine!
The two best voices of reason in this war.
Great interview. I love listening to General Hodges a truely pragmatic, intelligent man.
Two of My favourite Commentators, well done Jake ,👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
It’s absolutely wonderful to see Americans who so sincerely believe in defending democracy, both at home and abroad, and view it as a moral and strategic obligation. Unfortunately, many people within democratic societies don’t understand the real value of democracy and have come to take everything they have for granted. In fact I would argue that millions of people in non-democratic societies, such as Iran and Syria, have a much greater appreciation for democracy than those who grew up in it.
I couldn't agree more!
🇺🇦🌻🇦🇺🐨 go Jake. Thank you General Hodges. I very much appreciate all the work and time you have put into Ukrainian 🇺🇦 war, and there for world 🌎 and Australia security. I am continually disappointed by my governments lack of support
Thank you again Sir
Yes, thank you Jake for your tireless efforts. Not being able to watch your videos would have made it unbearable at times. You keep up morale with your calm reasoning, and your optimism for Ukraine renews me when I feel like I’m drowning in Russian troll commentary. I so appreciate you! And such a bonus having you and General Hodges together again. Thank you so much!
Another Aussie right with you on this. Albo's mob are proving to be hopeless on this and so many other important matters. Albo sounds more communist or Socialist at least than he ever admits to our Australian people.