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Kate from Kharkiv
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Jul 8, 09:02 AM
HODGES: I was criticized in the past, correctly so, for being too optimistic about when or what was going to happen with Crimea. I thought it was going to happen much sooner. I was so sure that we're going to provide stuff that Ukraine needed. I was wrong in that assessment,
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"Now, I was criticized in the past, and correctly so, for being too optimistic about what was going to happen with Crimea, thinking it was going to happen much sooner. I really did think it was, because I was so sure that the U.S. and UK and other countries were going to really provide the stuff that Ukraine needed. And so I was wrong in that assessment, and we did not support Ukraine as we should. So here we are. Now, Ukraine, without too much help from us, is doing this on their own. And I think they also clearly are not being restricted by anybody else, or at least they're ignoring it, about whether or not they could attack targets deep inside Russia or Crimea. I think in the past, there were people that would urge them not to do this. I'm glad that that is either stopped, or they're just not paying attention to it. And so they're able to strike with frequency needed to really damage the infrastructure in and around Crimea."
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Kate from Kharkiv
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· Jul 6, 06:12 PM
HODGES: I was criticized in the past, correctly so, for being too optimistic about when or what was going to happen with Crimea. I thought it was going to happen much sooner. I was so sure that we're going to provide stuff that Ukraine needed. I was wrong in that assessment,
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<span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 6, 06:12 PM</span>
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<p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">and we did not support Ukraine as we should have. Now, Ukraine, without too much help from us, is doing this on their own.
I think they also clearly are not being restricted by anybody else or, at least, they're ignoring it about whether or not they can attack targets deep inside Russia or Crimea.</p>
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<span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 6, 06:12 PM</span>
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<p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">I think in the past, there were people who would urge Ukraine not to do this. I&#39;m glad that has either stopped or they&#39;re just not paying attention to it.
And so, they&#39;re able to strike with the frequency needed to really damage the infrastructure in and around Crimea.</p>
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<span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 6, 07:38 PM</span>
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<p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">yep there was plenty of people in our countries that were terrified of striking russia back because they believed russias threats
however ben hodges was not entirely wrong about crimea just the timing and the types of weapons needed strategy wise he was right</p>
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