Gen. Frederick B. Hodges, public domain, courtesy of Wikipedia

Expressions by influential Republican and progressive lawmakers in Congress favoring ceasing crucial support for Ukraine’s brave fight for western civilization quickly drew some high-level rebukes.  Per CBS News:

Retired General Ben Hodges, who commanded the U.S. Army in Europe between 2014 and 2018, said the Republican lawmakers’ remarks sound like, “a Kremlin-quality fairy tale — but nonetheless, that’s what’s coming from the Republican side.”

The former commander is also critical of progressive Democrats in Congress who wrote a letter urging President Biden to use diplomacy to somehow end the war, before hastily withdrawing it. Others in the U.S. have even argued that Ukraine should give up territory in return for peace.

We asked Hodges if he believed that could work — if Russia could be trusted.

“Absolutely not,” replied the long-time U.S. Army officer, adding that he would ask those people “which part of their country or their home state are they willing to give up if Russia said, ‘Hey, look, we just want a little bit of Florida, or let us have New England, and then we’ll promise not to use nuclear weapons.'”

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