Lt. General Ben Hodges (Ret.) | Are the US’ and Europe’s security interests growing apart?
Does social media distort the reality of war or bring us closer than ever to it? Would the NATO alliance hold in case of an incursion in Northern Finland? Is such an incursion likely? Is there a significant chance of the US not guaranteeing European security in the longer term, as it has before? These are some of the many questions we had the honor to ask Ben Hodges, a retired three star general in the United States Armed Forces, as well as the former commanding general of the United States Army Europe. I hope you enjoy the episode.
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As an American this is one of the best interviews I have seen in the past 2 years. Excellent questions. Please continue to do interviews in English. Many many thanks!
That’s a huge compliment, thank you very much. We will.
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Yes sir. I'm a polish person who has lived in US for 20 years. And the answers the Ben gives are simply top notch.
Wow! I try to watch as many Hodges interviews as possible. This was outstanding. 🇦🇺
Next level is Sarah Paine. Find a recent interview that goes for a few hours. It will develop an entire new neurological system on how you see the world. I’m sure Ben Hodges would strongly approve and agree with her interpretations.
He wants to defeat Russia, Scholz is hoping to resume the gas contracts.
I listen to General Hodges to calm me and give me hope.
Hope is a good thing and it comes from God, but General Hodges is a liar: That type of hope will lead to destruction.
@@seekthetruth6713 general hodges is a professional who makes a professional assesment of the WW3
@@seekthetruth6713 Ben Hodges do not repeat the Russian lies.
Imagine calling yourself seekthetruth. Sure, bud, sure. I thought troll factories tried harder so I am guessing this guy is a civilian sucked into Kremlin narratives and has no idea what infosphere he is in moment to moment.
Really, can't we move past the Hocus Pocus@@seekthetruth6713
General Hodges is my northstar on Ukraine. Brilliant mind, huge heart, has tirelessly campaigned to raise awareness. Wish he'd run for president.
Best comment! Totally agree
Second best comment.
I've been saying this for months!! There are so many retired, relatively young, generals & colonels with so much experience in the military & allied cooperation in many countries, giving them an overall insight on world politics, and highly respected by their troops & civilians alike. Why can't they run for office & do what is needed for their constituents & country, which they will see as their duty? If they don't wanna run for a party they can form a 3rd party to counter both MAGA & the Dems. How tf can politicians & judges work into their eighties & respected military leaders who still have their full faculties and can still give great service for several years, have to retire from military service when they are still relatively young?? It just doesn't make sense! You guys really must overhaul your entire political and justice systems, cos for the last several months (even years!) you have relegated yourselves to Banana Republic status who doesn't have ANY RIGHT to EVEN COMMENT on what's happening ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD!!! You are DIRECTLY responsible for whatever happens in Ukraine & you will suffer huge casualties when Putin attacks your NATO allies & you will be FORCED to enter the war (after blocking weapons supply & helping to defeat Russia once & for all), which you will never accept & so wont even last as long as Ukraine has done before you beg for peace!!! Do the right thing now America!!! Civil War IS COMING TO YOU AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WHETHER TRUMP WINS OR NOT!!! So WAKE THE F UP NOW & get rid of them once & for all. Grow some balls & do the right thing!!! God is looking down on YOU & I really don't think he is very impressed!! Great respect for Ben & his respected colleagues!! You guys should be running America!!! SLAVA UKRAINI!!!
The clown who predicted the Ukrainato Neo Nazis would defeat Russia and the spring summer whatever offensive would see ukrainato reach the Azov sea🤡🤣Russia running out of missiles artillery and ammo🤣Russian morale crumbling 🤣Russian economy finished 😂meanwhile half a million ukrainato dead and 2 million wounded. And Russia taking Ukraine apart.this is your great analyst oh and a man who has never won a battle in his life 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺💪🏽
How about replacing Harris as VP:?
General Hodges has my greatest respect. I wish he would be the US president. Thank you for inviting him!
Hodges is an inept charlatan and analysist
The president literally can't do anything without congress. You're clueless
Yeah, I totally agree with you although I'm not an American I've been watching his every interview and views with regards to the Ukrainian war and he is the right person to deal with this huge problem the world is facing now, if he is a political figure and be very effective leader if elected as President of the U.S. instead of the reluctant minded Biden and unstable minded Trump. He is sincere and trustworthy.
Great idea.
@htown What a clueless comment. In that case why have a president at all? Can you think of any single post where a person would have more influence than the president?
I love Rtd Gen Ben Hodges. He’s so clear, impassioned and knowledgeable. Another exceptional interview. And I’m lost In amazement at the beautiful English of the Finnish 🇫🇮 interviewer
We should be starting foreign languages in kindergarten.
Ben Hodges restores my faith in America. Brilliant mind with wide perspective on world affairs.
Many thanks for this episode, and particularly to Ben Hodges for his patient, untiring, knowledgeable, pleasant and sensible effort to improve the West's response to Russian aggression. It ain't easy, Ben. Please keep going!
As a non American= Hodges the most humble and cerebral of all the military pundits I view on the internet.
Right. Wesley Clark is also excellent.
Admiral McCraven makes a lot of sense.
Not to forget General Breedlove who sounded the alarm one decade ago.
The man is completely deranged 😞
Up until a few weeks ago, I would have said the same for our Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin III, but his recent comments about not supporting Ukraine's attacks of Russian oil refineries unfortunately removes him from the list of respected leaders in my mind. 🚀 ❓ 🦧 - j q t -
Ben Hodges consistently sets a benchmark for rational and well informed commentary on this conflict. His insights have been invaluable.
Ben Hodges serves the world a greater good by sharing his knowledge, experience, wisdom and patience by generously sharing his precious time with seekers of truth from all over the world. There is no ego in this man, only a fight for right and honour.
lol just a nut case war monger
General Hodges would make a good president. He is trustworthy and I don't believe he would be corrupted by the system. He is badly needed. He needs to step up and enter America's noxious political arena.
That's why the system would never accept someone like him. He's not corrupt enough.
Exactly. Kennedy's assasination was both a lesson and a warning. Mike Johnson disgusts me. He has too much Ukrainian blood on his hands.
@@luckyfox5627bullshti he’s on bed with Dod the war machine. Plus, he said the Russian was gonna collapse a year ago not just that’s not true they’re getting rid of the incompetent generals changing tactics.
He'd just get mired in the swamp.
RFK ?
Ben Hodges would be the best President of USA right now and for the next four years
Not president, but should be top military advisor to the president
Probably, they do not want to hear him.
With the press, the infighting, and trump spouting derision who would take the job. And he probably makes more doing this.
considering life on earth, and humanity,@@danielcunningham2394trump has no value, beyond his constant debts
Well said. I didn't see your comment before I echoed it, but he makes for a great leader who commands from the front.
PHENOMENAL interview! This should be compulsory listening to ABSOLUTELY EVERYBODY alive and breathing today!!!
Great respect to Mr Hodges from Lithuania ❤
Cerebral yet humble; experienced yet open to learn. What a great leader!
Invaluable conversation. The professional prowess of the interviewer is apparent and inspiring.
The biggest threat to contemporary civilization is the lack of honesty and conscientiousness - especially among the people who are supposed to inform and enlighten the masses. It's a pity when often the dishonest ignoramuses with an insufficient brain power are trying to "educate" the public on the subject of our - i.e., of the former USSR nations' - reality and history [especially when it is coupled with a strong intention to divide the union of Russian people (i.e., Russians-Ukrainians-Belorussians-Rusyns) - this is the scammers' old colonial trick "divide and conquer"]. Ukraine, being in the Russian state and in the USSR, became the founder of the USSR and of the UN, increased its territory around seven-fold, population - in around 22 times, and finally became the third power in the world by the main civilization characteristics in 1980-ths! As a Ukrainian, I state that the distorting Ukrainian history and reality media personalities and the instigating ethnic strife criminals should be brought to the future Ukraine Nation's Military Tribunal (in the way as it was done for the Nazis by the Nazi-hunting Wiesenthal Institute) - together with the creators and supporters of the scabies/короста on the body of our nation - current puppet néonazi anti-Ukrainian regime in Ukraine. The Hitler collaborators are the main heroes of this regime, the elite force of its army is "Azov" - which was recognized as a néonazi organization even by the US Congress, the slogans and greetings of this regime are copied from the ones of the Hitler collaborators, the anti-nazi are killed by the "death squads" or imprisoned, the national thinker Oles' Busina is demonstratively killed and his killers are funded the government! The people who really care about the civilization on the planet Earth and the free-thinking Ukrainians will always remember and hunt (again, to bring to the justice - as Wiesenthal did) the war criminals who have brought and/or supported puppet néonazi regimes in Ukraine and started the Civil war in our country ⚡
Great interview! Many thanks to Lieutenant General Hodges. His clarity, realism and well thought out arguments are like a breath of fresh air amid all the doom and gloom. It's exactly what we need at this point. Oh, and European politicians should heed his advice: Get off your butts.
What General Ben Hodges lacks is an understanding of how a war can escalate into something beyond human control. The West should not play with nuclear weapons. Hodges is a tool of misinformation and propaganda. No disrespect to General Hodges; he is who he is.
Cameron appeared to, the one time I agreed with him, apparently
Gen. Hodges is a world treasure
Hodges gets it, on all the levels that matter. Thank you for this excellent interview. I hope this is widely seen here in the U.S.
Always important to hear the wiadom and knowledge of Lt. General Hodges.
Gen Ben Hodges always provides the clearest, commonsense, compassionate analysis.
Thanks again to General Hodges for *all* of the interviews he does. Clear communication to people about the importance of the Ukrainian war and what our approach needs to entail is critical. The more communication he does the better for our country and the world.
Oho! Kovan haastateltavan olet saanut, hienoa! Slava Ukraini!
I've seen General Ben Hodges interviews with Jonathan and Jake. He is so well spoken about all aspects of these events; his wisdom should be a guide for us all. But I think you did an absolutely great job with this interview. Your questions were well planned and researched and I think the General enjoyed your depth as well. I hope you will do more English episodes. You were great in this one!
Tämä on niin tärkeä haastattelu, että toivottavasti Futucast tai joku innostuu tekstittämään tämän suomeksi. Kaikkien suomalaisten tulisi katsoa ja sisäistää tämän videon sanoma. Upeeta Futucast!
Olen 100% samaa mieltä! Juuri kirjoitinkin kommentin täsmälleen samasta asiasta. Uskomattoman tärkeä keskustelu!!!
Helkkarin hyvä jakso! Hodgesia voisi kuunnella helposti tuplasti pidemmänkin jakson verran.
Ben Hodges is superb, military and political knowledge unmatched ✊ Thanks to a brilliant host, very good interview 👍
Deepest respect and thanks to Ben Hodges from Estonia.
I could listen General Hodges for hours! He's so wonderfully clear. That is what I miss in the actual political discussion. ❤❤❤
Great interview. Ben Hodges is such a wise guy. The US and all of us are lucky to have him. 🇺🇲🤝🇺🇦
One of the best interviews I've listened to. Congratulation to Gen. Hodges with his brilliant mind, explaining the situation. I would hope that many political leaders would listen to him and clear their senses. and also considering the history a bit...many things happening today are having similarities of the past - one should not forget these facts.
Great, Hodges is so knowledgable and calm.
I could listen to Ben Hodges all day! Thank you for inviting him! I wish he was the American President!
Very nice interview. Great questions. Mr. Hodges is always a pleasure to listen to.
I am an American and have listened to him in several interviews and agree with several here that he would likely make an excellent president. Thoughtful, experienced and knowledgeable of the issues and clearly articulately the world as it is and how we might navigate it.
General Ben Hodges is definitely my favorite expert on the subject
I always love to hear an interview with Gen Hodges. But yours, Futucast, was better than most others. You asked pointed and clear questions. I would have asked a couple more but then I don't have to worry about access.
Wow, great questions and a fantastic interview. I think General Ben Hodges is one of my favourite ppl to listen to regarding these issues.
We are so proud to claim Lt. General Hodges as one of our own. As others have said he is a great American, a great human being, & a National treasure. God Bless & protect him always.
These are the types leading the world to a last conflict of humanity! Completely delusional warmonger with one track mind!
The best of America, how we like to think of you. Best wishes from Britain.
@@stephenhill545 Thank you, Mr. Hill. I pray all of our leaders follow his wisdom & that of President Biden who honor our alliances with other nations who seek democracy & freedom for all. 💙
Futucast: Thanks for having Ben Hodges, a most intelligent man.
Lt General Ben Hodges as many said would be a GREAT USA President....Humble Honest direct and smart.
General Hodges has replied back with yet another, incredible and brilliant interview! He should, in the next Presidential election run for himself. He undoubtedly was involved with these kind of issues during his military career, and would not had reached the honorable rank of being a General, if he had not earned it! His intelligence, training skills, and dedication of serving in the armed Forces is commendably amazing!! Thank you for his interview, and you General Hodges.🇺🇸
LT General Hodges 💛 is always worth listening to. Thank you for your continued support for Ukraine. God bless you Sir.
Sad that Ben Hodges is retired. He could be a wonderful asset right now
At least in retirement he has the freedom to speak his mind freely.
Maybe President Trump will appoint him to a senior foreign policy position.
Great interview. General Hodges is a great example of thoughtfulness! He really sees the b8g picture clearly!
Hi there, I hadn't the pleasure yet of knowing your channel! Mr. Hodges I do know and have enormous respect for the man! In the way he reasons, his logic so to speak, his humbleness and modesty! He is a great man! And because I always like to hear what he has to say, I watched this video and loved your questions. It showed knowledge of the subject and that you truly were involved, as oppose to lots of interviewers in different other media channels. So I wanted to say I loved this interview and subscribed right after! Thank you and hope and looking forward to see many more good interviews from you! 👍🙏
That was the best interview of General Ben Hodges I've watched yet. God work.
Leaders should spend few hours with him. They clearly need this kind of coaching and mentoring. Maybe they could find their long lost courage like Macron recently.
Did they ever have courage?
France has rational strategic reasons for their more aggressive posture.
✨🙏✨ Thank you Team! Thank you Lt. General Hodges! Thank you for the informed questions and granularity of the answers! ✨🙏✨
I hope this distinguished gentleman lives to at least 150 years old. Much love from Germany, this man is a living legend.
General Hodges, you´re wonderful. Thank you. Please come to German TV again soon and help educate the German public about the situation Ukraine is in
Interesting. I like Ben Hodges logic
Ben Hodges is spot on in his critique of the United States...
Been following Gen. Hodges closely for the last two years. Why more people in power don’t listen to him is beyond me.❤
DATELINE KYIV OBLAST Refreshing. An exceptionally informative interview. Kudos to Isak Rautio for his thorough preparation, quality of his questions, and insightful follow up queries. Thanks to Ben Hodges for his steadfast advocacy on behalf of Ukraine. Thank you, gentlemen. V/r - IB An American in Ukraine (2019 - Present)
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This is my 2nd best talk show on KZhead. Thank you for the many clear insights!
You all see this man as I do. He’s brilliant and a great leader. Respect 💯%. I would follow him through the gates of Hell as an American Patriot. It’s so refreshing to see this kind of chatter in here. Respect 🫵🏻 all 👊🏻.
Another great interview with LtGen Hodges. No doubt he has the most rational strategic perspective on the Ukraine - Russian war.
"Focusing on limiting escalation only drags it out". Perfect.
Same conclusion. The US administration is wrong thinking the Russian war on Ukraine: kzhead.info/sun/n75tirydiGZjiWg/bejne.html
61B just drags it out Ukraine have already lost
@@stephenglover1818 😔 Nobody wins. We have all lost, especially the Russian and Ukraninian people.
@@jameslowder7682 yes I agree with you
This was a great interview with excellent questions and a skillful host. Thank you!
Mr Hodges is a intresting fellow to listen to in general. Not just the Ukraine -part. I hope all military personnel in leading positions have as good a portion of general knowledge and vision, as he has! That it comes with the (general)package😊. Thumbs up!
Fantastic question, insightful answers!! Thanks to both of you, keep hoping for the best 🙏🙏🙏
A great interview with excellent questions and superb analysis from retired Luitenant General Ben Hodges. The Western world is teetering on a precipice like never before. The actions that are taken now will affect the lives of future generations and our freedoms, one way or another.
Great questions and absolutely deep, insightful and strategic answers
Hienoa työtä teet ja kysymykset oli juuri sitä mikä kiinnostaa 👍
Amazing interviewer.
Thank you from Canada! A Ben Hodges interview (and your excellent questions) equals a follow from me.
The biggest threat to contemporary civilization is the lack of honesty and conscientiousness - especially among the people who are supposed to inform and enlighten the masses. It's a pity when often the dishonest ignoramuses with an insufficient brain power are trying to "educate" the public on the subject of our - i.e., of the former USSR nations' - reality and history [especially when it is coupled with a strong intention to divide the union of Russian people (i.e., Russians-Ukrainians-Belorussians-Rusyns) - this is the scammers' old colonial trick "divide and conquer"]. Ukraine, being in the Russian state and in the USSR, became the founder of the USSR and of the UN, increased its territory around seven-fold, population - in around 22 times, and finally became the third power in the world by the main civilization characteristics in 1980-ths! As a Ukrainian, I state that the distorting Ukrainian history and reality media personalities and the instigating ethnic strife criminals should be brought to the future Ukraine Nation's Military Tribunal (in the way as it was done for the Nazis by the Nazi-hunting Wiesenthal Institute) - together with the creators and supporters of the scabies/короста on the body of our nation - current puppet néonazi anti-Ukrainian regime in Ukraine. The Hitler collaborators are the main heroes of this regime, the elite force of its army is "Azov" - which was recognized as a néonazi organization even by the US Congress, the slogans and greetings of this regime are copied from the ones of the Hitler collaborators, the anti-nazi are killed by the "death squads" or imprisoned, the national thinker Oles' Busina is demonstratively killed and his killers are funded the government! The people who really care about the civilization on the planet Earth and the free-thinking Ukrainians will always remember and hunt (again, to bring to the justice - as Wiesenthal did) the war criminals who have brought and/or supported puppet néonazi regimes in Ukraine and started the Civil war in our country ⚡
it is allways such a pleasure to listen to General Hodges !!! but the quistions was also VERY good.This channel dserves many more subscribers--henning Olsen
Hieno haastattelu !
i wish a lot more people in the us would listen to this man as well as us in Europeans
When I read the name Ben Hodges in the title of a video I always always watch it. Now that youtube, social media and the political scene (our leaders) are a chaos, listening to Ben Hodges is extremely pleasant. A mix of big knowledge, common sense, strength, clarity, well mannered and good communication skills. People like him are very needed in this crazy world we are living these days. I wish he would occupy a very relevant position, military or political, or at least that our leaders would listen to him.
Lt. General Ben Hodges (Ret.) for President. Anytime Ben Hodges comes up on my feed I'm gonna watch it. So I have watched a lot of Ben Hodges interviews. The question asked were new, great, and have need to have been asked for a while. Which in turn gave the viewers some new insights into just how awesome Mr. Hodges is. So I have subbed, but I am an American so it seems like there is not a lot of content that I can comprehend. Another American that has a clue that you could interview would be Malcolm Nance. Mr. Nance does a lot of interviews so in the spirit of this interview, where new questions where asked, would be very interesting. And as Mr. Hodges seemed to react, refreshingly new.
General I’m a 23 year retired AF guy and YOU are so right.
General Hodges, great as usual. This interview even better than most. Great questions from the host that got the most from General Hodges.
Fantastic podcast,General Hodges answered every question with such incredible in-depth knowledge, broke them down and explained his answer. He appreciated the questions and how knowledgeable the host was in putting those to him. I hope the quality of Generals are of he’s calibre.
Great interview. Thanks. A real fighter and thinker.
I have been chasing the General through the KZheads for months, because his remarks and insights are interesting and very thought provoking. And even though it sounds like a platitude, he calls a spade a spade. He also seems to always end up on channels who ask the good questions, as opposed to just channels with millions of subscribers. I like to believe that he does his research on them and goes where he has confidence in getting a good conversation going. And I usually subscribe to the channels he was on. 😊
Yes sir I only served 18 plus years with you and sisters and brothers of OUR past. And have nothing more than a thank you. ❤
The voice of reason. It's always a pleasure to hear Ben Hodges The host here provided many good questions.
45:57 it really takes guts and patriotism to admit the mistakes of your society and take ownership of it. Respect deeply, that’s how you become a General
Best interview I heard in a long while! Great questions (and answers!)
Ben is always good to listen to!
PLEASE - more in English! Excellent interview. I'm joining the "Hodges for President" movement that seems to be getting some traction here.... God only knows that we need real leadership at this moment - but I guess we in America must insist on trying every other bad idea first....
Great interview.
Please Lt. General retired run for President
This is an excellently conducted interview with intelligent perspective and well-informed questions. General Hodges is a refreshing voice of reason everywhere he’s invited to speak, and this is the by far the best I’ve seen any interviewer engage his knowledge-base and go beyond the typical soundbite hits. Superbly done. Subscribed.
Isaac - masterpiece. Thanks
Great interview! General Hodges was very elaborate and the questions were really meaningful. Cheers from Bulgaria!
Please let us have weekly English summaries at least. Maximum respect to the two of you. Ben Hodges, please don't give up. We are rooting for you here; I know it is pretty dismal at the moment but you have love from us. Thank you Futucast for this intelligent interview.
A great episode. I’ve put you on my listening list young man
A good interview explaining basically everything needed to be explained about the future of peace and wars in Europe.
Wow good interview, great questions, thanks so much- Oklahoma US
thank you from germany for this nice talk
Probably my favorite guest. Always great responses.
A decent man in a grubby world.
Excellent conversation! Thank you to both of you. Victory for Ukraine!
Tack!
Tusen tack🙏
The support to Ukraine from the west is pathetic 😢
If we had helped as much as we should have, Ukraine would have won by now!
@@user-df3zj9xl4kRussia would not let it happen. God knows what Putin would do to avoid defeat!
Insights from a Commander of American forces Europe. Priceless. Thanks Ben!
This level of chaos, freedom of speach and lac of education is exactly the green grass that Russia needs to go further into our democracies.
It’s been going on at least since the 1920’s . There were hearings in congress , etc. americans are as ignorant of their history as the rushin filth is of theirs . For similar reasons ….