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!

@Futucast

16 күн бұрын

That’s a huge compliment, thank you very much. We will.

@Realist-sh3dg

15 күн бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/ho15pLiAmpiXns4.htmlsi=4sP6R7w6ZJRx6lqf

@tonydownunder5703

14 күн бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@Aussie-Mocha

14 күн бұрын

👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@aniakuchta6382

14 күн бұрын

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.

General Hodges is my northstar on Ukraine. Brilliant mind, huge heart, has tirelessly campaigned to raise awareness. Wish he'd run for president.

@jamesgibbs3656

14 күн бұрын

Best comment! Totally agree

@danielwalker5682

14 күн бұрын

Second best comment.

@paulbuckland2078

14 күн бұрын

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!!!

@paulstewart4195

13 күн бұрын

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 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺💪🏽

@Jethr001

13 күн бұрын

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!

@chrisgreene2623

16 күн бұрын

Hodges is an inept charlatan and analysist

@htown148

15 күн бұрын

The president literally can't do anything without congress. You're clueless

@johnnytampocao7671

15 күн бұрын

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.

@Brommear

14 күн бұрын

Great idea.

@rodneyfungus8249

12 күн бұрын

@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?

As a non American= Hodges the most humble and cerebral of all the military pundits I view on the internet.

@laurie9557

16 күн бұрын

Right. Wesley Clark is also excellent.

@danglingondivineladders3994

16 күн бұрын

Admiral McCraven makes a lot of sense.

@rg-cc5kg

16 күн бұрын

Not to forget General Breedlove who sounded the alarm one decade ago.

@cq4fun

14 күн бұрын

The man is completely deranged 😞

@quill444

13 күн бұрын

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 -

I listen to General Hodges to calm me and give me hope.

@seekthetruth6713

16 күн бұрын

Hope is a good thing and it comes from God, but General Hodges is a liar: That type of hope will lead to destruction.

@kevkeary4700

16 күн бұрын

@@seekthetruth6713 general hodges is a professional who makes a professional assesment of the WW3

@maritaschweizer1117

16 күн бұрын

​@@seekthetruth6713 Ben Hodges do not repeat the Russian lies.

@joythought

16 күн бұрын

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.

@lyndonkain4749

15 күн бұрын

Really, can't we move past the Hocus Pocus​@@seekthetruth6713

Ben Hodges would be the best President of USA right now and for the next four years

@RobertOlofsson73

16 күн бұрын

Not president, but should be top military advisor to the president

@neildear-wn9eo

16 күн бұрын

Probably, they do not want to hear him.

@danielcunningham2394

16 күн бұрын

With the press, the infighting, and trump spouting derision who would take the job. And he probably makes more doing this.

@JeffGatto

15 күн бұрын

considering life on earth, and humanity,​@@danielcunningham2394trump has no value, beyond his constant debts

@Hoogliette

15 күн бұрын

Well said. I didn't see your comment before I echoed it, but he makes for a great leader who commands from the front.

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.

@luckyfox5627

17 күн бұрын

That's why the system would never accept someone like him. He's not corrupt enough.

@siweiss9214

16 күн бұрын

Exactly. Kennedy's assasination was both a lesson and a warning. Mike Johnson disgusts me. He has too much Ukrainian blood on his hands.

@givelast5671

16 күн бұрын

@@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.

@sittinandthinkin

16 күн бұрын

He'd just get mired in the swamp.

@jeremygaynor2410

16 күн бұрын

RFK ?

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!

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.

@ykcirnhoj2225

11 күн бұрын

lol just a nut case war monger

Wow! I try to watch as many Hodges interviews as possible. This was outstanding. 🇦🇺

@Aussie-Mocha

14 күн бұрын

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.

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!

Invaluable conversation. The professional prowess of the interviewer is apparent and inspiring.

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.

@seekthetruth6713

16 күн бұрын

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.

@JeffGatto

15 күн бұрын

Cameron appeared to, the one time I agreed with him, apparently

Gen Ben Hodges always provides the clearest, commonsense, compassionate analysis.

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.

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

Thank you from Canada! A Ben Hodges interview (and your excellent questions) equals a follow from me.

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.

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.

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

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.

I could listen General Hodges for hours! He's so wonderfully clear. That is what I miss in the actual political discussion. ❤❤❤

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.

Helkkarin hyvä jakso! Hodgesia voisi kuunnella helposti tuplasti pidemmänkin jakson verran.

I hope this distinguished gentleman lives to at least 150 years old. Much love from Germany, this man is a living legend.

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.

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!

@tanjalauramarketta

9 күн бұрын

Olen 100% samaa mieltä! Juuri kirjoitinkin kommentin täsmälleen samasta asiasta. Uskomattoman tärkeä keskustelu!!!

Sad that Ben Hodges is retired. He could be a wonderful asset right now

@joythought

16 күн бұрын

At least in retirement he has the freedom to speak his mind freely.

Oho! Kovan haastateltavan olet saanut, hienoa! Slava Ukraini!

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.

@cq4fun

14 күн бұрын

These are the types leading the world to a last conflict of humanity! Completely delusional warmonger with one track mind!

General I’m a 23 year retired AF guy and YOU are so right.

Wow, great questions and a fantastic interview. I think General Ben Hodges is one of my favourite ppl to listen to regarding these issues.

Great respect to Mr Hodges from Lithuania ❤

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.

Ben Hodges is superb, military and political knowledge unmatched ✊ Thanks to a brilliant host, very good interview 👍

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

Deepest respect and thanks to Ben Hodges from Estonia.

Ben Hodges is spot on in his critique of the United States...

Very nice interview. Great questions. Mr. Hodges is always a pleasure to listen to.

Always important to hear the wiadom and knowledge of Lt. General Hodges.

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)

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.

@yurilytviak9066

16 күн бұрын

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 ….

Lt General Ben Hodges as many said would be a GREAT USA President....Humble Honest direct and smart.

✨🙏✨ Thank you Team! Thank you Lt. General Hodges! Thank you for the informed questions and granularity of the answers! ✨🙏✨

Gen. Hodges is a world treasure

General Ben Hodges is definitely my favorite expert on the subject

Interesting. I like Ben Hodges logic

i wish a lot more people in the us would listen to this man as well as us in Europeans

Great interview. General Hodges is a great example of thoughtfulness! He really sees the b8g picture clearly!

Gen Ben Hodges did predict that the Russian Navy would be forced out of Crimea back to Sebastopol. He knows his stuff. Shame he is not in Washington being taken seriously.

Ben Hodges consistently sets a benchmark for rational and well informed commentary on this conflict. His insights have been invaluable.

LT General Hodges 💛 is always worth listening to. Thank you for your continued support for Ukraine. God bless you Sir.

I have been chasing the General through the KZreads 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. 😊

Ben Hodges restores my faith in America. Brilliant mind with wide perspective on world affairs.

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....

"Focusing on limiting escalation only drags it out". Perfect.

@johnkelley1426

15 күн бұрын

Same conclusion. The US administration is wrong thinking the Russian war on Ukraine: kzread.info/dash/bejne/no5ovLqegZeThpM.html

@stephenglover1818

11 күн бұрын

61B just drags it out Ukraine have already lost

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 👊🏻.

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.

We need a conversation about eastern/central European countries using their air defense to protect at least western Ukraine from air missile attacks. The US could provide antiaircraft missiles or some rearmament to patriots/NASAMS when AA missile inventory gets low. Then Ukraine could concentrate on air defense from Kyiv to the east. Israel’s surrounding allies are doing this. I see no difference with Ukraine. General Hodges interviews are the best. It’s great to hear an intelligent and pragmatic American expert who can communicate cogent thoughts and arguments regarding Ukraine’s continued strength and optimism for victory. I also love his choices in art particularly the Caravaggio book over the Vermeer book there by his left shoulder. Hodges for president, speaker of the house and supreme court justice!!! He could do it all.

Another great interview with LtGen Hodges. No doubt he has the most rational strategic perspective on the Ukraine - Russian war.

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.

Please Lt. General retired run for President

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.

I wish he was president. He's a decent honorable man, and would be a great military leader. He's been right from the beginning. 🇬🇧

@garad123456

16 күн бұрын

I mean he's a good interviewer for sure but in my opinion a bit too young for a president!

@gaoxiaen1

16 күн бұрын

@@garad123456 Too young? The problem is that Presidents are too old!

@garad123456

15 күн бұрын

@@gaoxiaen1 Yes but Isak is only like 30!

@mathildestoltz7327

12 күн бұрын

​@@garad123456we are talking about Ben. He is at least 65 years old.

@garad123456

12 күн бұрын

@@mathildestoltz7327 I was trying to be funny lol

I've seen several interviews with General Hodges at this point. He's very well spoken and articulate. A military man who has a far better understanding of (geo)politics than most politicians do of military affairs.

Fantastic question, insightful answers!! Thanks to both of you, keep hoping for the best 🙏🙏🙏

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

Futucast: Thanks for having Ben Hodges, a most intelligent man.

This is my 2nd best talk show on KZread. Thank you for the many clear insights!

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.🇺🇸

As for the shock of destruction. Looking at a photo, as opposed to being on the ground, with the smell and the scale of destruction. Photos do help, but being there is better. Anyway, we owe it- - to keep watching and listening and reading. We are in luxury in compare. Mr B Hodges talks sense from all the way back to the start.

I've been following Ben's commentary for a while and he's authentic, truthful and incisive in his analysis. If he ever stood for president he'd sweep the board.

Great questions and absolutely deep, insightful and strategic answers

Hienoa työtä teet ja kysymykset oli juuri sitä mikä kiinnostaa 👍

@joythought

16 күн бұрын

Amazing interviewer.

The support to Ukraine from the west is pathetic 😢

@user-df3zj9xl4k

20 сағат бұрын

If we had helped as much as we should have, Ukraine would have won by now!

I could listen to Ben Hodges all day! Thank you for inviting him! I wish he was the American President!

Thank you, General Hodges for the understanding of STRATEGIC CLARITY between Russia/China.

Best interview I heard in a long while! Great questions (and answers!)

General Hodges always gets lots of praise on these videos, I give him rasberies because he sits in his office in Fankfurt endlessly saying the same thing instead of going to Washington DC for real face time with elected officials.

Been following Gen. Hodges closely for the last two years. Why more people in power don’t listen to him is beyond me.❤

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!

A good interview explaining basically everything needed to be explained about the future of peace and wars in Europe.

frankly speaking , thank you very much for if not most then very valuated conversation depicting current sytuation in the world .

I don't understand why he thinks there's "a high likelihood they all will respond" when it's highly unlikely that Hungary, for starters, would ever agree to it.

@Paul-pb4wv

14 күн бұрын

Money talks .....👍

That was the best interview of General Ben Hodges I've watched yet. God work.

Great, Hodges is so knowledgable and calm.

Thanks to Hodges for being so clear on the ins-and-outs of why war in Ukraine impacts the West so much. I wish political debate in France was 5% of this quality!

A great episode. I’ve put you on my listening list young man

Isaac - masterpiece. Thanks

Excellent conversation! Thank you to both of you. Victory for Ukraine!

Great interview. Ben Hodges is such a wise guy. The US and all of us are lucky to have him. 🇺🇲🤝🇺🇦

Countries that are far from the war are numb but we from E. Europe think about it every day.

Some of these retired US Generals have given some excellent speeches and analysts such as General Hodges here. Glad to see that there are still smart and wise thinking men in high places of power in the US. Putin must be stopped in Ukraine or the US will have to come to fight land war in Europe for the 3rd time, unless we want to witness the total collapse of the Western civilized democracy. The same thing will mostly happen with China some time in the future in Asia.

@nerdyali4154

15 күн бұрын

What does it matter what retired generals or anyone not directly advising Biden think? As long as Jake Sullivan is there, Biden remains timid and the Kremlin-influenced bottleneck remains in Congress Ukraine will not get the aid it should from the US. Ukraine is trying to reduce it's dependence on foreign sources, so hopefully things will improve over time.

Hieno haastattelu !

In order for us to remain the 'greatest nation on earth' as we claim, we must remember our strength is our friends - and you don't turn your back on your friend.

As an "average" American, many of us feel like why should we subsidize European security, when the Europeans haven't been taking their own security seriously enough to at least live up to their commitment to at least paying their 2%. In addition, Europeans enjoy Universal Healthcare, something Americans have to do without. So basically, we are subsidizing Europen defense and healthcare at our expense.

You never got tired when you listen to the retired general Hodges.🇺🇦🇳🇱

Great interview! General Hodges was very elaborate and the questions were really meaningful. Cheers from Bulgaria!

Three Star General Ben Hodges has a grasp of what is happening and should be listened to far more ! ! !

General Hodges is a credit to the United States and U.S. military. His knowledge of the European history and geography is outstanding, and his geopolitical understanding is awe inspiring. A 101st paratrooper (Screaming Eagles), he is an American Treasure.