larry johnson shares some thoughts about the current state of affairs' in the ukie game;

Yet, despite the darkening mood among the main stream media, the delusional club of retired American Generals continues to insist that a Ukrainian victory is just over the horizon. The star of this club of crazies is Ben Hodges, former commander of EUCOM. He said the following in an interview with the Australians (hat tip to Andrei Martyanov):

The Ukrainian government needs to look at what Germany did in WWII to stand a chance against Russia, according to Ben Hodges, former commander of US Army forces stationed in Europe. . .

“They are gonna have to increase production of ammunition and weapons in Ukraine,” Hodges said. “Some of these things are already happening, but it is possible when you are at war to increase production, even with Russian missiles raining down on your cities.”

“I mean, think about what Germany did in 1944. Aircraft production for the Luftwaffe peaked in 1944. That’s after more than two years of steady bombing by the Royal Air Force and the US Army Air Corps bombing the hell out of German cities. But yet German aircraft production increased. So I think Ukraine can do that with some improving efficiency. Some Western companies are already there helping,” he concluded.

The ignorance displayed by Hodges is astonishing. He apparently does not realize that Luftwaffe aircraft production in 1944 was achieved with slave labor, comprised of Jews, Gypsies and Soviet POWs. Where is Ukraine going to get its slave labor? Hell, by their own admission, Ukraine cannot recruit or dragoon enough men to replace its catastrophic combat losses. They are grabbing guys in their 50s and 60s who, according to Ukraine’s Intel Chief Budanov, are useless in combat and nothing more than cannon fodder.

And let’s think specifically about what “Germany did in 1944.” (Here’s a hint — they got their ass kicked.)............more........