Battleground

The Ukrainian Army should be training its new Ukrainian recruits as combatant replacements instead of raising inexperienced new units. At the beginning of the war, the Ukrainian Army’s foreign battalions were turning away foreign volunteers without combat experience. Maybe it’s time for the Ukrainian Army’s foreign battalions to accept foreign military veterans without combat experience; and eventually any foreign volunteer willing to fight. The Ukrainian Army should standardize its foreign volunteer training by using the French Foreign Legion as a template - intensive military & language training.

I was first drawn to this podcast by its coverage of World War II and I find those episodes to be excellent. I even read Patrick’s book about Paris, which I thoroughly enjoyed, but I am astounded by Saul’s and Patrick’s ignorance when it comes to Donald Trump, in the danger that he presents to world security.

The disdain for President Trump is constantly on display as is the constant expectation that the United States will carry the weight for European nations in decline. It is really quite amazing that all of the nations in the EU and all of the European NATO nations cannot provide sufficient aid to Ukraine to fight its war with Russia. What is the Russian economy compared with the EU? The constant refrain that the US must do it is very tiring. Why should the United States continue to commit to the defense of countries that will not defend themselves. When the chips are down, these countries will not help us.

It’s fun to come here to listen to UK/European Trump Derangement . WINNING💪🇺🇸