Top Army General Fears War With China And Russia At The Same Time

Top Army General Fears War With China And Russia At The Same Time.

By gowidenews 31 Oct, 2018

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War between the U.S. and China, inconceivable just a decade ago,  is now a regular topic of analysis and conversation.

Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, the just-retired commander of the U.S. Army in Europe, suggested conflict with the People’s Republic could come soon. “I think in 15 years—it’s not inevitable—but it is a very strong likelihood that we will be at war with China,” Hodges said last Wednesday at the Warsaw Security Forum.

His stark assessment was followed, as it happened, by bellicose statements from Chinese ruler Xi Jinping and his defense minister.

So I called Hodges over the weekend for clarification, and his estimation of the situation was in many respects even more grim than his remarks in Poland.

What could be even worse than a Chinese attack? A simultaneous Russian assault in Europe on top of a Chinese attack is the worst “worst case.” The United States just isn’t ready to fight Russia and China in a two-front struggle.

“My real audience that I was trying to reach with that comment there in Warsaw was our European allies,” said Hodges. “I was trying to tell them, ‘Hey look, we do not have the capacity in the United States to be able to deter Russia, to be the bulwark against possible Russian aggression, and deal with China.’” The general was, in short, reminding Europeans that the bulk of American military assets, in the event of twin crises, are “going to be focused in the Pacific.”

This stark assessment came at the same time Chinese ruler Xi Jinping and the country’s defense minister issued bellicose statements.