Yeah. Hardly surprising. Pentagon denies sharing intel on general officers. But I really wonder.
When Ukraine successfully targeted Russia's prized warship last month with anti-ship cruise missiles, it had some help from the United States.
www.cnn.com
I heard an interview a few weeks ago with a US military advisor who spent a couple years in Ukraine training their armed forces. It was pretty interesting. First off to realize that the US military was training the Ukrainians, but also what they were helping with. Simply put, the old Soviet command structure that Ukraine was operating under was very, very "top-down." If a colonel saw a vulnerable target in his area and wanted to move against it, he'd have to send his idea all the way up the chain to a general before he would be approved to do something about it. Of course, by the time it went up the food chain and all the way back down, the opportunity would be lost. That's out the window.
The US modernized the Ukrainian command structure (based upon all the hard lessons won in Afghanistan and Iraq) and taught them the value of having local commanders make tactical decisions on the fly. They also trained the Ukrainians in the latest (again, hard-won) urban warfare tactics and what works when you need to defend a city against a vastly superior force. Not saying they anticipated this conflict, but since 2014 when Putin - I mean "pro-Russian separatists" invaded Ukraine, the US has been working hand in hand with them to an extent, and passing along very valuable information.
Yes, the Ukrainian military is very motivated and putting up a helluva fight, but they're fighting not just harder, but smarter. Are they being helped by the US with regards to intelligence? Perhaps. Is the US telling them where the generals are? Gosh, I dunno. But if by chance the Ukrainians find a warship here or a general there, they know what to do with that information.
And now, we return you to Barbos' constant stream of propaganda...
www.bbc.com
