ITEM: Gen. Chris Donahue seems to have done it all. He led the Army’s Delta Force commandos in Iraq and Syria when it took the fight to Islamic State militants and was the last man out when the troops he commanded at the 82nd Airborne Division were called in to secure the 2021 evacuation of U.S. personnel and Afghan allies from Kabul. Rising to four stars in 2024, Donahue was made the top U.S. Army commander in Europe, where he helped overhaul NATO’s effort to defend against Russian aggression and support Ukraine. To many, he seemed to be on a fast track to become vice chief of staff of the Army and perhaps one day lead the service itself.
ITEM: “We have the capabilities, the plan, we know what needs to be done.” With these words, spoken at the “LandEuro” conference in Germany, U.S. Army Europe and Africa Commander General Christopher Donahue did more than just outline military readiness. He issued a deliberate and unmistakable message aimed far beyond the audience in the room. His pointed remarks about being able to “wipe out” Russia’s A2AD (Anti-Access/Area Denial) capabilities in Kaliningrad were not offhand bravado — they were a calculated signal, deeply rooted in strategy, deterrence, and alliance cohesion. By declaring that U.S. and allied forces could neutralize these assets quickly and effectively, Gen. Donahue sent a message that NATO not only understands the threat, but has prepared specifically to counter it — a direct challenge to the Kremlin’s confidence in Kaliningrad’s defensive umbrella.
ITEM: Gen. Donahue will relinquish his U.S. command at a ceremony in Germany on July 2, people familiar with the matter say, his European assignment cut short by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s push to put his imprint on the military’s leadership.
ITEM: David French complains in The New York Times: The Purging of General Donahue Is a Breaking Point. The Trump administration owes the military and the public an explanation for its treatment of Donahue — and an explanation for its treatment of other senior officers it has fired or forced out. As commander in chief, the president has the right to fire an officer, but as a servant of the people, the president has a duty to tell us why.
Translation: President Trump had Hegseth fire Donahue before he could start a war with Russia.
With the war in the Middle East necessarily winding down, convincing the European puppet-governments to sacrifice their citizens in the same way that the Kiev regime did is about the only card they’ve got left. But it’s not going to work; the Europeans are far more inclined to go to war with their own politicians and police than with the Russians.
Literally no one cares what the mainstream politicians say anymore, which is why they’re saying increasingly insane things every passing day in a desperate attempt to whip up a war frenzy in a very uninterested populace. .