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Vice Chair,The Carlyle Group; Chair, Rockefeller Foundation Board; PhD; ADM, USN(Ret.) fmr Supreme Allied Commander at NATO. Coming soon: Threads: AdmiralStav

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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
2 months
Time flies. 2054 is here.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
10 months
Pro-tip: If your ship is heeling over like this, check for leaks. (I know these things because I'm an Admiral.)
@UAWeapons
🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker
10 months
#Ukraine : Overnight, Ukrainian USVs (Kamikaze Sea Drones) attacked the Russian port of Novorossiysk, hitting the "Olenegorsky Gornyk" Project 775 large landing ship of the Russian navy- causing it to list due to internal flooding. The full extent of the damage is so far unclear.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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To all the trolls who surface whenever I compare Zelensky to Churchill -- please know that I will always fight for your right to express your opinions (and your right to repeat Kremlin talking points) no matter how ill-informed they are. Just don't expect me to believe them.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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Hey @elonmusk , first those are not "our" bases. We are hosted by allies who provide access. Also, the graphic you posted is nonsense. We don't have access in more that a few, none in many of the countries you show. Truth matters.
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Elon Musk
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Oh the Irany …
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1 year
On the last night of her visit, Lorelei age 7 challenged Admiral Florida Man to a game of battleship. Tragically, despite all my years of combat experience in the fleet, I lost. Sometimes you just have to make a way for the next generation of military talent. Steely eyed killer
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We have an American aircraft carrier, airwing, warships off the coast of Israel - could be in combat any minute. But we don’t have a chief of naval operations confirmed. What’s wrong with that picture? Answer: Senator Tuberville. Lift the hold coach.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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I am a naval expert, General, and you are entirely correct.  I will send you my Russian tank damage analysis soon.
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Mark Hertling
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While I'm no Naval expert, it appears this Russian ship is heavily damaged in key areas.
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If Trump moves on to fire the head of the CIA and the head of the FBI, both true professionals and patriots, we are going to be in uncharted waters for the next 90 days. It all has terrible “burn it down” on the way out feeling. It is playing with fire with our nations security
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Wreckage has been located but I agree with Coach T. Congress should get more info on the loss of this plane. Perhaps the Commandant of the Marine Corps could brief the Hill...oh, wait.....there isn't a confirmed Commandant thanks to the Coach @SenTuberville
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Coach Tommy Tuberville
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This is deeply concerning. I’m grateful to hear that the pilot who ejected is safe and in stable condition. But Congress needs to get a full and detailed report once this incident is resolved.
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Tuberville says US can't take on China because "we've got people doing poems on aircraft carriers." Hey coach: Roses are red, carriers are gray, how come you dissing our military every damn day? @SenTuberville
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Turkey blocking Royal Navy minehunters is a misuse of the Montreaux convention.  Minehunters are entirely defensive. Their use allows Ukraine to keep its economy alive. As a NATO ally, Turkey should reverse course here and allow these ships to transit.
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From an AF General who was on my team at NATO In this aircraft that is designed to transport 102. The 800 on board have arrived safely. Thank you 816th EAS...American heroes all.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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The most well-deserved Time "Person of the Year" pick ever? Zelensky is the Winston Churchill of our times, standing with courage and nobility in the face of darkness and evil coming from Moscow. Slava Ukraini!
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Deeply surprised to learn that Navy has fired the Captain of carrier Roosevelt who is battling coronavirus in his 5,000 sailor crew in Guam. Want to know more given the Captain’s obvious concern for his crew to understand this decision.
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Actually, Vivek, it still makes perfect sense.  Recommend you find someone who understands the military and ask them to explain it to you
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Vivek Ramaswamy
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The @WashingtonPost this January. Didn’t age too well.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
4 years
Abruptly pulling 12,500 troops out of Germany (to put half of them in countries who spend LESS on defense) doesn't make sense financially, hurts NATO solidarity overall, and is a gift to Putin.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
4 years
What should we do to Russia if they offered bounties to kill US military in Afghanistan? Publicize our intel widely; no G7 membership; cut diplomatic relations broadly; sanction Putin and Lavarov personally; use cyber to retaliate. This is big casino if true. Must step up.
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Dr. Fauci says 400K Americans may die from COVID-19 if action isn't taken this fall and winter. To put that in perspective: 400K is the total # of Americans buried at Arlington National Cemetery since the 1860s. We can do better. We must do better.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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Plus the extension cords are not long enough
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Ron Filipkowski
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Trump says electric motors in boats won’t work because if it sinks everyone will get electrocuted.
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Hint: you don’t use heavy artillery in street to street battles
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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Actually, Vivek, it still makes perfect sense.  Recommend you find someone who understands the military and ask them to explain it to you
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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This kind of foolish appeasement was attempted in the 20th century and you can drop a plumb line to the rise of fascism and the Second World War. Never a good idea to give in to liars and bullies like Putin.
@Acosta
Jim Acosta
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During my interview with Ramaswamy, he reiterated his position that he would allow Putin to keep parts of Ukraine, block Ukraine from joining NATO and even visit Putin in Moscow. The GOP contender added: “Our goal should not be for Putin to lose.”
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
2 years
Ukraine is hardly a medieval country (nor is Haiti.) What IS medieval: poisoning political opponents, rape by military invaders, killing innocent children in their strollers at train stations. Look in a mirror, Vlad.
@JuliaDavisNews
Julia Davis
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Military expert on Russian state TV argues that Ukraine is a medieval country, "like Haiti," and shouldn't have any nuclear power stations.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
2 years
Don't forget. The French Revolution began with the storming of a prison, the Bastille.
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Frida Ghitis
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The infamous Evin prison in Tehran is on fire. Gunfire heard. This is big.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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Ukrainian spring offensive is turning out to be the longest telegraphed punch in history of warfare. Worth noting.. this is an enormous battle front -almost 900 miles.Think New Orleans to Chicago — so maneuver will be key. Don’t bet against Ukraine. (Typo in earlier tweet sorry)
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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Glad to see @realDonaldTrump and President Erdogan buried the hatchet. Too bad it was right in the back of the Kurds. We can do so much better in working with our allies, partners, and friends. It should be the key to our strategy.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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Plenty of blame to go around in the fall of Kabul. Afghan government showed zero leadership, Taliban stepped up and performed, capitalizing on their support from Pakistan, and US military to include myself failed in our mission to build an Afghan security force that would fight.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
2 years
A Finnish general reacting to Putin’s threats if Finland joins NATO: “You are most welcome here to join the 200,000 Russians that are already in Finland buried a few meters in the ground after your last attempt in 1939." via @bopinion
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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Extended deployment. They have already been away from family and friends for over 6 months, and now will probably remain on station for some months to come. We ask so much of our sailors and Marines.
@sentdefender
OSINTdefender
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Rumors are that the Crew onboard the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) in the Eastern Mediterranean have been served Steak & Lobster tonight for Dinner which is usually reserved for either Holidays (Which today isn’t) or News which is expected to Lower the Crew’s Morale like a
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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A wonderful gift on Veteran's Day.The Kremlin put me on their sanctions list! I stand second to no one in my lack of regard for Putin & co. Now I have a Kremlin "Blue Check" verifying my contempt.Congrats to fellow honorees like @ianbremmer @MarkHertling
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
1 year
See if you can spot the subtle message in the background sent by the Ukrainian parliamentarian interviewed by @AliVelshi on @MSNBC this morning.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
2 years
Putin may decide that his invasion has failed, and instead he will decide if he can’t “take it, he will break it." That is a war crime.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
2 years
Once again I’ve been edged out for a big award. I will keep trying
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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A gulag for children? I repeat: Russia is a terrorist state.
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Julia Davis
2 years
On Russian state TV, State Duma Defense Committee's head Andrey Kartapolov proposed taking Ukrainian children from occupied territories and shipping them off to military boarding schools in Russia. Not one word about asking for their parents' permission or even their own wishes.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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Never make the Greeks angry.
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Jay in Kyiv
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Two weeks after Russians almost assassinated the Greek Prime Minister, Greece announces a fat, barbarian crushing military aid package for Ukraine. - 2,000 5-inch Zuni rockets - 180 2.75-inch anti-tank rockets - 90,000 90mm anti-tank anti-aircraft ammo - 4 million bullets - 70
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
2 years
CORRECTION. Earlier reports suggesting that Russian conscripts get only one day of training before being sent to front may be incorrect. New report says they get ZERO days.
@KyivIndependent
The Kyiv Independent
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⚡️General Staff: Russia sends newly mobilized conscripts directly to frontline. Conscripts do not undergo any military training before being sent to the war against Ukraine, Ukraine's General Staff said.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
3 years
Colin Powell was the North Star to a generation of senior American military officers including me. First call I made for advice as NATO commander was to him. Godspeed and open water to a General for the ages.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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I like and respect Ambassador Dan Coats our Director of National Intelligence and head of the US intel community. But I am Not sure how he goes to work tomorrow -- knowing that his boss values his assurances no more highly than those of Vladimir Putin.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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New ad makes strong case for military aid to Ukraine. It is economical - just 5% of our defense budget helped destroy 50% of Putin's army -- and geopolitically sensible. It weakens China and NK as well. And no US boots on the ground! Both US political parties should take note.
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Bill Kristol
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This ad will air on the Sunday shows tomorrow in DC. @GOP4Ukraine
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
5 years
Good decision POTUS to walk-back plan to hold G-7 at Doral. When I was commander of US Southern Command in Miami, we often held events at Doral because it was cheap, often empty and not owned by our boss. Now if only he could undo the disastrous decision on the Kurds as well.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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Zelensky is the “center of gravity” in Ukraine which, in military terms means that about which all else revolves. His courage is undaunted and remarkable. We need to do everything we can to help the Ukrainians protect him.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
2 years
Hard to know where to start on this one....
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Julia Davis
2 years
Meanwhile on Russian state TV: annoyed by Trump reportedly promising to destroy the Russian Federation and Putin's hegemony, state TV host Olga Skabeeva said that Russia "will have to think whether to re-install him again as the American president. We haven't decided yet."
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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Ukraine is a tale of 2 wars…1 on the ground ..1 in the air.The Ukrainians are winning on the ground, but Russians are winning in the air and destroying Ukraine’s electric grid.We need to increase air defense to help win the 2nd war - doing that will break the Russian war effort.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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I want to our cemeteries as supreme Allied Commander of NATO sacred shrines to those who have given everything. The phrase: “shocking if true” is getting worn out. Lack of denial from my friends Generals Kelly and Mattis suggest the shock is well placed.
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Cracks appearing in Putin’s wall of lies. Our greatest weapon is the truth — and ten million Ukrainians videotaping war crimes daily.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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In a sea of misjudgments, executing Americans would be in a class of its own. Think twice, Russia
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Julia Davis
2 years
Meanwhile on Russian state TV, they're already discussing the death penalty as the only possible outcome for two Americans, Alexander John-Robert Drueke and Andy Tai Ngoc Huynh, reportedly captured by Russian forces in Ukraine [which is yet to be confirmed].
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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This appears to me to be Russian sabotage. Hard to come up with another explanation. NATO must investigate quickly and fully -- and respond appropriately if this proves to be the Kremlin's work.
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If this is true, it will be a disaster, not just for Ukraine, but for the reputation of the United States and the entire global system.
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Yaroslav Trofimov
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Orban says Trump told him he will not “give a penny” to Ukraine if elected, which according to Orban will force the war to end — presumably in a Russian victory.
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2 years
I wonder what these guys are smoking.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
4 years
Navy SEALS should have the final word on Gallagher's SEAL pin. My thoughts in TIME
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
4 years
When all this is over -- the Navy should build another hospital ship like USNS COMFORT and MERCY -- and name it the USNS ANTHONY FAUCI.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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I recently criticized a dumb military-related post on X by @elonmusk .But now I feel bad because I’ve learned so much from him about business e.g. How to make a small fortune.Step 1: spend a large fortune buying Twitter. Step 2: rename it X VOILA! You now have a small(er) fortune.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
2 years
To my friends in Helsinki. I remember well the bravery and professionalism of your superb troops. In my view, you are most welcome in NATO
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I never thought, in a long life spent operationally in conflict zones, I would see scenes like this in DC in the USA. Our adversaries will be dumbfounded with their good fortune seeing this insurrection - Russia and China will be actively thinking how can they extend it
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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French soldiers fought bravely in Afghanistan under my command. Nothing I saw would suggest they would fold under pressure — quite the contrary. Vive La France 🇫🇷
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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Repeating offensive Kremlin talking points is an odd way to try to win votes in the USA.
@Mediaite
Mediaite
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Vivek Ramaswamy Calls Ukraine’s Jewish President a ‘Nazi’
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This is the worst kind of war crime, directly targeting civilians and especially children. Hard to imagine this kind of cruelty.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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Asked on TV about the significance of a woman becoming CNO, I said it is a good thing but what really counts is that ADM Franchetti has been a destroyer capt., a commodore of a squadron of destroyers, commanded 2 carrier strike groups, and led 6th Fleet. Lots of combat experience
@USNavyCNO
USNavyCNO
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“I am honored to have been confirmed as the 33rd Chief of Naval Operations, and am proud to serve alongside the Sailors and civilians that make up our Navy team. I look forward to continuing to lead the world’s most powerful Navy.” – ADM Lisa Franchetti
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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Congratulations to the kingdom of Norway, for becoming a nation designated by the Kremlin as “unfriendly." Can’t think of a better list for a nation to be on in today’s world
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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Ukraine will come out of this war with the most battle-hardened military in Europe, & among the best equipped. It'll certainly be the most motivated having experienced the horror of war at home. We ought to welcome them into NATO sooner rather than later.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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Adniral Florida Man is Ready for army navy game! Wearing my letter sweater down here in Florida. This is actually my replacement letter sweater because the first one was burned up during 911 in the Pentagon. Only the “N” survived.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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This is still a rumor -- but if true it would likely be the highest ranking naval officer killed in combat since WWII
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Jessica Berlin
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I have unofficial confirmation from 🇺🇦 sources: Black Sea Fleet commander Admiral Viktor #Sokolov was killed in today’s strike in #Sevastopol . Sokolov personally ordered missile strikes on civilian targets in #Ukraine & would’ve been indicted as a war criminal had he survived.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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Perhaps you did not know that he was ALSO a former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
1 year
What call sign to we give the pilot who shot down the Chinese spy balloon? I'm going with "Bloony" but there are many possibilities. Also, are they painting a balloon on the side of that F-22?
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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Zoos, no. Unlike some Russians, we are not war criminals. But I can think of a couple Russians who should be behind bars.
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Julia Davis
2 years
Russian state TV is telling the viewers that it's better to die than to lose the war to the wicked West, claiming that if they lose, Russians will be on display in Western zoos alongside the animals. More in my latest article ⤵️
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
2 years
Putin has mobilized the Russian people – they are moving toward the exits
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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I promise not to call football plays if @SenTuberville will quit making military (mis) judgments. Sports is full of big upsets, Coach.  We'll call this one "The Miracle on Crimea" when the Ukrainians win. War Eagle. Slava Ukraini.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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Excellent news from Turkey. Now only Hungary is holding back membership for Sweden in @NATO . Hopefully, Budapest will do right thing shortly. This has taken far longer than it should have. Sweden & Finland will both be superb members of this alliance.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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Russians getting ONE day of training before being sent to war? Must be fast learners. In one day of training at US Naval Academy, all I learned was how to stand at attention. Maybe not the most relevant skill for combat in Ukraine.
@JuliaDavisNews
Julia Davis
2 years
Russia Desperately Tries to Sell Its Ukraine War Draft as Citizens Flee The Kremlin’s talking heads tried to remain upbeat about calling up citizens to fight, amid reports that men were being sent to the front after only one day of military training.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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I have visited Finland many times because they have been very strong partners to NATO. I am thrilled to see their path to for membership finally approved. Congratulations Helsinki! Now it is critical to do the same for Sweden.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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. @general_ben is spot on
@60Minutes
60 Minutes
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Retired American Lt. General Ben Hodges, a former commander of the U.S. Army in Europe, says Russia is an existential threat to U.S. and Europe.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
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Ukraine is a worthy cause on the side of freedom & justice. It is also exceptionally good value for the $. It is destroying Russian military capability that we'd otherwise have to be prepared to defend against.We must do more to explain this to the public.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
2 years
Proud of fellow sailor Senior Chief Petty Officer Malcolm Nance (USN, Ret.) @MalcolmNance who Russia thinks is Ukraine's secret weapon.
@JuliaDavisNews
Julia Davis
2 years
Russian state TV keeps pushing their theme of uniformed "NATO Officers" fighting against Russia in Ukraine. Not only do they claim that "NATO combat units are there," but also that they've been in Ukraine since 2014. Of course, they use racist terms and obsess over @MalcolmNance .
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
4 years
I see Dr. Fauci is under attack (unfairly in my view.) So I thought it was time to re-up my tweet from March proposing that the Navy name a hospital ship for him when the current crisis passes. He is terrific — honest and direct
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
4 years
When all this is over -- the Navy should build another hospital ship like USNS COMFORT and MERCY -- and name it the USNS ANTHONY FAUCI.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
8 months
This is a remarkable achievement by Ukraine eliminating a very significant Russian military leader and many of his subordinates. I believe you have to go back to WWII to find other admiral killed in combat.
@nexta_tv
NEXTA
8 months
‼️ The special operation forces of #Ukraine stated that the commander of the #Russian #BlackSeaFleet was eliminated: "Since the Russian landing ship Minsk was to go on combat duty the day after the attack, the personnel were present. Irrecoverable losses amounted to 62
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
10 months
The distant boom you hear is Vladimir Putin's head exploding in frustration as his world continues to unravel. Adding Finland 🇫🇮, and now Sweden 🇸🇪, are a pair of brilliant decisions by the @NATO alliance.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
3 years
The last time I was this mad was 9/11.  That time Al Qaeda tried and failed to attack the US Capitol — the airliner destined for the Capitol was downed by real heroes. This time, a mob of supporters of Trump succeeded. Osama bin Ladin must be laughing at us in hell.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
9 months
This is a seminal moment in military history, like Agincourt or Pearl Harbor. As cheap drones go to sea in serious numbers, expensive manned surface warships will be threatened. We need to create effective countermeasures
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
27 days
Go to it Mr President — use the weapons well in defending the freedom of your nation.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський
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I am grateful to the United States House of Representatives, both parties, and personally Speaker Mike Johnson for the decision that keeps history on the right track. Democracy and freedom will always have global significance and will never fail as long as America helps to
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
4 years
Even a hint of "delaying the election" will send a terrible signal overseas.  Our adversaries, especially authoritarian China and Russia, will seize on it as validation for their own manipulations of "elections" in their country.  Allies will see it as a wobble on our democracy.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
2 years
Watch this chilling and Orwellian scene. Hu gets heave ho. Xi you later Hu.
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Frida Ghitis
2 years
Former Chinese leader Hu Jintao taken out of the Chinese Party Congress — apparently against his will. What happened? Hu was China’s top official before Xi. Did he oppose Xi’s historic power grab? CNN reporting on the incident censored in China
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
2 years
History being made in so many ways right in front of our eyes. As Supreme Allied Commander of NATO for 4 years, I never considered use of these “war reserve” equipment.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
2 years
Somebody should tell them that Mother Russia is downwind from Zaporizhzhia. Plus their "protective suits" probably work as well as their tanks.
@JuliaDavisNews
Julia Davis
2 years
Meanwhile on Russia's state TV: top propagandist accuses Ukraine of shelling Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, threatens the U.S. and NATO and says that the Russian military will continue the fighting even in the event of radioactive contamination: "They have protective suits."
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
10 months
The people who are saying that NATO will not be able to escort grain shipments in the Black Sea because the Montreux Convention gives Turkey the right to say "NO"...are probably the same folks who said Turkey would never allow Sweden to join  @NATO .
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
2 years
The people who cheer the bombing of maternity hospitals and theaters full of civilians are outraged by a sailor giving the finger to a Z symbol. I'd promote him to rear admiral.
@JuliaDavisNews
Julia Davis
2 years
US Naval Attaché in Moscow took a selfie, giving the middle finger to the symbol of Russia's war, "Z." Duma member threatened him in a profanity-laced rant on live TV. On his way home, the angry Russian lawmaker fell off his bike and broke his collarbone.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
10 months
Putin is playing with fire, making these not-so-veiled threats to attack grain shipments, which are desperately needed by poor nations, seeking food security. @NATO is very capable of responding if Russia forces our hand.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
2 years
Russian self-awareness is growing as pundits say "they think we are barbarians." Hmm. "Let's act barbarically because that is what they expect" won't be a good defense in the Hague.
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Julia Davis
2 years
More genocidal propaganda on Kremlin-controlled state TV. Pundit argues that for Russia to win this war, all of Ukraine's critical infrastructure has to be destroyed. He says it doesn't matter how awful it looks, since the West already considers Russians a horde of barbarians.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
1 year
President Biden's speech was about a lot of different things, but ultimately it was about hope. Napoleon said “a leader is a dealer in hope.” Not in fear, not in anger, but in hope. Biden's speech was a beacon of light, while Putin's speech was a dark pit of lies.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
9 months
A combined flotilla of 11 Chinese and Russian warships operating just off Alaska. Fortunately, the US Navy sent 4 highly capable guided missile destroyers to keep an eye on them. Another example of 🇨🇳 and 🇷🇺collaborating in dangerous and provocative ways.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
2 years
They not only fail to understand the United States -- they fail to understand that they cannot flood other countries with weapons when they are running out of weapons for themselves.
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Julia Davis
2 years
Meanwhile in Russia: An expert proposes flooding countries hostile to the US with weapons, so they can start blowing up American military bases all over the world. He believes this would force the US to negotiate with Russia—meaning it would force the US to stop helping Ukraine.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
2 years
President Zelenskyy has changed out of his suit and into hunting gear. His government is handing out thousands of rifles and showing their people how to make Molotov cocktails. Message for Vladimir Putin? Buckle up. #Ukraine
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
10 months
As an Admiral, I can decode. It says: "Elon shouldn't have fired the Twitter electrician."
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10 months
Apparently this is Morse code. What does it say?
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
9 months
1st ship through the Ukrainian safe transit corridor in the Black Sea.This is a real progress, although I’m sure that Capt. had white knuckles the whole way. Good job to the Ukrainians responding to Russian piracy in this important international waterway.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
1 year
There go those careless smokers again.
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Julia Davis
1 year
Meanwhile in Russia: something went wrong in Murino, near the city of St. Petersburg.
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
6 months
As the President asks in every crisis, "Where are the carriers?" In this case, they are "on station."  Sail proud, @USNavy
@duandang
Duan Dang
6 months
Currently, USS Gerald R. Ford CSG is patrolling the Eastern Mediterranean while USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CSG is keeping a watchful eye over the Gulf.
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