{"id":310052,"date":"2026-01-16T03:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T03:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ben-hodges-threatening-greenland-is-strategic-madness-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T03:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T03:00:13","slug":"ben-hodges-threatening-greenland-is-strategic-madness-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ben-hodges-threatening-greenland-is-strategic-madness-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Hodges: &#8216;Threatening Greenland is strategic madness&#8217; | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/IaHba08LmDc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Hodges: 'Threatening Greenland is strategic madness' | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IaHba08LmDc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Greenland, Venezuela, and now possibly Iran \u2014 the number of places where the United States is or could soon be militarily involved is growing. At the same time, Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine continues, increasingly slipping out of the spotlight. In a wide-ranging conversation with DW Washington Bureau Chief Ines Pohl, retired U.S. General Ben Hodges offers a blunt and deeply critical assessment of his country&#8217;s current foreign and security policy. He warns of serious damage to NATO, questions the lack of long-term strategy behind recent military actions, and explains why Ukraine is far from losing \u2014 and why that still matters for Europe\u2019s security.<\/p>\n<p>#usa #nato #military <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greenland, Venezuela, and now possibly Iran \u2014 the number of places where the United States is or could soon be militarily involved is growing. 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