Ukraine. But he has also been taken aback by his country's reaction and says America has responded to the deadly attack with weakness.
The veteran, who was decorated 52 times, slammed President Biden's administration after they cancelled a nuclear missile test last weekend while Russian troops attacked innocent citizens.
O'Neill believes the Pentagon is more worried about their climate change agenda instead of trying to put a stop to Putin, reports Daily Mail.He said: "You don't defeat a crazy man with nuclear weapons, with weakness.
It's like trying to stop a schoolyard bully by appeasing him, it's nonsense."When I was in the service, the main concern was whether you could perform the task at hand."Now they (the Pentagon) are wasting time and resources making warships green. "The unfortunate truth is Russia and China are laughing at us when we talk about climate change in the military." O'Neill confessed that he didn't believe Russia would invade Ukraine because he "made the mistake of trying to make sense of an insane man’s decision."He thought Putin planned to manipulate the West into paying out extra money on defences by stationing hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the border but didn't believe they would send anyone in.The veteran fears that the Russian leader will move to heavy, long-range artillery after watching the Ukrainian resistance take down helicopters and jets.He hopes Russia will reach a point where their troops are "getting their butts kicked so badly" that the West and Ukraine will discuss a deal with Moscow as a way out."Most people in the world can agree.
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