Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling

So from a military perspective, they probably the X, they executed the war the best way they could. It's the political perspective that why did it get to this point? What caused them to come to the conclusion of no intelligence, lack of interaction with the Palestinian people, doing the kinds of things they were doing on the West Bank and in Gaza to really subjugate those Palestinians?

So from a military perspective, they probably the X, they executed the war the best way they could. It's the political perspective that why did it get to this point? What caused them to come to the conclusion of no intelligence, lack of interaction with the Palestinian people, doing the kinds of things they were doing on the West Bank and in Gaza to really subjugate those Palestinians?

That all contributes, and you've got to account for that as well.

That all contributes, and you've got to account for that as well.

That all contributes, and you've got to account for that as well.

You know, I think Russia is on the weakest footing they've been on since the start of the war began. I mean, truthfully, you know, you've got Putin as a kleptocratic authoritarian mafia boss who has destroyed his military. I mean, it's about three quarters of his military, it's estimated, has been destroyed. His bond market just went flat yesterday. His economy's in the toilet.

You know, I think Russia is on the weakest footing they've been on since the start of the war began. I mean, truthfully, you know, you've got Putin as a kleptocratic authoritarian mafia boss who has destroyed his military. I mean, it's about three quarters of his military, it's estimated, has been destroyed. His bond market just went flat yesterday. His economy's in the toilet.

You know, I think Russia is on the weakest footing they've been on since the start of the war began. I mean, truthfully, you know, you've got Putin as a kleptocratic authoritarian mafia boss who has destroyed his military. I mean, it's about three quarters of his military, it's estimated, has been destroyed. His bond market just went flat yesterday. His economy's in the toilet.

His GDP is on a war footing, and it's paying nothing but hopefully for regurgitation of more forces that are going to get destroyed on the battlefield. And now he's using... North Koreans as his cannon meat, their equivalent term for cannon fodder. So nothing has changed in terms of the way they've conducted operations other than getting more fierce and more diabolical and more criminal.

His GDP is on a war footing, and it's paying nothing but hopefully for regurgitation of more forces that are going to get destroyed on the battlefield. And now he's using... North Koreans as his cannon meat, their equivalent term for cannon fodder. So nothing has changed in terms of the way they've conducted operations other than getting more fierce and more diabolical and more criminal.

His GDP is on a war footing, and it's paying nothing but hopefully for regurgitation of more forces that are going to get destroyed on the battlefield. And now he's using... North Koreans as his cannon meat, their equivalent term for cannon fodder. So nothing has changed in terms of the way they've conducted operations other than getting more fierce and more diabolical and more criminal.

So the potential for a Putin collapse and a Russian collapse, which is dangerous in and of itself, I think is much higher today than it was three years ago.

So the potential for a Putin collapse and a Russian collapse, which is dangerous in and of itself, I think is much higher today than it was three years ago.

So the potential for a Putin collapse and a Russian collapse, which is dangerous in and of itself, I think is much higher today than it was three years ago.

The problem is if support for Zelensky and the Ukrainians dry up, then we've got potentially another frozen conflict where Russia has been able to grab 20% of a sovereign territory and get away with it and will potentially rebuild and grab more if they're allowed to do so.

The problem is if support for Zelensky and the Ukrainians dry up, then we've got potentially another frozen conflict where Russia has been able to grab 20% of a sovereign territory and get away with it and will potentially rebuild and grab more if they're allowed to do so.

The problem is if support for Zelensky and the Ukrainians dry up, then we've got potentially another frozen conflict where Russia has been able to grab 20% of a sovereign territory and get away with it and will potentially rebuild and grab more if they're allowed to do so.

Yeah. I agree. You know, Putin is not the kind of guy you negotiate with for two reasons. First of all, he always wins. And secondly, he never lives up to his promises. He's a liar. So when you put them in a position of the Minsk Accord or the Normandy conference or anything like that, he has lied every single time.

Yeah. I agree. You know, Putin is not the kind of guy you negotiate with for two reasons. First of all, he always wins. And secondly, he never lives up to his promises. He's a liar. So when you put them in a position of the Minsk Accord or the Normandy conference or anything like that, he has lied every single time.

Yeah. I agree. You know, Putin is not the kind of guy you negotiate with for two reasons. First of all, he always wins. And secondly, he never lives up to his promises. He's a liar. So when you put them in a position of the Minsk Accord or the Normandy conference or anything like that, he has lied every single time.