Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling
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But the other thing in the moment is that, as you said, conservatism is dead. These people are not conservatives. And that you're up against reactionary forces that are all about will and not about understanding. And they have to be met by other sorts of means. But we can give up our own quest for understanding precisely these things.
So checking your priors and also just trying to get used to uncertainty when things change so much all the time. It's very hard to just sail forward and at least to be aware of that and what you're doing with regard to that. It just means more self-awareness.
So checking your priors and also just trying to get used to uncertainty when things change so much all the time. It's very hard to just sail forward and at least to be aware of that and what you're doing with regard to that. It just means more self-awareness.
So checking your priors and also just trying to get used to uncertainty when things change so much all the time. It's very hard to just sail forward and at least to be aware of that and what you're doing with regard to that. It just means more self-awareness.
Yeah, I'll just say from the very beginning, I'm very, you know, I was skeptical of the Hamas-Israel ceasefire. This one, I'm very pessimistic because I agree with Peskov. The administration is getting out in front of their, way out in front of their skis, thinking they're going to
Yeah, I'll just say from the very beginning, I'm very, you know, I was skeptical of the Hamas-Israel ceasefire. This one, I'm very pessimistic because I agree with Peskov. The administration is getting out in front of their, way out in front of their skis, thinking they're going to
Yeah, I'll just say from the very beginning, I'm very, you know, I was skeptical of the Hamas-Israel ceasefire. This one, I'm very pessimistic because I agree with Peskov. The administration is getting out in front of their, way out in front of their skis, thinking they're going to
drive this deal through Russia the same way they did with Ukraine, because they don't have any tools to extort Russia that I know of. And what's going to happen is this could very easily follow the paths of other frozen conflicts which Russia has instigated inside of Europe. And I think there are all kinds of challenges
drive this deal through Russia the same way they did with Ukraine, because they don't have any tools to extort Russia that I know of. And what's going to happen is this could very easily follow the paths of other frozen conflicts which Russia has instigated inside of Europe. And I think there are all kinds of challenges
drive this deal through Russia the same way they did with Ukraine, because they don't have any tools to extort Russia that I know of. And what's going to happen is this could very easily follow the paths of other frozen conflicts which Russia has instigated inside of Europe. And I think there are all kinds of challenges
with what Secretary Rubio and National Security Advisor Walz agreed to even with Ukraine yesterday. It was a horrible negotiation. I wasn't in the room, obviously, but you can tell that Ukraine went into this with their hands tied behind their back.
with what Secretary Rubio and National Security Advisor Walz agreed to even with Ukraine yesterday. It was a horrible negotiation. I wasn't in the room, obviously, but you can tell that Ukraine went into this with their hands tied behind their back.
with what Secretary Rubio and National Security Advisor Walz agreed to even with Ukraine yesterday. It was a horrible negotiation. I wasn't in the room, obviously, but you can tell that Ukraine went into this with their hands tied behind their back.
They couldn't do much else because they had to get that intelligence sharing back and they had to restart the flow of arms and ammunitions to just survive on the battlefield today because they were taking some pretty good They were taking as many good hits on the battlefield as we were taking in the stock market yesterday.
They couldn't do much else because they had to get that intelligence sharing back and they had to restart the flow of arms and ammunitions to just survive on the battlefield today because they were taking some pretty good They were taking as many good hits on the battlefield as we were taking in the stock market yesterday.
They couldn't do much else because they had to get that intelligence sharing back and they had to restart the flow of arms and ammunitions to just survive on the battlefield today because they were taking some pretty good They were taking as many good hits on the battlefield as we were taking in the stock market yesterday.
Yeah, absolutely. And I think, too, we can't ignore the fact that there were moral implications to this. I mean, it's one thing to cut off intelligence when someone's on the battlefield and fighting. But what Russia has been doing is not just...
Yeah, absolutely. And I think, too, we can't ignore the fact that there were moral implications to this. I mean, it's one thing to cut off intelligence when someone's on the battlefield and fighting. But what Russia has been doing is not just...
Yeah, absolutely. And I think, too, we can't ignore the fact that there were moral implications to this. I mean, it's one thing to cut off intelligence when someone's on the battlefield and fighting. But what Russia has been doing is not just...
attempting to retake ground, which is typical of any kind of war fight, but they were continuing to destroy Ukrainian infrastructure, kill Ukrainian citizens. Those are all war crimes.