Mark Hertling: Putin's Weakness

<div>Russia is on its weakest footing since it invaded Ukraine: Putin has destroyed his military, his economy is in the toilet, and the North Korean troops who've been deployed to help out are dying in waves on the battlefield. Why would the US bail Putin out? Meanwhile, MAGA world is trying to distract us with phony DEI issues in the military while we're dealing with some of the biggest challenges we've ever faced in the international space. Plus, with 180,000 US troops currently deployed overseas and 100+ Navy ships at sea, the DOD probably needs someone with a little more breadth of experience than a weekend talk show host on Fox. Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling joins Tim Miller.<br /><br /><strong>Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling</strong> joins Tim Miller.<br /><em>show notes<br /></em><a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/p/i-helped-the-army-remember-its-values-american-values-thanksgiving">Hertling's piece on the Army's and America's values</a><br /><a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/p/north-korea-and-russia-a-match-made">Hertling's piece on North Korean troops fighting for Russia in Ukraine</a><br /><a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/i/143356168/december-tim-and-sarah-join-the-reason-debates-in-washington-dc">Tim and Sarah's live event with Reason magazine in DC Wednesday night</a> <br /></div>