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The Bulwark Podcast

Mark Hertling: Putin's Weakness

Wed, 18 Dec 2024

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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. Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling joins Tim Miller. show notes Hertling's piece on the Army's and America's values Hertling's piece on North Korean troops fighting for Russia in Ukraine Tim and Sarah's live event with Reason magazine in DC Wednesday night

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01:09 - 01:27 Tim Miller

Hello and welcome to the Bullard Podcast. I'm your host, Tim Miller. It is Wednesday. I'm actually taping this Tuesday afternoon because Wednesday morning I'm flying to D.C. Me and Sarah Longwell are doing a debate against the Libertarian Reason Bros over at the Howard Theater. So if you're in D.C. and want to come hang out. and are listening to this on Wednesday afternoon.

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00:00 - 00:00 Tim Miller

We're doing that tonight around 7 p.m. So in the meantime, I have a wonderful guest. I'm excited to welcome back to The Bulwark to talk big picture view of what's happening here and around the world. He is a retired lieutenant general and a CNN military analyst. He's a former commanding general of the U.S. Army in Europe in the Seventh Army. He's a veteran of both Iraq wars. It's Mark Hartling.

00:00 - 00:00 Tim Miller

How are you doing, sir?

00:00 - 00:00 Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling

Hey, Tim, how are you? It's a pleasure to be on with you today. Let's talk some things.

00:00 - 00:00 Tim Miller

I'm excited to have you back. Hopefully you can illuminate some things for me.

00:00 - 00:00 Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling

I don't know if I can do that, but we'll see.

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