I Think Putin Wants To Recreate As

The Islamic State Fighters In Mosul Are Dead Men Walking And I Think They Increasingly Know It.

If You Look At Casualties, You Find Countries That Had Much Higher Loss Rates Per Capita Than The Us. Denmark Comes To Mind, The United Kingdom, They Have Suffered Heavy Losses At Various Points, The Germans As Well.

I Think Putin Wants To Recreate As Much Of The Soviet Union As He Can Through A Variety Of Different Means. He's Invaded Parts Of Georgia, Took Crimea, Southeastern Ukraine, Bases In Other Countries.

Political Progress Will Only Take Place If Sufficient Security Exists.

If You Don't Want To Have To Kill Or Capture Every Bad Guy In The Country, You Have To Reintegrate Those Who Are Willing To Be Reconciled And Become Part Of The Solution Instead Of A Continued Part Of The Problem. And Then, Above All, The Resources.