{"id":422527,"date":"2022-03-28T02:40:05","date_gmt":"2022-03-27T23:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/putins-army-is-dwindling-and-other-commentary\/"},"modified":"2022-03-28T02:40:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-27T23:40:05","slug":"putins-army-is-dwindling-and-other-commentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/putins-army-is-dwindling-and-other-commentary\/","title":{"rendered":"#Putin&#8217;s army is dwindling and other commentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23d5d5a684b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23d5d5a684b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/putins-army-is-dwindling-and-other-commentary\/#%E2%80%9CPutins_army_is_dwindling_and_other_commentary%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Putin&#8217;s army is dwindling and other commentary&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/putins-army-is-dwindling-and-other-commentary\/#War_watch_Putins_Armys_Top-Down_Woes\" >War watch: Putin\u2019s Army\u2019s Top-Down Woes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/putins-army-is-dwindling-and-other-commentary\/#Election_beat_Bidens_Fossil-Fuel_Fudge\" >Election beat: Biden\u2019s Fossil-Fuel Fudge<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/putins-army-is-dwindling-and-other-commentary\/#Foreign_desk_Russia_Is_Dying\" >Foreign desk: Russia Is Dying<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/putins-army-is-dwindling-and-other-commentary\/#Culture_critic_We_Need_a_Trans_Games\" >Culture critic: We Need a Trans Games<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/putins-army-is-dwindling-and-other-commentary\/#Un-PC_comic_COVID_%E2%80%98Idiocy_Prevails\" >Un-PC comic: COVID \u2018Idiocy\u2019 Prevails<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CPutins_army_is_dwindling_and_other_commentary%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Putin&#8217;s army is dwindling and other commentary&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/putin-21.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"War_watch_Putins_Armys_Top-Down_Woes\"><\/span>War watch: Putin\u2019s Army\u2019s Top-Down Woes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Russia\u2019s lost \u201cat least five <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>s fighting in Ukraine in less than a month\u201d thanks to \u201ccommunications failures and a lack of discipline among .\u2009.\u2009. con<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>ed troops\u201d that\u2019ve made it \u201cmore difficult to communicate orders to the front lines,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/streaklinks.com\/A_KbUkoz84d0ObukNAY2RwdX\/https%3A%2F%2Fforeignpolicy.com%2F2022%2F03%2F21%2Frussia-generals-dead-ukraine%2F\">Jack Detsch reports at Foreign Policy<\/a>. What\u2019s \u201clikely the highest death rate\u201d of Russian general officers \u201csince World War II\u201d makes \u201cthe military less able to operate and more bogged down.\u201d The invasion marks \u201cthe largest deployment of Russian forces\u201d since the USSR\u2019s fall, larger even than the Soviet war in Afghanistan. And Russia relies more on \u201cstringent top-down command .\u2009.\u2009. than Western militaries,\u201d \u201cinvolving high-ranking officers in the nitty-gritty of tactical decisions.\u201d Says US Adm. (ret.) James Foggo, \u201cThey\u2019re kind of winging it. This is breaking down into an undisciplined rabble.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Election_beat_Bidens_Fossil-Fuel_Fudge\"><\/span>Election beat: Biden\u2019s Fossil-Fuel Fudge<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>President Biden was never \u201ccircumspect about wanting to destroy America\u2019s energy sector,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/streaklinks.com\/A_KbUkkyMjt5Wf7GaAC3TzYU\/https%3A%2F%2Fspectatorworld.com%2Ftopic%2Fold-man-biden-yells-at-gas-prices%2F\">recalls Spectator World\u2019s Matt Purple<\/a>, and when he was elected, he nominated people like John Kerry \u201cwho sought to do just that.\u201d But after \u201ccanceling the Keystone\u201d pipeline and \u201cfreezing fracking on federal lands,\u201d Biden \u201cwhirls around and says: \u2018Change of plan!\u2019\u200a\u201d The man \u201cwho once harangued the oil companies for peddling fossil fuels is now haranguing them for charging too much for fossil fuels.\u201d It\u2019s like \u201cCarrie Nation sauntering into a saloon and wondering why there aren\u2019t more Kentucky single-malts.\u201d Why the panic over prices? \u201cAmerica is and always will be a car culture,\u201d and \u201cfilling up the tank\u201d is \u201ca regular and visceral punch.\u201d With midterms months away, even Team Biden \u201cunderstands this.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Foreign_desk_Russia_Is_Dying\"><\/span>Foreign desk: Russia Is Dying<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Far beyond its losses in Vladimir Putin\u2019s Ukraine invasion, Russia \u201cin the long term \u2014 say, a generation from now\u201d \u2014 is \u201creally, really screwed,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/streaklinks.com\/A_KbUkwz84rmMaHF-gkCN_EJ\/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalreview.com%2F2022%2F03%2Frussia-is-screwed%2F\">notes National Review\u2019s Jim Geraghty<\/a>. Its population dropped by 1 million in 2021, \u201ca stunning figure that reflects a team-up of an aging population, a low birth rate\u201d and the pandemic. Add \u201cthe ongoing exodus of Russians who can emigrate,\u201d including more than 200,000 since the invasion started, and estimated war losses already of \u201c7,000 to 15,000 .\u2009.\u2009. young men who will not be returning home and starting families.\u201d And climate change threatens \u201cthe regions where a lot of Russia\u2019s oil and natural-gas exports originate.\u201d In all, \u201con a variety of fronts, the Russia of 2030 is likely to be weaker than the Russia of today, and the Russia of 2040 weaker still.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Culture_critic_We_Need_a_Trans_Games\"><\/span>Culture critic: We Need a Trans Games<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI have no prejudice against men who wish to identify as women,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/streaklinks.com\/A_KbUkwSEuds8TKLgAB4BuMr\/https%3A%2F%2Funherd.com%2F2022%2F03%2Fdo-we-need-a-trans-olympics%2F\">writes Ayaan Hirsi Ali at UnHerd<\/a>, but that doesn\u2019t mean \u201cbiological women should be forced to accept the participation of trans women in their sports competitions.\u201d There \u201care more than 3,000 genes that contribute to muscle differences between human males and females,\u201d and \u201cmany developments from puberty are permanent.\u201d No wonder University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas, who transitioned to female mid-career, finished 65th \u201cwhen competing in the men\u2019s 500-yard freestyle\u201d but \u201cleapt to finishing first when competing against women.\u201d We \u201cneed a Trans Olympics\u201d to allow such individuals \u201cto compete with appropriate peers.\u201d Otherwise, \u201cbiological women may find themselves squeezed out of sport altogether.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Un-PC_comic_COVID_%E2%80%98Idiocy_Prevails\"><\/span>Un-PC comic: COVID \u2018Idiocy\u2019 Prevails<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cCOVID itself is fading but the idiocy is not,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/streaklinks.com\/A_KbUksu7qQFQnQ7VwEqh-LM\/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.realclearpolitics.com%2Fvideo%2F2022%2F03%2F24%2Fmaher_covid_is_fading_but_the_idiocy_is_not_weve_induced_mass_hysteria_with_the_science.html\">laments Bill Maher on \u201cThe Adam Carolla Show.<\/a>\u201d\u00a0 \u201cI still see people with masks, young people, outside, the people [who say,] \u2018The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a>.\u2019 Well, there\u2019s no science for that, you moron. You\u2019re not going to get [COVID] outside. And you\u2019re young. And the thing is mild now, and it\u2019s f\u200a-\u200a-\u200aking over, almost.\u201d Yes, there\u2019ll be another variant; it\u2019s how viruses work. And yes, we should have compassion for the people who\u2019ve suffered from it. \u201cBut the insanity of it \u2014 when people are scared, when you induce this mass hysteria, which is what we did. .\u2009.\u2009. Boy!\u201d <\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 Compiled by The Post Editorial Board<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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