figure. it comebacks to, did russia expect to sustain these losses. i m not sure they did. if it s on the higher, and it really a significant. and one of the big problems, but i think is unique about this war, is that when you compare to the iraq war, the bush administration had a yearlong mobilization campaign. they were trying to mobilize public support. putin did not do that. up until a few days prior so, the russian government did not mobilize the public. it s a bit of a question, if this drags on, what is the public backlash? i think it s a real question. i don t really know. but i think in the next few weeks, with the economic disruptions, that could become significant. and i think it s very possible that president putin will be facing possibly the greatest domestic threat to his time in office in years or maybe his entire time he has been in office. former marine corps infantry officer and senior fellow thank you so much for your