and control capacity of an army, in this case the russian army, is amputated? >> well, as a former marine you know this well, mike. by the way, your questions about the logistics flow, that's really the center of gravity in this fight in many ways right now. in terms of command and control, that's the life blood of an operation. so when you say amputated, that's a pretty apt image. when the blood flows out it flows away from the brain, and therefore the mind, the command and control, goes white. that's what is really contributing to what john kirby was talking about in terms of the inability of the russian forces to work between air, ground, sea, cyber. they can't put it together in a coherent way. and then, finally, this is at the heart -- and you know this as a former marine -- of morale. if you as a soldier in the