“Right away, boss! Let me get my things from my room!”
The door opens and closes. Putin hears the man leaping down some steps, and out the front door. “Truely, he will save me.” Putin thinks as he hears a car door open and slam shut, the turning of the engine that sputters to life that is quickly thrown into gear, and the hiss of gravel as the accelerator is jammed to the floor and the wheels spin crazily down the road. “Wait.” Putin mutters as horror dawns on his face. “His room was down the stairs and to the left!”
Of course, a bodyguard will obviously be a master tactician with unrivaled logistics management capabilities. The Kremlin’s forces will be thrilled when he shows up and starts giving orders.
In other words, Putin has almost nobody left he can actually trust, so he’s putting incompetent people in charge of critical functions.
You guys are thinking about Putin like he’s a politician, but he behaves like a mafiosi. For mafia loyalty is the most important quality. That’s why appointing a bodyguard to oversee something important makes sense to Putin.
Bang on. You don’t make someone your bodyguard without trusting them, so this guy is a good pick from the perspective of maintaining power as an autocrat.
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