“...as better armed Russian troops assert control on the battlefield”
Oh, when did the Russian’s “assert control” on the battlefield. I thought Ukraine was winning, at least per the Western media?
(see how the media does that, a pivot at least as slick as Bill Clinton at Ron Brown’s funeral)
Presumption IS Reality. The Bible says “As a man thinkth, so he be.” If we think we are invincible so we are. The only problem will be when hit in the face by reality. Its that old Baghdad Bob thing all over again.