I missed what your opinion of the Russian Army was, say on February 1. What were you reading that led you to believe we had been lied to and the Russian Army was the paper bear that you now believe it is? I’m not trying to be snarky. I value your opinion and am curious of your perspective as it seems to be the opposite of mine.
I honestly thought Russia’s troops were fairly good. I hadn’t
read reports that they were having trouble pulling off
operations. I’m no expert on that, but I don’t believe they
have lived up to my expectations.
I didn’t retain the name of the guy in the video, but if his
assessment is spot on, then they may not be the problematic
troops it has appeared they might be to me.
His assessment was that Russia could do no wrong. Why they
didn’t mean to kill civilians, even though they did kill
civilians.
They didn’t want to kill Ukrainian soldiers, even though
they did kill Ukrainian troops.
They didn’t plan on taking any more territory in the
south. I’m asking myself where he gets his information?
How does he know what they want to do?
They don’t want to kill anymore people, but if those
people who are defending their nation don’t stop, they’ll
have to.
Nothing is assessed as Russia making some flawed decisions.
At some point I felt like I was watching a Putin spokesperson.
Seriously.
I’m now hawking myself as a military expert. I have not been
in the military. I try to read people, and the idea Putin
is a thoughtful invader, is lost on me.
Members of the Moscow press core have died. That guy in
Great Britain was poisoned. It has been my impression that
Putin ruled with an iron fist.
That kind of a guy doesn’t invade his neighbors saying, “Now
be nice to them. We don’t want to hurt anyone.”
That’s what this guy was saying. That’s the Putin he
sees.
As I said, I can be wrong. I’ve been wrong before. I don’t
see this as what a lot of others do.
At this point, we’ll have to wait and see. One side will
be right, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see the other
side come away with some decent observations and
predictions also.
Take care.
I meant to say...
I’m not hawking instead of I am now hawking...
Sorry about that.