Many Western analysts and think-tankers largely assumed Moscow would secure a quick victory. How did Western analysts misunderstand Russia’s military so badly?

Quora ^ | 4/4/2022 | Zbigniew Łobocki

[Kevmo]

When you take the way of the emBASEee strategee, there’s always a national interest at stake. And grunts are dying for American land.

[ought-six]

“When you take the way of the emBASEee strategee, there’s always a national interest at stake.”

That is your creation; and, from how you described it, it its potential is more problematical than beneficial to our interests. Our national interests must be pre-existent, and not be created by dreams of hegemony.

“And grunts are dying for American land.”

American lands ARE our national interest. And embassies should be defended, not used to launch military attacks against the host country or anyone else.

[Kevmo]

I answered over here
https://freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/4043681/posts?page=12#12

[DesertRhino]

Ok, so then you have nothing with Putin or Lavrov saying that Zelinsky must be removed form office. For that matter you don;t have anything that says the Uke government must be replaced.

Got it.