“The US wanted war and it got war.”
I agree with almost everything you posted, and OBVIOUSLY the US is far more corrupt than Russia, as we now see with DOGE.
One exception: The Neocons never wanted war against Russia, as far as I can tell, since the Neocons allowed our military to be the laughing stock of the world - with all the Woke crap and constant shrinkage in manpower, ship count, and just about every other measurable parameter.
Instead, I suspect that the Neocons figured they could take over the Black Sea, after taking Crimea, and turn Russia into a much weaker regional power, ripe for ‘Regime Change’. All they needed as ONE HISTORIAN who’s familiar with Russia to tell them that war was what they were going to get...but I guess the $100B or so Black Ops Budget was too stingy for that one historian.
I believe Lindsay Graham and Bill Kristop both supported the war and are neocons. So is Mark Levin and John Bolton.