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Well, you believe Russian propaganda; perhaps he believes Ukrainian propaganda.

The simple fact is Russia was expecting this to be a cakewalk, and it is anything but. Arrogance and overconfidence generally backfire.

If Ukraine is going to fall, I fully expect an insurgency that will make the Soviets’ experience in Afghanistan pale in comparison. Ukrainians apparently HATE the Russians, and would relish some payback.

The Russian military is an over-rated, ill-prepared, maladjusted joke. It has some big toys, but on an operations level, they pretty much suck. But, historically, they have always been that way. It is how their armed forces have been constructed for generations. Unlike the US military, which operates under a delegated authority (i.e., everyone knows the mission and its objective, and are committed to carrying it out; thus, local control of an operation is at the company and battalion level; and all NCOs have the authority to carry out the mission even if all their officers are out of the fight).

[CarolinaReaganFan]

The simple fact is Russia was expecting this to be a cakewalk

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thats the biggest media hoax so far - LOL
put down the Kool-aid

[Zhang Fei]

[The Russian military is an over-rated, ill-prepared, maladjusted joke. It has some big toys, but on an operations level, they pretty much suck. But, historically, they have always been that way. It is how their armed forces have been constructed for generations. Unlike the US military, which operates under a delegated authority (i.e., everyone knows the mission and its objective, and are committed to carrying it out; thus, local control of an operation is at the company and battalion level; and all NCOs have the authority to carry out the mission even if all their officers are out of the fight).]

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That’s because Russians are warriors and Americans are soldiers. A warrior is a king-in-waiting whereas a soldier is just a cog in a machine. You don’t want to delegate too much authority to an army of warriors that might end up usurping your throne. Whereas an army of soldiers who just do what they’re told instead of having any thought to using their weapons to remove you from the picture - let them have all the authority they require.