“For me, one of the most intriguing aspects of the unprecedented levels of propaganda beclouding the ongoing Ukraine War are the incessant claims, from the very beginning, of the alleged strategic, tactical, and logistical ineptitude of the Russian military.
The theme of the bumbling Russians was clearly preconceived and coordinated, and commenced in earnest within the first 24 hours of hostilities. CIA/MI6 fronts like Oryx, Bellingcat, and the war-mongering Kagan family propaganda mill The Institute for the Study of War have pumped out this narrative so relentlessly that it has now been almost universally enshrined as “received wisdom” in the western state-controlled corporate media and among large numbers of clueless, arms industry-compromised former generals – even to the point of entering into the body of assumptions embraced by many “experts” who I expected to be more discerning.”
‘The United States Could Not Win and Will Not Fight a War Against Russia’
https://imetatronink.substack.com/p/the-united-states-could-not-win-andhtml
With the force and materiel advantages the Russian enjoyed they themselves expected a very rapid takeover of Kyif. This did not happen, and their soldiers began abandoning equipment in large volume, and retreating rapidly from objectives as soon as they encountered concerted resistance. The judgment that the Russian army is poorly trained, poorly supported and poorly motivated came as a surprise to many and has therefore been a subject of interest in the media.
Do you ever cite anything other than Russian or pro-Russian sources?
—> The theme of the bumbling Russians was clearly preconceived and coordinated, and commenced in earnest within the first 24 hours of hostilities.
Zeepers lap it up like cream
Institute for the Study of War has Bill Kristol as a higher-up, I think on the board of directors.