“I think that sentiment is real. Russia really is carrying out a special operation and not fighting a war...”
Yeah, just like Korea in 1950-1953 and Vietnam in 1964 - 1975 were just “police actions.”
I feel like an all out war should be less concerned about corridors and civilian casualties. U.S has similar silly notions. I appreciated Trump because he was willing to fight to win and not prolonged engagements. War is not good but wars that fight for stalemate are even worst in the long term.