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>>Is that what Putin was expecting? I don't know. This is the weird point to me. I had zero problem understanding why Afghanistan fell as quickly as did it. An

>>Is that what Putin was expecting? I don't know. This is the weird point to me. I had zero problem understanding why Afghanistan fell as quickly as did it. And that is with seeming IC warnings that Taliban had enough clout and American's sufficiently disliked. It is hard for me to believe Russia did not have appropriate intelligence on nation's mood as a whole. And it seems like they either did or disregarded it. Maybe there are other considerations at play that weigh harder than the risk. Then again, if Chechnya showed anything, it is that Russia can play long occupation and 'win'.

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> Then again, if Chechnya showed anything, it is that Russia can play long occupation and 'win'. You can't compare Ukraine with Chechnya. Also Russian soldiers are much more hesitant to attack Ukrainians, the plan as I see it was to scare them to surrender, but Ukrainians weren't scared so what could follow might be a horror for humanity to behold if it continues for a long time because resentment builds up we might see some terrible atrocities of war.