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No one in the west stood to profit from saying "Russia's military is corrupt, unmaintained, and poorly trained." Everybody with an interest in the Russian milit
by h2odragon 5y ago
No one in the west stood to profit from saying "Russia's military is corrupt, unmaintained, and poorly trained." Everybody with an interest in the Russian military had incentive to magnify their capabilities.
SNAFU principle at work. Everybody tells the boss what the boss wants to hear; so the bosses never connect with reality.
I'm sure the US military, fresh form 20 years of triumph in Afghanistan, is totally ready to meet the challenges etc; we could conquer Mexico tomorrow if we wanted.... right?
- bediger4000 5y ago> Everybody with an interest in the Russian military had incentive to magnify their capabilities. So this is just another "missile gap" or "bomber gap" or "what if there's a bear in the woods?" situation.