> on the whole there's almost always a positive impetus That's just regular old propaganda [0], even many of Russians in Ukraine think they are there for a pos

> on the whole there's almost always a positive impetus That's just regular old propaganda [0], even many of Russians in Ukraine think they are there for a positive reason, like actually denazifying Ukraine. Just like plenty of Americans had the positive reason of debaathifying Iraq for serving there. But even American soldiers are not always convinced of that "positive impetus" [1], particularly after witnessing the realities on the ground for long enough. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falsehood_in_War-Time https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falsehood_in_War-Time [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Is_a_Racket https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Is_a_Racket