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Obama may be proven right, but I certainly hope he is proven wrong, or at least that this phase of the war by Russia will prove that he might have been wrong.
by epistasis 4y ago
Obama may be proven right, but I certainly hope he is proven wrong, or at least that this phase of the war by Russia will prove that he might have been wrong.
But it's also important to know that Ukraine's army today is far different than that of 2014. In 2014, Ukraine's army was far more like Russia's in training and leadership, except it also had many pro-Putin leaders that have now been purged from leadership. There has also been a big change in style of leadership, as has been shown throughout this phase of the war.
In 2014, there was an argument for doing more:
https://www.armytimes.com/opinion/2014/11/28/opinion-a-case-for-doing-more-for-ukraine/ https://www.armytimes.com/opinion/2014/11/28/opinion-a-case-...
- dragonwriter 4y ago> Obama may be proven right You mean his policy of building up the capacity of the Ukrainian military so that they could stand against Russia might be validated by Ukrainian victory now? Or are we going to timewarp into an alternate reality where we instead rush them arms and convince them to fight to the death over Crimea in 2014 to prove that that policy would have been wrong?
- dh2022 4y ago<<it's also important to know that Ukraine's army today is far different than that of 2014>> That is the big difference. In 2014 Putin took Crimea without firing a shot. Very different in 2022.
- anigbrowl 4y agoIt seems worth considering that the public statements and the strategic thought of American leaders (and indeed most others) are often quite far apart. For all the appearances of democracy, transparency, and responsiveness to pubic opinion, most office holders regard the public in much the same way as kindergarten teachers regard their charges - unruly, ignorant, and a danger to themselves, especially on field trips.