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Pundits? Maybe some did. There are lots of pundits and I'm sure many of them get a lot wrong and some get things right by pure chance. On the other hand, US in
by ProjectArcturis 4y ago
Pundits? Maybe some did. There are lots of pundits and I'm sure many of them get a lot wrong and some get things right by pure chance.
On the other hand, US intelligence was shouting loud and clear in mid-February that an invasion was immanent.
In any case, making a claim in October 2014 that at some point Russia would continue its invasion of Ukraine is not a particularly impressive feat.
- togril 4y agoIt is impressive, as entire nations have literally gambled their (energy) security against this to happen. This is like saying it wasn't impressive to predict and time the GFC. Yeah sure, in retrospect it looks all totally obvious and simple.
- CountSessine 4y agoExactly. They entire EU energy strategy was predicated on the idea that trade would moderate Russian ambitions and hold the peace. And they were flat out wrong.