Re:Russia Cannot Win The War
by voisin on Thursday March 03, 2022 @10:43AM
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I wonder what they looked toward as a possible successful outcome? It seems like most of the things you’ve written should have been seen in advance as either likely or at the very least possible risks, so what was the gain they sought?
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They were planning on quickly taking Kiev and forcing a regime change. Relatively bloodless operation would have allowed the west to yet again impose some irrelevant sanctions (e.g. Crimea) and wait for everything to go back to normal.