[bert]

Putin mistakenly believed he had a competent military

[adorno]

Putin mistakenly believed he had a competent military

Shortsighted thinking by Putin.

Even if a military seems strong at any moment in time, no military can fight long term and win, without a strong economy to back it up. Putin is not a thinker and used a brain that only thought about the past history of a USSR that was no more, but he wanted to reconstitute it.

Stupid is as stupid does. Putin is as dumb a leader and every decision he's made demonstrates that clearly.

[PIF]

Putin mistakenly believed he had a competent military

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Not his fault, as his military thought they were competent - just ask Shoigu