• mwguy
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    1 year ago

    In fairness almost everyone though the US intelligence service was pulling another Iraq when they said Russia was going to invade. Everyone but Putin saw how bad of a move it would be for Russia and assumed it was posturing.

    • ikidd@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Exactly. These confidently incorrect statements people make in hindsight are like they weren’t around before the invasion, or at least weren’t paying attention.