National Security & Defense

I think military people tend to write with sometimes too much detail and the typos should’ve been caught for sure, even in the school setting.

Of particular interest to me was the section on the Cuban Missile Crises. I didn’t realize the many outright lies of Soviets and the boldness of what they attempted. Ultimately, not believing any explanations and the actions of CIA and U2 really saved the day.

I agree with your last paragraph. I think Joe Biden and the whole team should be recognized of the historical significance of causing Putin to fail in the actual combat and the overall disinformation war. It’s an epic miscalculation and failure of Intel by Russians causing the exact opposite results of their strategic goals. Also, Putin’s failure also is a blow to the Russian cheerleaders here.

The West, I think, used their own brand of “Masquerade” and convinced Putin that the Ukrainian leadership would offer no resistance. This would mean Putin thought his inside people would easily succeed in what you mentioned with the assassinations and decapitations of Zelensky leadership abilities. President Biden, a mature leader, runs a tight ship.

Putin was blinded by his desire to severely injure Joe Biden politically and embarrass America. Putin was looking for a springboard to spread RW presence throughout Europe and thought by now he would be riding high on a horse throughout Ukraine and beyond.