If NATOs goal was to encroach on Russia to see how far it could push it and maybe (to satisfy the military industrial complex) force it into a very profitable protracted war, its doing exactly that.
Mission accomplished all is well in the world
if Putin's goal in Ukraine was to defend against NATO then he is accomplishing the exact opposite because he is awakening NATO from its slumber ...
if Putin's goal was to annex Ethnically-Russian parts of Ukraine then he still may very well succeed ...
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it's a better use of weapons than "forgetting" $40 billion worth in Afghanistan
i supported the war in Iraq because i feel the Army that has never seen combat is useless
American military is the most feared not just because it is best funded, but also because it is the most active - always slaughtering somebody