Was Russia's SMO a mistake?
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Why SMO and not a war from the start?
Russia didn't know how well they could defend the sanctions or
not and didn't commit more men than needed. Ukraine was a flea. Ukraine + NATO was the problem. Fighting NATO's endless money and massive supply of weapons is different. You can't just take cities. The army has to be destroyed.
Step 1 is kick them out of…