Well, yeah, Russia thought that their special military operation in Ukraine was just going to be a quick thing. You know, We thought that we could put 40 advisors in Syria when Obama was president, and then Syria kind of turned into a forever war for the United States. We were. George W. Bush was saying, mission accomplished in Iraq after really nothing had been accomplished in terms of a security situation there that was improved. (39:27–39:36)
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