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[Foreign Affairs · Politics] [Seoul Forum 2022] "We're watching Russia wither before our eyes," former US defense chief says (CNN 2022.07.01)
Date: 2022-07-02
CNN | "We're watching Russia wither before our eyes," former US defense chief says
2022.07.02
Former US Defense Secretary James Mattis criticized Russia’s war in Ukraine, calling it “immoral” and “operationally stupid,” while speaking Friday at the Seoul Forum 2022.
We have a saying in America, we say that nations with allies thrive, nations without allies wither and we’re watching Russia wither before our eyes right now," Mattis said.
When asked what military lessons could be taken from the war so far, the former US Marine said: “One is don’t have incompetent generals in charge of your operations.”
He also called Russia's military performance "pathetic" and decried "the immoral, the tactically incompetent, operationally stupid and strategically foolish effort" of its campaign in Ukraine.
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