Strategy Professor: Russia 'Overestimated What They Could Do' In Ukraine - The Last Word - MSNBC

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Phillips O'Brien, Strategic Studies Professor at the University of St. Andrews, joins Lawrence O’Donnell with his assessment of what’s going wrong for Russian troops invading Ukraine, saying they started a campaign with “no idea what they were taking on” and says Russia needs to reconsider everything they’re doing to win this war, “but what we don’t see is them understanding that.” Aired on 03/22/2022.

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1. Obviously a flawed plan. With a flawed military

and with a people that is "WTF? This is not my government" denial.

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2. They (well, Putin) thought this would be easy, that the Ukrainians wouldn't fight back

But they totally misunderestimated the resolve and courage of the Ukrainians, not to mention the reaction of most of the world...