Finally! Rational American Observations Of The Russian SMO-Ukraine

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Writing pseudonymously as Marinus in the August 2022 print version of [U.S.] Marine Corps Gazette, an American military professional provides the most accurate assessments of the Russian SMO-Ukraine that I have read in legacy media, aka stenographers for USG information operators. Marinus breaks ranks with the steno pool. I cannot imagine how he got this article published, unless he retired at O-9 or O-10 and enjoys respect inside The Corps.

The article is titled The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine. [Invasion is the wrong word, perhaps dictated by editors.] The article appears to be not in the online version of [U.S.] Marine Corps Gazette. Or, it is behind a paywall / login. Someone has made jpegs of the article’s four pages, highlighting passages meaningful to that someone. The jpegs reached Twitter, Reddit, and Southfront. They are readable there (and savable).

Rumor has it that Marinus is this retired Marine.

I came across this development at Moon Of Alabama. It is refreshing. Marinus‘ article, that is. May more such follow, as must be inevitable with the truth.

The Russian SMO-Ukraine is archetypal for students and practitioners of the science and art of war, just as was the US Civil War Between The States in its day, with its first-ever maneuvers, fires, and comms augmented by heavy industry providing an abundance of materiel and railroads providing maneuver on interior lines.

The Russian SMO-Ukraine is the first-ever maneuvers, fires, and comms warfare conducted by a fully net-centric Joint Force (Penta-Force) augmented by an already-present heavy industry feeding redundant opportunities to maneuver on interior lines. There is also the factor of Russian war-fighting doctrine, for which see here:



Principle I

The United States have no authority in the domestic affairs of other countries and expect other countries to reciprocate by not feigning authority in our domestic affairs. The United States have interest in the lines of communication running between The United States and all other countries and expect all other countries to bear fairly the burden of keeping those lines open, safe, reliable, fair, and clean.

Principle II

The United States welcome alliance with our brother nations India and Russia for enforcement, from their perspectives, of the ground of statecraft set forth in Principle I and urge Japan and Egypt to join us for that endeavor and commitment.

Principle III

An order to deploy which lacks or frustrates intent to compel a target to sign a declaration of unconditional surrender is an unlawful order by the Rules of Just War, the Conventions of War, Common Sense, and the Spirit of America. An order to deploy conveys this intent to the Commanding Officer: win this war / battle in a timely manner at the lowest possible cost to yourself and your enemy or do not come back alive.


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