My gratitude to Gen Ryan is immense. Of all the experts offering viewpoints on this war, his is always my first to be read, and frequently read again. Gen. Ryan is a superb writer...articulate, concise. He has an extraordinary ability to clarify the chaos. This 82-year old former Marine Sergeant knows excellence when he sees it, and salutes with sincere respect.
It would seem Gerasimov is not only a poor strategist, but also holding a bad hand. Long GLOC, inability to defend GLOC, poorly trained forces, and a boss who is impatient. Seems like a recipe for an impending disaster and collapse. And it will only be gradual until it falls off a cliff. Don’t know when that happens, but it seems inevitable.
My gratitude to Gen Ryan is immense. Of all the experts offering viewpoints on this war, his is always my first to be read, and frequently read again. Gen. Ryan is a superb writer...articulate, concise. He has an extraordinary ability to clarify the chaos. This 82-year old former Marine Sergeant knows excellence when he sees it, and salutes with sincere respect.
It would seem Gerasimov is not only a poor strategist, but also holding a bad hand. Long GLOC, inability to defend GLOC, poorly trained forces, and a boss who is impatient. Seems like a recipe for an impending disaster and collapse. And it will only be gradual until it falls off a cliff. Don’t know when that happens, but it seems inevitable.
Regarding Option 3, can they hold Crimea if they loose the land bridge?
My guess is that Gerasimov’s days are probably numbered.
How much longer will Putin tolerate failure? How tight is Putin’s cabal?
Does Russia have a latter day George Zhukov or Ivan Konev in the wings to replace Gerasimov when he takes the fall?
Or, is the Red Army doomed by nepotistic selection of the next generation of its strategic and operational commanders.