One of the things that is blatnatly obvious is the racist overtones of this entire conflict. Trump expected to find some ooga boogas in Iran. He honestly belived the only intelligent people in the country were in the exact same room as khamenei.
He also expected the usual trope of ooga boogas being trecherous and greedy for power to be true. This war was supposed to have been won by convincing the ooga boogas to get greedy and cut secret deals with him for PAWA. Unfortunately, he forgot Iran is not Kenya.
People over there have been running shit for 5000 years, and had to deal with hundreds of civilization ending conflicts. They understand how greed for pawa can down them in a minute
Vladimir Putin anticipated a rapid victory in Ukraine, with various reports indicating he believed his forces could take the capital, Kyiv, in as little as three days. This expectation was based on poor intelligence suggesting a swift collapse of Ukrainian resistance.
Timeline Expectations
Different reports have cited varying, but consistently short, timeframes for Putin’s anticipated victory:
Three Days: This is the most frequently cited timeframe, with reports suggesting Putin believed he could secure a quick victory and seize Kyiv within this period.
Ten Days: Research from the think tank RUSI indicated that at the start of the invasion, Putin expected to take control of Ukraine within 10 days.
Two Weeks: As early as 2014, Putin reportedly boasted to European Commission President José Manuel Barroso that he could take Kyiv in two weeks if he wanted
He didn’t anticipate it turning Into a proxy war against sodom and EU combined, providing weapons and money (to pay their soldiers and independent mercs). Sodom and EU combined has 850 m people pooling weapons, Intel and money while ru skis are on their own. Without that support the 2 weeks would have sufficed
