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How so? It was 4 years ago and predicted exactly what is happening today.You've claimed Putin was going to take all of Ukraine form the start. The "expert"(your quotes) is in fact an expert. Your Bull Shit is nothing more than a steaming pile.
"In any case, what Russia might end up with when they declare "Mission Accomplished" is a LOT less than what the experts predicted, and certainly a lot less than PooTin's original goal, which was all of Ukraine."
Prove your statement zzBru:
PooTin's original goal, which was all of Ukraine."
and try to find an "expert" with even half the creds of Karber.
Dr. Phillip Karber
PresidentDr. Phillip A. Karber is President of the Potomac Foundation. He was named to this position in 2012, having been a Senior Fellow since the Foundation’s inception in 1988.
Dr. Karber is an internationally recognized authority on defense and national security matters; an accomplished business executive; and a university professor. He has prepared studies and recommendations on defense strategy for the highest levels of the U.S. government; advised many NATO governments on defense issues; headed BDM Corporation’s International Division; served as JFK International Air Terminal’s Chairman of the Board; and teaches courses in national security and military affairs at Georgetown University.
A former Marine, Dr. Karber earned his B.A. in political science from Pepperdine College, his Ph.D. in international law from Georgetown University, and certificates from Harvard’s JFK School of Government, the Wharton Business School, and the Harvard Business School.
Career Highlights
U.S. Government
Professional staff assistant for national security to Representative Craig Hosmer (R-CA), then-Ranking Member of the Joint Congressional Committee on Atomic Energy.
Member of Defense Secretary Schlesinger’s DARPA/DNA Selective Nuclear Options panel.
Participated in the Department of Defense “Lessons Learned from the 1973 Mid-East War.”
Director of interagency study of U.S.-USSR multipurpose forces that produced the Pentagon’s standard comparative assessment for NATO and Warsaw Pact force development trends.
Served on the U.S. Army Science Advisory Board.
Founding Director of Strategic Concepts Development Center in 1981 and Defense Strategy Advisor, reporting directly to Secretary Weinberger and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Led first NATO Net Assessment in the mid-1980s at the request of U.S. Ambassador to NATO David Abshire.
Directed for Secretary of State Shultz “The Denuclearized World” study prepared for President Reagan in advance of his 1986 Reykjavik Summit with Mikhail Gorbachev.
Member of Defense Secretary Carlucci’s delegation to Quadripartite Talks on Security in Asia.
Participated in the U.S. Army’s “Lessons Learned from the Russo-Ukraine War.”
Advisor to Foreign GovernmentsWas external advisor to British PM Margaret Thatcher.
Served as advisor to NATO Secretary General Manfred W?rner.
Testified before parliamentary defense committees of Britain, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Poland, South Korea, Sweden and The Netherlands.
Co-authored the influential 2010 “China Macht” study, commissioned by the German Ministry of Defense, which addressed PLA modernization and implications for the EU embargo on military technology and dual-use transfers to China.
Private Sector PositionsOver 20-year career at BDM corporation, rose to position of Group Vice President overseeing International Division’s 6,000 overseas employees and business operations in more than 20 countries.
Member of the Board of Directors of Weirten Steel Corporation for seven years, and served as the Head of that NYSE listed enterprise Audit Committee.
Between 1997 and 2004, served as Chairman of the Board of the billion-plus-dollar JFK International Air Terminal project — the international consortium selected by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to privatize, rebuild and operate the Kennedy Airport International Arrivals facility.
AcademicSince 1978 has taught courses in international security studies and military strategy in Georgetown University’s Government Department, School of Foreign Service, National Security Program, as well as Science, Technology & International Affairs curriculum.
Started the University’s Asian Arms Control Project.
Co-founder of Georgetown’s Machiavelli Seminar in Florence and professor of Strategy & Praxis there.
Co-chairs the semi-annual European-American Security Workshop jointly sponsored by European Ministries of Defense.
ExpertiseStrategic Assessments & Planning
Future Warfare
Concept Development
Defense Planning
Long-Term Military Competition
Nuclear Proliferation & Extended Deterrence
Political-Military Relations
EducationDr. Karber earned his B.A. in political science from Pepperdine College, was a Graduate Fellow at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, and earned his Ph.D. in international law from Georgetown University, as well as certificates from Harvard’s JFK School of Government, the Wharton Business School, and the Harvard Business School.
here is again in 2015 explaining exactly what is happening. To those who will listen:
...or is the CSIS "Poo tin-ized"?
A Brief History At the height of the Cold War in 1962, Admiral Arleigh Burke and David Abshire founded the Center for Strategic and International Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. The institution was dedicated to the simple but urgent goal of finding ways for the United States to survive as a nation and prosper as a people.
David M. Abshire (left) and Arleigh A. Burke (right), CSIS cofounders. Since its founding, CSIS has been at the forefront of solutions to the vexing foreign policy and national security problems of the day. In 1966, CSIS research triggered House hearings on the watershed Sino-Soviet split. In 1978, CSIS convened the first public hearing on Capitol Hill on the Cambodian genocide, sparking major changes in congressional and executive branch perceptions of the tragedy.
In 1985, a CSIS panel led to the Goldwater-Nichols legislation to reform the Defense Department and Joint Chiefs of Staff. In 1998, it was a report from a CSIS retirement commission that became the bipartisan benchmark of the Social Security reform debate. In 2007, the CSIS Smart Power Commission provided a diagnosis of America’s declining standing in the world and offered a set of recommendations for a smart power approach to America’s global engagement. These are but a few of the highlights.
Today, CSIS is one of the world’s preeminent public policy institutions on foreign policy and national security issues. The Center’s over 240 full-time staff and large network of affiliated scholars conduct research and analysis and develop policy initiatives that look to the future and anticipate change. CSIS is regularly called upon by Congress, the executive branch, the media, and others to explain the day’s events and offer recommendations to improve U.S. strategy.
An independent not-for-profit organization since 1987, CSIS marked its first half-century of existence by moving into a new state-of-the-art headquarters in downtown Washington, DC. With its traditional defense and security programs, initiatives focused on global challenges such as health and energy, and research projects dedicated to every corner of the globe, CSIS is well positioned for another 50 years of providing strategic insights and policy solutions to the world’s decisionmakers.
David M. Abshire (left) and Arleigh A. Burke (right), CSIS cofounders. Since its founding, CSIS has been at the forefront of solutions to the vexing foreign policy and national security problems of the day. In 1966, CSIS research triggered House hearings on the watershed Sino-Soviet split. In 1978, CSIS convened the first public hearing on Capitol Hill on the Cambodian genocide, sparking major changes in congressional and executive branch perceptions of the tragedy.