Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63
Indeed. Piercing the myth of the dictator’s invincibility is critical and often comes from a failed foreign adventure. And his subjects wonder why he wasted blood and treasure when they are doing poorly at home. https://t.co/aI9XAx1OdB — PolitiTweet.org
Stephen Sestanovich @SSestanovich
The thing about military defeats is they sometimes oblige the tsar to go involuntarily. https://t.co/b1InuRlMJZ