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Escalation has been the name of the game in Eastern Europe for four years now. But at many points, the West has adopted an overly conservative approach. Today's video looks at five key opportunities Western countries lost out on. But I put these mistakes in the proper context---it is incredibly difficult to get everything right, and even "wrong" choices may have been the correct ones given the intelligence available at the time. 0:00 The Question 1:28 Caveat: Hindsight Is 20/20 3:27 Caveat: The Evolving War 4:34 Caveat: The Narrative Battle 5:48 Obama's Misstep 6:45 Trump's Impeachment 7:22 German Tanks 8:34 Cross-Boarder Attacks 9:45 Infrastructure Investment The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), EU, and NATO visual information does not imply or constitute an endorsement. Media licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/): By Kremlin.ru: http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/20604 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/67843 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/69390 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70159 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70368 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/71496 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73200 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73804 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73995 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/76446 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78870 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78998