Is the strategic goal of the Ukraine/Russian war, regime change in Moscow? Nicholas says the quiet part out loud

There are 20 to 30 Russian Battalion Tactical Groups (BTGs) around Kherson, or 15,000-20,000 soldiers in total. If Ukraine forces can destroy them, this will force Putin to escalate or withdraw. Either way, ongoing Ukraine resistance increases the likelihood of a coup in Moscow.

— Nicholas Drummond (@nicholadrummond) August 30, 2022

Proper planning means that you have an established end goal in mind.

In my opinion that was the major failure of Iraq and Afghanistan.  We've made the same error in the fight in Syria.

Regime change with the HOPE of a Jefferson democracy in those countries.

Hearing Nicholas today it appears that we've once again started down the path of regime change being the goal.

Unfortunately I can't see us succeeding.

Even if Putin is toppled I predict we will see a much more hostile, belligerent Russia.

But back on task.

Is it just me or does it seem that we have two default positions when it comes to our foreign policy...

1.  Sanctions.

2.  Regime change.

We gotta do better.