[danny_taco]

Elon or Putin are not stupid, far from it, but that doesn't mean they can't make stupid decisions, and not only make them but double down on them.

For example, look at Putin and the state of Russia and their invasion of Ukraine. I think everyone would agree it has been one of the biggest military and geopolitical blunders ever. As far as Elons acquisition of Twitter, time will tell if it was 'stupid' decision or not.

[randomsearch]

Was it really stupid or was he outsmarted by his opponents? Seems to me the White House have outplayed him.

[fallingknife]

If your enemy is the White House, intelligence and strategy aren't what's going to determine the outcome.

[robotresearcher]

The Ukrainian people have outfought him.

The US assessment was that Russia would overwhelm Ukraine in less than a week. Winning the war was not an American plan.