The US manufactured consensus for the Iraq war, so "shock and awe" became a valid military strategy.
What looked like Russian military incompetence or probing for defenses in the first days now looks more like a light touch so to probe for international response.
美国为伊拉克战争制造了共识，因此“震惊与敬畏”成为一种有效的军事战略。
在最初几天里，俄罗斯的军事无能或是对防御系统的探索，现在看起来更像是对国际反应的一种轻微触碰。