TLDR:
The war we're watching unfold in Ukraine is very different from the war the U.S. fought over in the middle east, by a few margins, and through a few notable lenses of study. While still being projected as a 'new forever war', the Ukrainian Affair is far more fluid and far more militarily destructive than engagements in Iraq and Afghanistan during 2001-2021.
Content warning: This discusses Genocide, not in gruesome detail, but in a systemic approach which can be just as horrifying. We talk about Crimes Against Humanity waged respectively by the U.S. in Iraq/Afghanistan, and ongoing reveals of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.