> Russia’s economy and military have been flogged for years to get to the current point. The US is just on month two

Russia's military power has been vastly diminished by its war. If America committed to a ground invasion and then stuck with it through the next President, yes, we'd probably see similar degradation of American martial ability over years.

> two powers have wildly different militaries and strategies. Comparing body counts is never gonna be a super helpful metric by itself

Agree. But it does point to the extent to which one system will go to reduce loss of life.