I'd give more credit to skeptics of the Ukraine war had they given Biden the credit he deserved for withdrawing the U.S. from Afghanistan when literally everyone in the establishment hated on him for it. Instead they focused on how much he sucked and one horrible drone strike.

Biden has almost completely ended drone strikes after Obama and Trump killed indiscriminately. Of course the skeptics do not recognize this choice, because it doesn't fit their narrative. theweek.com/foreign-policy/1007579/biden-nearly-ended-the-drone-war-and-nobody-noticed

If by "critical thinking skills" you mean "direct talking points from defense contractor funded think tanks" then yes I agree.