That would cost the Russians a ton of money. And since oil prices are down, I don’t think he has the resources.
His army would get there. And then they would run out of gas.
And...we are not much more capable.
“His army would get there. And then they would run out of gas. And...we are not much more capable.”
You’re one of the few to get this right. Russia doesn’t have the assets to project power outside its borders. Maybe a brigade or two but that’s abou it. Concerning the U.S.; since and including the Civil War, we have superior logistics knowledge and capability over our adversaries. And, although Obama has drawn down our military to dismal levels we still have institutional knowledge and expertise concerning projecting power, logistics, etc. and, even though our heavy lift capacity has been severely reduced we are still far superior in this arena to Russia.