Let’s just send a few B-2s and A-10s to wipe out those columns of tanks.
Yes. This pictures of Russian columns just beg for another Desert Storm style “Highway of Death”. It’s probably out of question that we would engage directly. But the Georgians should have access to enough weaponry to kick out the Sovi... eh Russians!
We send aid to Georgia—send help to them and risk a World War? I think not. Russia could do very terrible things to us. Some sneaky, some overt. (sneaky: give a few A-bombs to Hamas)
(Overt: launch attacks on the USA) The risk is too great and Putin knows this. Besides we are distracted with the Olympics and with the elections. Most Americans will not care if Georgia becomes a Russian Puppet State as long as Gas prices go down.
Which would mean declaring war on another nuclear power. That is a very, very bad idea.
“Let’s just send a few B-2s”
Well, at least it would finally prove just how useless they are against newer low frequency radars. We’d be out of 20 bombers, though.
Can’t fall for this trap pissant. They are playing chess now but the Russian leadership are no Kasparov’s. The brighest minds in Russia stay far clear from Russian politics. That makes this an especially dangerous situation for the West. Implications and strategy must be deeply considered. There are more then one way to skin a cat.
However, that said I would love nothing more then to see 30 MOABS dropped on that column of tanks simealtanously while our Predators also engage the tanks and the Russian aircraft kept busy chasing the drones.