[Mariner]

" generally have never seen fit to take up their share by volunteering themselves for overseas service."

Generally true.

Another note: Why has nobody asked how the US would get 140,000 men home from Afghanistan if we have a war with Russia, even if it didn't go nuclear?

Another 40-50,000 NATO troops...along with more than 1/2 of their equipment.

All European countries transported their equipment there via Russian contract on Russian trains.

The Europeans have made their bed. They must now sleep in it.

[Cold Heat]

I don't think that anyone is seriously speaking of a military intervention.

I think that what is being discussed is a harder line with Putin. (even if it risks another cold war)

Bush did it, although it got little press coverage we did send ships and a few troops to the area and we did begin training of the Georgian’s. And we delivered aid in Military aircraft. It was a message and it was seen and listened to and as a result he pulled back a bit....not all the way but he stopped.

I think that is all we could hope for without getting too deep in the weeds.

But all we see out of Obama is baloney....lot’s of it..