The death of American boys on American ships would not be “sweet”.
Are we on Free Republic or DU?
I am merely pointing out some thing that the neo-con we “we don’t recognize spheres of influence” crowd sort of overlooked. Geography matters. Just like the Gulf of Mexico is our lake, the Black Sea is a Russian Lake. It’s about some enduring military principles: time, distance, access and terrain, proximity to enemy forces, ships can’t operate on dry land. You know, things like that.