IMHO. we need to force his hand. Send in the Georgian Iraq troops on our transports...escort those transports with Raptors...and then turn it into a 24X7 air lift, with US a growing US CAP, and dare the Putin to do anything about it as the Georgian troops, with our material, begin to decimate his armor formations.
I don’t believe Georgian troops can hold the nation, even with ample supplies. Is it your thought that they can?
This would take our air support IMO.
Otherwise we will just encourage the Russians in their stupidity. We have to slap them back.
Also, just for good measure, I'd drop a BCT into the capital's of Ukraine, Poland, and the Baltic nations using the same process you described for Georgia.
The NATO is committed...Putin WILL back down. He's stupid but he aint stupid. ~grin~
Notice there are no “peace marches” going on anywhere in the world? Just like the days of the Cold War.