“If the US loses a ship or two after those ships attack Russian military units on the ground in Syria then we’d better be ready for when Russia decides to return the favor by invading the Baltic nations, bloodying Poland, or...? “
Port of Tarsus would be obliterated and the 11 ships sunk at sea.
Also, this is not 39....Poland will send Russia back to Mother Russia with our air support.
Correct. Even the Italians alone could, if push came to shove, defeat the Russians in the Med. Not without some losses, of course, but also of course, they (the Italians) would NOT be alone.