“We gotta stay cool. The probability is that it will be a limited war if you let it alone. If Russia had a huge force ready to invade, we would have picked it up.”

I seldom disagree with you wretcherd, but this time you couldn’t be more wrong.

Ever hear of the Alamo?
Russian communism is crawling back up out of the grave. Time to kick it (in the face) back into the grave and throw in a little extra dirt.
ONLY if the West(USA, the rest of NATO would have trouble fighting off a 3rd world nation) STOPS THINKING CONVENTIONAL.
We need to do a little 4th generation warfare on the Russians.
The US Military will get a chance to fight an enemy with a logistics tail. Cut it off.
A war in The Caucasus will be an air war. A chance to get the F-22′s some live fire practice. Let the Russian tankers dodge RPG’s while hoping the fuel truck shows up pretty soon now. All the time with one eye on the sky, looking for those #$%& Jabo’s.
It won’t take long before the Russians reconsider their land grab. As long as there is no direct attacks on Russia itself.
If we don’t fight now, we will fight later, when it’s Poland, the Ukraine or Germany. Or will we? If we won’t fight now, how will the threat of fighting later be creditable?
Europe is in the position of being a large suitcase full of 100 Euro notes, sitting on the curb in a BAD part of town, guarded by a 4 year old with a cap gun. Sooner or later, somebody will come along and take it.

Fight now, while the odds are all on our side. Fight now, while the enemy is over extended and vulnerable. Fight now, while we have a staunch ally.

“There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of
others.”
- Niccolò Machiavelli