Exhelodrvr,

A couple of points:

The Russians do not have sophisticated air defenses in Georgia. In fact, that particular corner of Russia has always been bereft of fire control radar. The coverage has been concentrated on the north side of the Black Sea, along the direct path from Incirlik to important targets. Any sophisticated missiles would be north of the mountains – well out of range. Note also the complete surprise of the Israeli attack on the Syrian facility.

High altitude bombing is no problem when using JDAM equipped weapons. In order to be any threat, AAA would have to be radar directed at that altitude. Lunch for the Wild Weasels.

The combination of AWACS and F-22′s should be able to handle any interceptor aircraft in the area. From the little I’ve seen all of the Russian aircraft are configured for ground attack. There would not be enough time for them to get interceptors to the area.

Forgot to mention the JSTARS. As you may remember, during OIF we took out a significant armored force in the middle of a sandstorm.

No need for battlefield prep. This is the prep for the Georgian Army.

I did not mean to imply that it would be a cakewalk. Nor do I think it’s likely. I was replying to the number of posts that implied that we didn’t have sufficient capabilities to turn the tide.

Regards,
Roy