Whiskey

The European armed forces are no paper tiger… they have a large qualitative edge in equipment, training, and professionalism compared to the Russians and appropriate logistics to move those forces to the battlefield and sustain operations.

(btw, The British forces aren’t even close to outnumbering the Russians, except possibly, the Royal Navy)

Clearly, at the present time the Euro’s willpower is lacking, however that can quickly change.

The Bear is certanily a dangerous foe however as evidenced by it’s current oprations in Gerogia, their ability to project and sustain forces outside their periphery is somewhat limited. That said, It does appear that Putin is working very hard on eliminating that shortcoming.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_of_the_European_Union#Military_forces_and_groups

Britain:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Armed_Forces#Current_strength

France:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Army

Germany:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Armed_Forces#Transformation

Poland:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_of_Poland

Spain:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Army

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Russia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces#Organization