That force will drive on Tiblisi. Probably trying to get there and shut down the airport before too many of our aircraft can bring the Georgian troops form Iraq home.
It's becoming more clear by the hour that Russia may well be blatantly going to force a regime change at the point of the gun on one of our most loyal allies in the area...and taunt us the entire time while doing so.
We need to act quickly if we are going to forestall that. Those transports need to be headed en masse to Tiblisi with very heavy fighter escort...and a number of F-16's loaded up for gorund work, so if we are attacked, they blunt the offensive on the capitol.
If we are not attacked, then those aircraft maintain CAP over Tiblisi as we ring in material support for the Georgians.
The contest is on, with impllications far outside Georgia, and if we are going to be taken seriouslt by this rogue, Putin, we have to take some calculated risks and be in his face while doing so.
I think you need to calm down. Not like we have not tore up a number of Russian allies over the last 15 years.
Yep. This is bigger than just Georgia or their pipeline. If it were just Georgia, Russia wouldn’t be taunting us so.
For once, I agree with you.