“””What is happening to the Russians could surely happen to our naval forces bottled up in the Red Sea and Persian Gulf.”””
Russian ships are enduring attacks and allied and American ships are both enduring attacks.
Russian ships are burning.
American ships defend themselves
American naval ships can be SUNK or damaged as readily as Russian ships have been. The Houthis/Iranians are using less than one percent of the missile/drone capability they have. The Ukes have thrown everything they and the Brits have at the Russians. What’s the DC reaction when a U.S. carrier is sunk in the Red Sea or East China Sea?
The Russians thought their ships were invulnerable to attack. They found out the hard way they weren’t.