Russia annexing more of Georgia, NATO acknowledges warfare in Baltic States

[Doc Savage Fan]

Reagan & Gorbachev acted together to end the Cold War, both acting against the advice of their own advisers. Enormous reduction of nuclear arsenals was their greatest achievement.

It wasn't a one man show.

Reagan played a very significant role. He said he was going to win the Cold War and he did. I know it's really tough for liberals to give him credit for anything. But I find it ironic that they love to beat the OBL drum at every opportunity, yet give minimal, if any, credit to Reagan for his leadership and role in ending the Cold War...which btw is orders of magnitude more important in the scheme of things.

 

[maddogchen]

First off not the EU and thus NATO would now get involved in the conflict. However NATO would join the Swedish and Finnish in any war regardless considering they are de facto Western countries.

The EU, I guess would. But would the US join with is NATO allies to fight Russia's action against a non-NATO state? I'm not sure the US public would be in support of going to war with Russia over Sweden. For a NATO ally, we have treaty obligations. But to risk WWIII over Sweden? Maybe the Russians think the US won't act and they can roll over Sweden, brush off Finland, annex and resolve the conflict before the rest of EU acts while the US bickers with itself on the side.

Then with Russia in control of the Baltic Sea, reinforcing the Baltic states would be impossible.

 

[norseamd]

Ah this was the discussion I was looking for but I put this link in one of my one threads when I found it earlier than this one. Regardless this is some good analysis and insight into the European-Russian strategic situation.

http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/201...-isnt-just-asia-anymore/109108/?oref=d-skybox