U.S. expands its sphere of influence in the world. Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and Iran now. If it will move further, eventually no one stop USA. They know this. There's a reason China and Russia protested against the UN intervention in Syria. In addition, China and Russia have improved international relations (in 2004, Putin gave them  Damansjkij island by which the dispute took place since the death of Stalin). Until Chinese will not get nuclear weapon, they need Russian.

Arabic countries are supported by Russia, Putin sold them a lot of weapons, last time - anti aircraft missiles S 300. 

Yeah but you're assuming that the first level of attack would be by ship here, aren't you?  I mean, the US has far far far more effective means of bringing a land mass to a point where you can move ships in w/ aircraft for those types of missions....don't you think?  As far as the question of troop support, that's up to the details of this conflict.  Who started it?  Was there a buildup of tensions?  Sneak attack Europe?  Sneak attack US?  These all have serious impacts upon the strategy especially with regards to the first moves.

This guy proves that wrong.

Are you old enough to even remember the horrible Bush the II?

/edit: never mind.

Why would I be joking?  You don't think that without the insane amount of money towards arming and training the mujahideen that Russia couldn't simply pound them into the ground?  They weren't exactly taking prisoners if I understand their tactics correctly.

The reason America "couldn't win in the many 3rd world countries" (even though that statement is patently false) is because we never waged all out war as to the thread OPs question. The US is notorious for Nation building and being PC in its approach to other nation's indigenous populations. In an all out, no holds barred war the US fighting force is second to none. And once the chains are off there is no limit to how much damage a combat brigade can inflict on an enemy force. Mistaking our kindness for weakness is a mistake.

The US has better technology AND better warriors making use of that technology. There is a reason when the $#!t hits the fan the world looks to the US to step in and handle it.

Joke tread? The only way for the biggest army in the world (by far) to loose was if they f***ed up in a cosmic scale.

Only if Europe had an incredible effective spy network, there would be a fair fight.

But, you guys tend to drink more booze and smoke more ciggerates?

Also, Russia is not Europe. If you get to add randm countries than I suppose Souh America is on the N, American team. lol

This is not really a funny topic.

With a uniform as spiffy as that?