If the US gets involved with the Georgia-Russia conflict, what are the consequences?

Question

I've been following the Georgia-Russia conflict, and I know that the US and Georgia are allies. If the US goes to war against Russia, what other countries would then get involved due to alliances?

Theoretically speaking, if the US DOES get involved and causes a chain reaction of other countries also fighting, what do you think the chances are of entering into another world war?

I'm not trying to be a pessimist and say the world is doomed, I'd just like to hear other people's opinions on the matter.

Answer 1

USA dissoultion will come!

Answer 2

First off, I do not think the USA will get involved, but here is my worst case scenario.

Russia launches an all out invasion of Georgia, and Georgia asks for American help. Bush asks congress to declare war on Russia, and it passes. Feeling threatened by Russia, the EU follows, the UK, France, Italy, the Netherlands and so on. American and European troops are sent to Georgia to drive the Russians out. Somehow or another, Russia recieves false intelligence that a nuclear missile is on the way to hit Moscow. In response, they send a strike to Washington. So, a nuclear war breaks out. Al-Qaeda, seeing it's chance, attacks the oil wells in Saudi Arabia, bringing other countries into the conflict. Eventually, everyone kills everyone.

This will not happen.

Answer 3

WAR! The U.S. can't stand by and let Georgia once again fall under the domination of the Russian's.

The EU will need to take a lead roll in any action that may transpire as a result of the attack by Russia.

Answer 4

Most likely, if the US got directly involved, most NATO countries will likely get involved on Georgia's side. Russia may get lip service from Iran and a few other countries. China will likely stay neutral as US trade is vital to they're economy. If the US objective were just to push Russia out of Georgia the war would last two years. Unlike Iraq, it's not on anyone's home turf so there would be no large insurgency and we wouldn't have to stay vary long after Russia leaves. If the objective were to weaken Russia so something like this can't happen again then it might go on for three to five years. I don't think the US will go any further than it has to because we have our hands tied with Iraq and Afghanistan plus we're facing problems with Iran. The scary thing is that Russia has a large nuclear arsenal but hopefully this conflict can end without it coming to that.

Answer 5

It depends if they take sides and which side.

People for god sakes, nothing major is going to happen, people where thinking something big was gonna happen when Israel and Lebanon fought in August of 2006 and guess what happened?