Talk:Scenario: World War III (Obama vs. Putin)/@comment-74.116.190.212-20141207173010/@comment-25641444-20141211051741

"The Russian armed forces are very far from equal with those of US. They would loose any sustained direct conflict in Europe, particularly with other NATO forces as allies.  Their economy is quite small compared to each of the U.S., Germany, France, and Britain.  Even current military forces aren't close to equivalent."

This is a very inaccurate way of thinking. Firstly, the Russian military is quite capable, unlike what the Western governments may want you to believe. The Russian armed forces are on par, if not superior, to their Western counterparts. And of course many NATO states, such as Bulgaria and Greece, will most likely not take part in a war against Russia and allies.