<<I don't think that the Russians are innocent , there have been a lot of provacations for what the Georgians did.>>
If there were a lot, then you must be able to name just one.
<<But that the Russians are willing to attack a country with less than a twentyeth of their Military strength doesn't prove that they are ready to fight on their whole European border>>
You would first have to explain why your European allies, who depend on Russian energy, would be so anxious to be drawn into a Russian war that was caused only by the U.S. creating its own satellite regime in Georgia or other parts of the Former Soviet Union. You would also have to explain to your Polish ally how you could bring it back to life after Russia nuked it.
I would also be interested in seeing how you could take on a new war with Russia when you're five trillion in the hole as a result of Iraq.
<<such a war would not need to take any Russian territory>>
LMFAO. Somebody has to learn from Hitler so it won't have been ALL wasted. That's even better. DON'T take their territory, because they need it to mass their land forces closer to your East European NATO partners. If you are planning to use nukes, (1) I suggest you don't tell your European allies about it until after the fact and (2) better pull all your troops out of the host countries before the counter-strike arrives.
<<it would break their economy faster if it did not.>>
You'll break their economy faster by NOT taking their land? Right, and you'll kill more of them by NOT shooting at them.
<<The Russian Economy is certainly more robust than the Soviet Economy was , but it is still their vunerable point.>>
Did I hear that right? The economy is WHOSE vulnerable point?
<<Can we have a serious war in Europe , that does not go Atomic?>>
Your European allies would never permit a nuclear war in their backyard. You must be smoking some very powerful weed. The first American nuke would dissolve the NATO alliance right then and there. Most of your Western European allies have no interest in provoking a nuclear counterstrike from the Russians that they could never withstand. Moreover, there is absolutely nothing in such a conflict for them. Don't flatter yourself that they are ready to commit suicide for you.