Special Ops is just as bloody as Normandy invasions, but on a smaller scale. Think James Bond/Rambo without the women.
I have a nephew in the marines doing reconnaisance work, he would be one of the first over there.
Besides the point...
China is probably the only country who would try some type of frontal assault on the US and currently we are both in peaceful negotiations to keep something like that at bay...
The current situation demands more in terms of intelligence support with much smaller fighting teams, but yes, it could escalate into a much broader situation very easily.