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BlueVeins · 22-25
The most likely flash point is and has been for a long time Taiwan. The Russo-Ukrainian War won't cause WW3 because both sides know that it would be their undoing, and Ukraine is an independent country with no direct military support. Israel is an unlikely flash point because Israel has already taken Palestine and neither Russia nor China can credibly challenge its claims to that area, nor would want to commit resources to attempting that.
However, the PRC has been setting the table for an invasion of Taiwan for decades now and it's really down to their choice whether or not they want to attack. If they do, the US will probably step in to defend Taiwan.
However, the PRC has been setting the table for an invasion of Taiwan for decades now and it's really down to their choice whether or not they want to attack. If they do, the US will probably step in to defend Taiwan.
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BlueVeins · 22-25
@eMortal The only Muslim-majority country which is even close to having the capability to invade an unsupported Israel is Turkey, but Turkey can't invade because it's in NATO, and also there's a US carrier strike group right off the coast. Closest reasonably powerful country that's not heavily aligned with the US is Iran, and the supply lines they'd have to use would be comically vulnerable, stretching directly through two completely flat war-torn countries. And Iran's military is really more of an asymmetric force anyway, just not well specialized for that kind of operation.
TheDisciplinarian · 61-69, M
Well
Our govt is Prepairing for war on 2 fronts
(China and russia)
Our govt is Prepairing for war on 2 fronts
(China and russia)
hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M
@TheDisciplinarian I was involved with it. I was an exchange officer that spent time in the USAF regarding NORAD.
TheDisciplinarian · 61-69, M
@hippyjoe1955 Cool
TheDisciplinarian · 61-69, M
@hippyjoe1955 though there are Other attached brances
Navy as well as Space-Force ( space-force sounds too star warsey..lol )
Navy as well as Space-Force ( space-force sounds too star warsey..lol )
MarkPaul · 26-30, M
It's not going to happen. Despite all the bluster, no one has the appetite for that kind of extended endeavour... especially at the fighting/solider level. People don't have the attention span let alone the endurance to engage in extended activity.
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@MarkPaul Relevant questions are questions that arise from the answers you have given.
You, after great difficulty, eventually gave some answers. Sadly, the answers still make no sense. I still don't know how social media makes us less inclined to engage in war. Russia and Ukraine have social media (ВКонтакте is very popular), but it didn't prevent them from going to war. Apparently it wasn't a good enough distraction.
There is no correlation, except one existing in your head.
"Little girl", "silly-heart", "dreamer", "extended activity", "flimsy", "report back", "career as a poster", "cat chasing shiny object"...were you there for both world wars?
Is that how you know there won't be another one?
Btw, you didn't really give much thought to how we have to do what our governments tell us to, did you?
You, after great difficulty, eventually gave some answers. Sadly, the answers still make no sense. I still don't know how social media makes us less inclined to engage in war. Russia and Ukraine have social media (ВКонтакте is very popular), but it didn't prevent them from going to war. Apparently it wasn't a good enough distraction.
There is no correlation, except one existing in your head.
"Little girl", "silly-heart", "dreamer", "extended activity", "flimsy", "report back", "career as a poster", "cat chasing shiny object"...were you there for both world wars?
Is that how you know there won't be another one?
Btw, you didn't really give much thought to how we have to do what our governments tell us to, did you?
MarkPaul · 26-30, M
@SW-User I suppose you never heard of free agency. You may choose to be a victim at the whim of imaginary government mandates, but I can assure you most of the sane, free world has no such self-imposed psychological chain and ball around their ankles. For at least the thousandth time, I'm not saying there won't be hostilities, power grabs, and ego plays taking place. I am saying to you with the wisdom from my life experience that there won't be a WORLD WAR.
If Russians were committed to war as you claim, they wouldn't have turned a 1-month special exercise according to Putin into a 1.5 year exercise and counting with multiple setbacks and a destroyed home life and economy with no end in sight. If that is your idea of endurance and commitment, then you are even crazier than you are letting on.
Your superficial conclusions based on your feelings of the moment are embarrassing. What is the highest level of schooling you have completed? Be honest so I know exactly what I am dealing with here.
Instead of hoping, wishing, and praying for a 3rd World War, maybe you should lower your expectations and just complete a productive education. You can let me know if you need my tutoring. While I wasn't present for either World War, technically, I do have knowledge of both from my studies. I am of the opinion I have a moral obligation to share my insight to those who lack any. With that being said, if your goal is to impress me, you are not succeeding.
If Russians were committed to war as you claim, they wouldn't have turned a 1-month special exercise according to Putin into a 1.5 year exercise and counting with multiple setbacks and a destroyed home life and economy with no end in sight. If that is your idea of endurance and commitment, then you are even crazier than you are letting on.
Your superficial conclusions based on your feelings of the moment are embarrassing. What is the highest level of schooling you have completed? Be honest so I know exactly what I am dealing with here.
Instead of hoping, wishing, and praying for a 3rd World War, maybe you should lower your expectations and just complete a productive education. You can let me know if you need my tutoring. While I wasn't present for either World War, technically, I do have knowledge of both from my studies. I am of the opinion I have a moral obligation to share my insight to those who lack any. With that being said, if your goal is to impress me, you are not succeeding.
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No, China is not interested in war, but harmony.
SunshineGirl · 36-40, F
My parents both served in the navy. In the military there is a general, but rarely expressed in public, consensus that WW3 began with 9/11 and is ongoing.
Tamara68 · 56-60, F
Possibly, but I have a feeling that most countries are more hesitant to interfere with other countries than decades ago. The USA seems to be heading to a Civil War. I suppose that will keep the focus on their national crisis.
Bladey · M
In my opinion someone's fingers are itching to push the nuke buttons. And it seems as if the US will once again, as they eagerly could not wait to do it with Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the warmongers they are, do it once again. Immediately after that the world may come to it's senses and we will enter a much different era.
TrashCat · M
Holy crap!
This entire post reads like "The Turner Diaries: Part 2".
The fear mongering and lunatic conspiracists are out in force.
This entire post reads like "The Turner Diaries: Part 2".
The fear mongering and lunatic conspiracists are out in force.
SumKindaMunster · 51-55, M
@TrashCat I used the word "projection" to describe your behavior, not "reflection". 🙄
Do you understand the term "projection" in the psychological sense and what it refers to?
I'm thinking you don't.
Do you understand the term "projection" in the psychological sense and what it refers to?
I'm thinking you don't.
TrashCat · M
@SumKindaMunster Dude, you don't even know what you're talking about.
SumKindaMunster · 51-55, M
@TrashCat Anything else? Your desperation is amusing.
sree251 · 41-45, M
The next world war is likely to happen. There is enough human hatred to burn the planet up. The biggest danger comes from the USA as an igniter of international conflict. Israel will be the epicenter of the next global bloodshed. The conditions for a wildfire are similar to those for war. It only takes a spark to set off the flames. The US dollar is about to collapse under an enormous debt load. The house of the casino cannot pay up. The international financial system needs a reset.
TheOneyouwerewarnedabout · 46-50, MVIP
id be moving out of big cities and getting 10,000+ sunblock....
everything they do flames the fires and gets us a step closer.
everything they do flames the fires and gets us a step closer.
wildbill83 · 41-45, M
civil war is more likely than full mobilization (like ww2) in most modern countries
CrystalSkull · F
I don’t know, but I hope not. It sure looks like it’s going in that direction. I sincerely hope deescalation will happen and people continue to hate one another in peace.
Pretzel · 61-69, M
I don' t think there will be a world war - you'd have to have one the big three involved - and it's cheaper for them to fund smaller countries and their shennanigans
I could be wrong.
I could be wrong.
DDaverde · 56-60, M
Well we have a bad government and a senile
Blubbering president who’s let us be invaded
By illegal Allen’s and our enemies are established
Now in the USA.. ww3 a distinct possibility.
Blubbering president who’s let us be invaded
By illegal Allen’s and our enemies are established
Now in the USA.. ww3 a distinct possibility.
tan778 · 31-35, M
I think war should be avoided, we should punish those who does evil but war should be avoided.
eMortal · M
80% this winter.
Israel is playing a very dangerous games. If Turkey, Iran, Russia and China get together, US support won’t be enough.
Israel is playing a very dangerous games. If Turkey, Iran, Russia and China get together, US support won’t be enough.
BarbossasHusband · 36-40, M
It's already started on a smaller scale. It's only a matter of time before the rest of the world gets involved.
SumKindaMunster · 51-55, M
It's already started...in 10 years you will be able to see how it already started...
hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M
The war mongering west seems to want one.
TrashCat · M
@hippyjoe1955 If the war starts, we know exactly who to round up and put into a special camp 😏
hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M
@TrashCat how very Nazi of you. Thanks for confirming what I wrote.
Subsumedpat · 36-40, M
I don't know been to busy playing on SW to know for sure.
sree251 · 41-45, M
@Subsumedpat You won't know for sure when it happens. You will just become a silhouette on the wall like the ones in Hiroshima.
Virgo79 · 61-69, M
Can't happen now,Trump is gone, everything is hunky dory. 🙄
RedBaron · M
If the situation in Israel escalates, it’s not impossible.
smiler2012 · 56-60
@SW-User 😯thank you for your apocalyptic anaylsis well lets hope not and common sense prevails before we go down the road of absolute madness
smiler2012 · 56-60
@SW-User the russian / ukraine war has being on going for two years now and seems too be a stale mate
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@smiler2012 That can change very quickly.
U.S election will be next year, and the outcome could change the war. If Israel and Iran go to war prior to that, Russia could see an opportunity to further attack Ukraine or use harsher methods.
U.S election will be next year, and the outcome could change the war. If Israel and Iran go to war prior to that, Russia could see an opportunity to further attack Ukraine or use harsher methods.
smiler2012 · 56-60
@SW-User well let us hope you are wrong on all accounts
DDaverde · 56-60, M
Sure seems like it….
independentone · M
Bad news: End times may be near
Good news: Eat as much baked goods and ice cream you want, no more worries about getting fat!
Good news: Eat as much baked goods and ice cream you want, no more worries about getting fat!
TheDisciplinarian · 61-69, M
@independentone Unfortunately..Most hadnt worried Anyways
Shameful perhaps
Shameful perhaps
@TheDisciplinarian great answer and probably close to the cause of the shit we're in today
The question sounds kind of gay.
DCarey · 46-50, M
No, I don't believe we are close to a world war.
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@DCarey Why not?
DCarey · 46-50, M
@SW-User Because WW4 will be fought with sticks and stones,
smileylovesgaming · 31-35, F
No it won't happen
SW-User
@smileylovesgaming Why?
smileylovesgaming · 31-35, F
@SW-User just look at the war between Russia and Ukraine. Russia still hasn't beat them and it has been going on for a year all most two year's. Sure they have nukes. But if they fired one at NATO or the states it is over for Russia. Pretty much the same for Japan and China
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@smileylovesgaming Russia hasn't won Ukraine because Ukraine receives vast support from the U.S. If they didn't, they would have capitulated.
China is not likely to use nukes. Japan doesn't have any.
Russia, however, possibly would use theirs. This would be if provoked, if they were running out of manpower and options in Ukraine, or if they saw a good opportunity for it.
If the U.S elects a leader who does not provide much support to Ukraine after next year, it could be that Ukraine still tries to fight but can't, or Russia could be more aggressive in its attacks. They probably would not have to be if Ukraine receives less support, but the potential of Russia wanting a perceived quick victory at this point cannot be ruled out.
If the Middle East is at war, Russia and Ukraine could easily escalate. That is, unless Russia secures a victory for itself prior to this, which is not likely with the West funding and assisting Ukraine.
China is not likely to use nukes. Japan doesn't have any.
Russia, however, possibly would use theirs. This would be if provoked, if they were running out of manpower and options in Ukraine, or if they saw a good opportunity for it.
If the U.S elects a leader who does not provide much support to Ukraine after next year, it could be that Ukraine still tries to fight but can't, or Russia could be more aggressive in its attacks. They probably would not have to be if Ukraine receives less support, but the potential of Russia wanting a perceived quick victory at this point cannot be ruled out.
If the Middle East is at war, Russia and Ukraine could easily escalate. That is, unless Russia secures a victory for itself prior to this, which is not likely with the West funding and assisting Ukraine.
Crazychick · 36-40, F
I sincerely hope not.
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@Crazychick There seems to be a lull now. We need very level headed people to sort this out.
Crazychick · 36-40, F
@SW-User Putin is certainly not level-headed. However did he get into his position?
SW-User
@Crazychick But his puppet master Xi is. And that is the one that matters.
I'm ready
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Yes, I believe we are.
TheDisciplinarian · 61-69, M
@NativePortlander1970 perhaps Too Close
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