World War III

[Dukelive]

I'm starting this for people who think about what could cause World War 3, or if it has in a way, already begun.

In my opinion, I think that the escalating situation in the middle-east is going to start an all out war, which then leads to allies of the warring sides becoming involved. All in all, I think that world war 3 is right around the corner... and with nuclear firepower, chances are it might be the downfall of mankind and such...

It's really kind of scary, so many countries with such tense relations, some of which hate eachother, and that they have the ability to completely destroy one another.

(If world war 3 breaks out, I'm selling my home and most of my belongings, and moving to australia)

[SkyRaider]

I'm starting this for people who think about what could cause World War 3, or if it has in a way, already begun.

In my opinion, I think that the escalating situation in the middle-east is going to start an all out war, which then leads to allies of the warring sides becoming involved. All in all, I think that world war 3 is right around the corner... and with nuclear firepower, chances are it might be the downfall of mankind and such...

It's really kind of scary, so many countries with such tense relations, some of which hate eachother, and that they have the ability to completely destroy one another.

(If world war 3 breaks out, I'm selling my home and most of my belongings, and moving to Australia)Why it'll be there too. The Rag Heads hate everyone thats not one. You are not even good camel fodder as far as they think of the rest of the world.

[andy]

well.

best of luck to o-shet.   where do you think he lives???

israel.

hope you and your family stay safe mate.

[MadSlob]

Its all a pile of shit atm.....I will never ever understand why the hell people cant live together in peace.It takes moral courage from all sides to sort it out and they just aint giving it.Why is it that men cant sort out their differences without resorting to violence.hizzbollah are a bunch of idiots to think that israel would react differently to the kidnapping of 2 israeli soldiers than it has done to the kidnapping of the single kidnapping by Hamas.As a result  of this hundreds of lives have now been lost many of them women and children as per bloody normal.Israel has over reacted as per normal.You cant fight violence with violence.It doesnt solve a bloody thing and creates all kinds of problems for the future.Im sick of it all now.This has been going on for decades.People ought to grow up and stop acting like bloody kids and realise that being a real man is about protecting and providing  for his family and not about demonstrating how macho you are by toting a gun.Over simplified maybe but its essentially what it all boils down to.
On the wider issue..i believe that another world war could happen within the next 40 years as countries compete for dwindling resources.In fact it has already started with the war in iraq.

[[UK]609|1Lt.Roi Raw]

@ Duke: I dont think there will be a lot of people intrested in buying property when WWIII should arive 

@ Madslob: sure there will be some interest in "the last oil", at the same time though I expect an explosive evoltion in alternative energy. For one thing I've heard that companies like Shell have bought patents in this area, I suspect as a contingency plan when oil reserves do seize.

In general, yes these are strange times, but there have been strange times before, and not all led to a world war. Be carefull not to panic to quickly, even when others might. Basicly we're not in any position to do something about it anyway, so just watch the show and hope for the best, I supose

[MadSlob]

I love yer positive attitude my friend. I aint panicking yet but i know it will happen  because i dont have a lot of faith in human nature collectively if you like..

[[82nd]SF|Cpt.Malice]

It is what it is.  Not to be overly bravado, but I don't fear anything. (I used to fear falling when I realized it's not falling but the ground that sucks, generally because it didn't kill me).  Pain sucks.  But in that same scope, what are you willing to do to resolve your pain?  There's no need to answer outright, just think about that internally.

Take the current situation in the world.  You have the situation in Iraq.  North Korea is missile testing, this situation is more threatening that it really appears, there's more fire power then all of WW2 sitting off their coast in the form of a carrier group.

The recent events in the middle east are very interesting.  Hezbollah, total guinea pigs for Syria and Iran.  To what extent are those two countries willing to go to claim responsibilty for Hezbollah's attacks?  If you provide alcohol at a party and one drinks too much, it's you who is really responsible for providing it in the first place.  I'm glad to see some countries pointing the finger at Syria and Iran for this problem.  I'm still pretty proud of Lebanon for kicking Syria out, they still have an issue with Hezbollah.  I'd like to see them take care of this themselves, and so would the rest of the world.  They're a young govt., so we'll see.  I guess I see us at war with Iran.  I hope it doesn't happen because of one thing.  Saddam felt their might be a war with the US someday so he's sort of prepared.  Iran hopes there is a war with us someday and is well prepared to fight it out with us.  But, I think the next comment Iran's President has on whether the holocaust happened or not should get sent a low grade nuke as a warning.  "Holocaust this!"  He's ignorant and brainwashed with hatred. 

In the US... We've got growing problems.  Has anyone seen more hatred for the other side of the political spectrum than now?  Possibly in the 60's, but I wasn't alive then.  I've read about it, but now it seems pretty dang hateful.  I've just got a sneaking suspcion that is that reverse or resolve itself we may be dealing with an onset of some forms of civilwar.  Combine this with immigration issues and it'll reach a boiling point. 

The world is in a screwed up place right now.  I can only hope that those of us realize that all humanity is important and worth saving regardless of money, religion, etc.  I believe in my heart there are more of those than not. 

On the "nuke" front of WW3.  I think too many realize it's such an over the top idea that the mere keeping of them is what helps to keep peoples hands on the table.  To use one would result in such utter shock from around the world. 

[SkyRaider]

In the US... We've got growing problems.  Has anyone seen more hatred for the other side of the political spectrum than now?  Possibly in the 60's, but I wasn't alive then.  I've read about it, but now it seems pretty dang hateful.  I've just got a sneaking suspcion that is that reverse or resolve itself we may be dealing with an onset of some forms of civilwar.  Combine this with immigration issues and it'll reach a boiling point. 
I was in High School and the Brainless caused us to lose another police action. Note that I said Police action not war. Students were killed at Kent State for protesting an War that we were draged into by the U.N. and France. Seems that all people of the world can do is point fingers at each other and not get along with their neighbor.No one has the answer to stop the hate. This has to come from within one own heart. The heartless will never find it and they'll be the ones that kill us all.

[Ammond]

Causes of WW1 taken from -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causes_of_World_War_I

"The reasons for the outbreak of World War I are a complicated issue; there are many factors which intertwine. Some examples are:

    * Fervent and uncompromising nationalism
    * Unresolved previous disputes
    * The intricate system of alliances
    * Convoluted and fragmented governance
    * Delays and misunderstandings in diplomatic communications
    * The arms races of the previous decades.
    * Rigidity in military planning
    * Colonial rivalry
    * Economic rivalry"

Does all that sound very familiar??

Causes of WW2 taken from Wikipedia - again Fascism is evident. (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism for information.)

"Fascism is a radical totalitarian political philosophy that combines elements of corporatism, authoritarianism, extreme nationalism, militarism, anti-anarchism, anti-communism and anti-liberalism."

"Most scholars agree that a fascist regime is foremost an authoritarian form of government, although not all authoritarian regimes are fascist. Authoritarianism is thus a defining characteristic, but most scholars will say that more distinguishing traits are needed to make an authoritarian regime fascist."

WW2 left much unfinished business similar to WW1. Read the below article for information.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causes_of_World_War_2

Causes of WW3 - Oil, Fascism and WMD

In Wikipedia I suspect something like this will be included in the article "Causes of WW3." Note this is largely a rewrite of the "Causes of WW2" with substitution of Iran for Germany and the new, surviving Whabist fundamental rulers of Saudi Arabia for Japan.

"The Third World War started after the actions of Iran and Saudi Arabia became intolerable to their neighbours. These aggressive acts had continued for a number of years and were eventually met with armed resistance, after the subversion of Lebanon by Hezbollah, Iranian Shiite control of Iraqi oil regions and a single atomic attack on Israel by Iran. In these cases the attacks were triggered by expansionistic and racist ruling elites, which had come to power over the preceding decades. The reasons for their rise to power shared some similarities, but were also quite different from country to country. China has interlocking treaties with Iran and Saudi Arabia being dependent on their oil while Russia was tied up with Islamic fascists in Chechnya.

The Islamic fascists came to power in Iran via duplicitous means. After acquiring power they eliminated most vestiges of Iran's democratic system. The reasons for their popularity included their renouncement of western customs, which had great effect upon Iranian youth, staunch anti-Americanism, and promises of religious stability and ample land to expand into. They also appealed to a sense of Islamic identity, superiority and entitlement, which would play an important role in starting the war, as they demanded the integration of lands they considered to be rightfully Arabic."

[Smitty]

interesting read....

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/012399.php

[[TG]nuetron]

WWIII has already begun, like when Hitler was "gaining" territory around Germany in the 1930's, the super powers(US,China,others) are comming into conflict. 

the middle eastern states will make some sort of coalititon, but it wouldn't  be the "MEC" it would be more like the (Rising Conflicts mod) Brotherhood of Arab Nations, then with NATO in conflict in the middle east North Korea would send missiles into Japan and the US would immediatly strike North Korea.  Japanese Defense Force and South Korean Army would attack after the US opened up a front in North Korea to avoid the mine fields, then China would have to intervene.   



the war has begun......

[SireCain]

 

[keimo1]

World war III is on his way..