Current Events > WW3 imminent?

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I feel like last night upped the ISIS ante.

Anyone scared like me?
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You are falling for the fear machine. Enough fear mongering.
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Nope.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frAEmhqdLFs
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I didn't realize ISIS was a country and had a bunch of other countries as allies
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YourDrunkFather posted...

bunch of other countries as allies

UAE
Saudi Arabia
Russia
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No.

First of all, ISIS isn't a country. They are an insurgency. They have no formal alliance. They have no army to call upon. They are terrorists. Nearly everyone in the world is against them.

Second, this shit has been going on for decades. We are just more aware of it now because of global coverage. I mean, look at all the major IRA attacks during the 80's and 90's. How many of them can you name personally?

Third, wars aren't fought like that anymore. People are so interdependent on each other, not only to trade resources but also on each other's production. Countries are so specialized that it is pretty much impossible to outright declare war. Instead, there is cyber-warfare and small scale wars fought in third world countries where enemies back rival factions discretely.

Don't buy into media fear monger bullshit.

PepsiWithCoke posted...

YourDrunkFather posted...

bunch of other countries as allies

UAE
Saudi Arabia
Russia

Wut, Russia is backing Syria and Assad which are the ones fighting the rebels who are linked to ISIS

As much as I hate Russia, to say they're allies with ISIS is insanely LOL worthy
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When was the last time we even had a terror attack? Don't lose any sleep worrying about it.
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Dash_Harber posted...

No.

First of all, ISIS isn't a country. They are an insurgency. They have no formal alliance. They have no army to call upon. They are terrorists. Nearly everyone in the world is against them.

Second, this shit has been going on for decades. We are just more aware of it now because of global coverage. I mean, look at all the major IRA attacks during the 80's and 90's. How many of them can you name personally?

Third, wars aren't fought like that anymore. People are so interdependent on each other, not only to trade resources but also on each other's production. Countries are so specialized that it is pretty much impossible to outright declare war. Instead, there is cyber-warfare and small scale wars fought in third world countries where enemies back rival factions discretely.

Don't buy into media fear monger bullshit.

While I agree, its worth noting that similar things were said about national interdependence before WW1.
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CowboyDan posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

No.

First of all, ISIS isn't a country. They are an insurgency. They have no formal alliance. They have no army to call upon. They are terrorists. Nearly everyone in the world is against them.

Second, this shit has been going on for decades. We are just more aware of it now because of global coverage. I mean, look at all the major IRA attacks during the 80's and 90's. How many of them can you name personally?

Third, wars aren't fought like that anymore. People are so interdependent on each other, not only to trade resources but also on each other's production. Countries are so specialized that it is pretty much impossible to outright declare war. Instead, there is cyber-warfare and small scale wars fought in third world countries where enemies back rival factions discretely.

Don't buy into media fear monger bullshit.

While I agree, its worth noting that similar things were said about national interdependence before WW1.

I understand that, but there is a huge difference; in WWII they were looking at trading raw resources. Nowadays, countries benefit from specialized (and often less protected) wokers. Whereas a country could simply invade territory that contained valuable resources (such as Japan's invasion of the Dutch East Indies for thier oil reserves), nowadays though, things are a lot more complex.

Dash_Harber posted...

CowboyDan posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

No.

First of all, ISIS isn't a country. They are an insurgency. They have no formal alliance. They have no army to call upon. They are terrorists. Nearly everyone in the world is against them.

Second, this shit has been going on for decades. We are just more aware of it now because of global coverage. I mean, look at all the major IRA attacks during the 80's and 90's. How many of them can you name personally?

Third, wars aren't fought like that anymore. People are so interdependent on each other, not only to trade resources but also on each other's production. Countries are so specialized that it is pretty much impossible to outright declare war. Instead, there is cyber-warfare and small scale wars fought in third world countries where enemies back rival factions discretely.

Don't buy into media fear monger bullshit.

While I agree, its worth noting that similar things were said about national interdependence before WW1.

I understand that, but there is a huge difference; in WWII they were looking at trading raw resources. Nowadays, countries benefit from specialized (and often less protected) wokers. Whereas a country could simply invade territory that contained valuable resources (such as Japan's invasion of the Dutch East Indies for thier oil reserves), nowadays though, things are a lot more complex.

Of course, of course. It's just an interesting point of comparison, I dont think WW3 is coming.
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Dash_Harber posted...

Countries are so specialized that it is pretty much impossible to outright declare war. Instead, there is cyber-warfare and small scale wars fought in third world countries where enemies back rival factions discretely.

I'd point out that the Second Congo War (1998-2003) resulted in roughly 5 million deaths (making it the world's deadliest conflict since WWII) and drew in nine African countries, with the armed forces of Rwanda, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and Angola active in the conflict zone.
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Funkdamental posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

Countries are so specialized that it is pretty much impossible to outright declare war. Instead, there is cyber-warfare and small scale wars fought in third world countries where enemies back rival factions discretely.

I'd point out that the Second Congo War (1998-2003) resulted in roughly 5 million deaths (making it the world's deadliest conflict since WWII) and drew in nine African countries, with the armed forces of Rwanda, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and Angola active in the conflict zone.

Fair enough. I was referring to global superpowers though. I wasn't saying war was impossible, just that global war between superpowers was impossible.