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Originally posted by Curio
Originally posted by princeofpeace
Ummm yeah...just really not seeing this happening. I know this is the WWIII thread and all but cant we wait and start threads when we have something a little more credulous?
Just really not seeing WWIII in Libya and Syria right now-sorry im not.
It's not that much of a stretch. There are problems on the Syria/Turkey border with Turkey saying they might go into Syria to set up a buffer zone. Syria/Iran/Hezbollah have a defense pact.....Turkey is a member of NATO. Russia has ports in Syria, supplies weapons to Iran, etc.
If there is going to be a WWIII then it will most likely start in the M.E. - people have know this for some time. Of course it's not guaranteed, but all the pieces are in place and it most definitely could happen, therefor speculation is totally valid.
Originally posted by AverageJoe1
Speculation is simply NOT truly valid, for several reasons; not only due to the increasing amounts of fearmongering out there(and we all know how the elites feed on that kind of thing.), but also due to the fact that neither Moscow or Washington would truly be willing to let millions of their own die over this patch of land which'll probably be useless in half a century, anyway; and besides, if someone did push the button, the game would be OVER for the world crime network, immediately(and what about the possibility of an artifically induced prophecy? If there really ever were millions & millions of people who got suckered into believing WWIII was imminent any day now, somebody just might pull something anyway.)
Originally posted by princeofpeace
I dont know. Just really not seeing where WWIII is gonna break out in Syria and Lebanon "in Days" as the premise of the thread implies. Forgive me for saying its basically....ummmm WRONG.
Originally posted by Darkblade71
reply to post by AverageJoe1
Like I said in my earlier post, people today do not understand what a REAL war economy is. We are not in a REAL war economy. A world war economy would basically strip everyone of certain rights and we become "slaves" to the government making tanks and bombs. The real war machine when it is cranked up is also a totally different economy based on production of heavy equipment and bullets,not loans and credit.
I think a lot of people would be totally surprised at how quickly we can convert into wartime. The wars going on now are small, but big money drainers that do not have the majority of US citizens backing it up. If however, another attack such as 9/11 or Pearl Harbor were to be launched on the US by a country or group of countries, we would slip into a wartime economy and everyone would begin to work for the government making weapons of war.
us here in the USA have short term memory problems, we forget after a few years about how things were as new things come along.
All it would take is one attack on US soil that kills hundreds if not thousands of people, and a clear enemy that our allies can back us up on and off we go! Had 9/11 been done by China or Russia, there would of been a world war.
My point is that large scale wars make money, lots of money. If you think we are not capable of becoming the strong wartime economic super-power that can crank out 100's if not 1000's of tanks,bombs,airplanes and bullets a week, then go back and re-read what we did in the 40's. If anything we are much more capable today of mass production than we were back then.
Personally, although I would hate to see a world war start up, I do realize it could solve a lot of problems here at home with unemployment and American Pride, because the countries moral is very low, and it would boost patriotism and pride in America and American made products.
We are a fully capable country.
Originally posted by Curio
Although it was a different situation, Cuba was just a "patch of land" too....a much smaller patch of land actually....and we almost faced nuclear conflict because of it. This is a similar flashpoint though - Russia has a major naval base in Syria, and Syria is risking coming into conflict with NATO. You don't see the potential for trouble there? You're probably correct in that nothing will happen, but the fact is that it COULD happen....
To be honest, if you don't think any speculation is warranted, and you're trying not to bend to fear-mongering, ATS is probably the LAST place you should be frequenting!
......wars have started for less.
Originally posted by AverageJoe1
Here's the problem, though:
It was 1962, Cuba was a highly important strategic area, was only 100 miles away from the state of Fla., and the Soviets had several MAJOR bases there. And most of the Kremlin was about as paranoid as can be.
And think about this: You had the Germanys, Yugoslavia, Turkey, Iraq, China, and even Vietnam, all as legitimate potential starting points for WW3. At least then, the Russians had a reason to be as nervous as they often were.
Frankly, I doubt Moscow will be stupid enough to risk millions of lives over one little port in Latakia(which may not even exist!). Even Washington likely won't go there; not after all those close calls during the war. The neo-cons and their controllers know this would ultimately backfire on them.
I also can't trust the Pentagon spokespeople who keep telling us Russia is keeping up with the U.S. militarily and still has 12,000+ warheads, either.
In fact, Russia MAY only have about 5,000 in stock, at most, according to the FAS:
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Originally posted by princeofpeace
Told ya-imma keep coming back. To the OP: YOUR WRONG BRO. Been telling ya for a while now. Look man this just aint happening. Looks back at my posts, i really dont know how to say this in any other words so i'll go again:
WWIII WILL NOT HAPPEN IN SYRIA AND LIBYA IN DAYS.
Okay? You dont like the caps? Well i dont like threads like which are both FALSE and extremely PRE-MATURE.
Cant wait to see the next "WWIII thread"
Originally posted by Curio
Originally posted by princeofpeace
Told ya-imma keep coming back. To the OP: YOUR WRONG BRO. Been telling ya for a while now. Look man this just aint happening. Looks back at my posts, i really dont know how to say this in any other words so i'll go again:
WWIII WILL NOT HAPPEN IN SYRIA AND LIBYA IN DAYS.
Okay? You dont like the caps? Well i dont like threads like which are both FALSE and extremely PRE-MATURE.
Cant wait to see the next "WWIII thread"
Give it a rest and change the tune already We all agree the title was sensational - but there is some good discussion in this thread.......which you aren't exactly adding to.
Originally posted by jude11
Yeah, getting tired of it as well. And there are definitely great posts and info sources here, I agree.
And as mentioned so many times in this thread as well as in the OP, I did not create the title, I did not create the content on the source pages. I even put question marks all over the OP to state my own curiosity as to the claims. How much more clear can I be?
The issue is still not 'if' but 'when' a WW3 scenario will unfold. Look to the East, it's unfolding as we speak.
So instead of hanging around a thread waiting for a chance to pounce on the info, why not read the entire thread first and take it all in?
Then you will truly understand the source claims. No, it didn't happen exactly the way it was claimed, that is very clear. Does this mean that it isn't going to happen tomorrow or next week? No it does not.
If you have sources to back your claims that WW3 WON'T happen (as you claim), please provide them here for discussion.
Thank you.