Is World War 3 around the corner?
924505
We were on the brink of WW3 during the Israeli/Hezbollah conflict but Bush learned real fast that his attempts to get support for attacking Iran were not going to work.\n\nAt that point, his approval rating hit an all-time low of 31%.\n\nHopefully with the Democrats having control of Congress now, in the event of another conflict or terrorist attack, they won't be so quick to give him approval to invade another country.
177048
Howdy\n\nIt depends, the term world war needs to be refined in this climate of global terror. At present there are a huge range of countries which are part of the Coalition, which at present are trying to root out the terrorists which were a part of the September 11 and London attacks, not to mention countless crimes in thier home nations. \n\nI believe that at present, we are in a state of war. At present we have many different nations which are trying to over come some thing which we believe are immoral or evil due to their crimes and actions. I consider this to be a world war, but if you compare this to the previous world wars, were land was taken over and large scale battles took place. You wouldn't really consider it to be a large scale world war, merely a policing action on a larger scale.\n\nIf you meant a large scale conventual war, in terms of a nations army attacking another, then I would have to say that in my opinion there are two options.\n  \n1. As you can see from the iraqi invasion, the oil fields were a key factor during the invasion, which included air drops of troops to actually secure them.\n\nWe in the developed world, we use far to much in the way of fossil fuels which from scientist we can assume we won't have much left to actually use in the near future.\n\nWhen this happens you will have every nation on the planet, fighting each other for access to natual resources, I could only assume you could call that a world war.\n\n2. The current Chinese and Taiwanese issue, is nothing more than a tinder box, waiting to explode. I believe that if the Taiwanese continue to press for Independence from the mainland, the Chinese will be forced to attack, to preserve face in the international community and their people.\n\nI hope this helps.\n- Phil
80430
I believe the end of the world as we know it will actually happen in our life times and it has already started.\n\nI know we have survived 2 World Wars already, but do you think we could all really survive a 3rd with nukes.  The US is the most powerfull country in the world and they are starting to flex some of that muscle around. Eventually the rest of the countries of the world will fight back. It will end up being a nuclear war, which would cause the end to us all even if we are to survive the war. This theorie in my opinion is even confermed in Revolations. War, plague, pestalence, ect.\n\nYes, I totally believe this.
1035073
The next 2 predictions are\n\n1. Anti-christ will appear\n\n2. 3rd world war will be taking place
965977
No, but then again Europe has had Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, Franco and all of the royals. I think we're still far ahead of the game.
300980
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650869
Somebody will as the world's existance could easily be at stake. If Iran develops nukes it almost assures WW III will come about inside a decade of them aquiring Nukes. If somebody dosen't all that stood by signs a death warrent for the world.
1132162
No one day it will happen, probably from war. Its just a matter of time. When? I couldnt tell you.
828077
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. \nAlbert Einstein (1879 - 1955) \n\nYou cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war. \nAlbert Einstein (1879 - 1955)\n\nThe quickest way of ending a war is to lose it. \nGeorge Orwell (1903 - 1950)\n\nWar is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. \nJohn Stuart Mill (1806 - 1873) \n\nWar is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with. \nLois McMaster Bujold\n\nIt is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it. \nRobert E. Lee (1807 - 1870)\n\nNever, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realize that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events. \nSir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)
766758
It is kinda hard to answer this because it is very opinionated but i think it will be rather soon because of the Oil Crisis. eventually the oil rich contries will be over run but oil hungry nations that haven't prepared for a huge shift such as the loss of oil. Eventually war will break out over it and the allience system will kick in much like WWII.
211474
Iran, already a foregone conclusion, we're on a collision course. A nuclear Iran will be up there right along with the coming of Hitler and the Bolshevik Revolution.  We're in for a pretty rough ride, are u prepared?
407923
great idea if the US wants to set off world war 3
54867
To use as a staging area for the rest of ww3. Iran is probably next
1027721
We are always facing the possibility of WWIII. They have been ready for that reality since the last world war. The problem is that the world has been at war with itself for centuries. Its only when it happens to you that you take notice. Power and greed are the players and the sides are whoever has the most or the illusion of the most power. But you know what is said about the big guys...The harder they will fall. Boom baby.
1152249
World war 3 is over already.  It was called in the media as the Cold War.  There was enough shooting, although the princaples in the war never shot at one another (although they came close, ie cuban missile crisis, berlin wall circa 1963, and some others)\n\nWars don't have to be fought on the battlefield, and there is definitely a winner.  The west won that one because of their ideas of freedom and democracy (France dosn't count)\n\nAs for world war 4, we are in the midst of it now.  The enemy is different, and the fighting is different.  This is a war against that peaceful religion of Islam.  It is more dangerous than any other war because of the nature of the fighting.  These "holy warriers" are nothing but cowards willing to kill and maim innocent people (shooting children in the back as in chechnia, beheading those kidnapped in Iraq, "suicide bombings" killing whoever is nearby, and so forth)\n\nSo, world war 4 is on, and only We can win it.  We need to support our soldiers and sailors, and take the fight to the cowards who are attacking us.  Send them to those 72 virgins and let God sort them out.
484308
yes...Look people the next big one will start with nukes going off at the same time in Tel Aviv, NY, DC, and London. That will be from Iran's Hamas, next will be freighters in all of the US shipping ports having nukes in lead shielded boxes in the fuel oil tanks of merchant ships. That will effectively take the US completely out of it in the first 30mins of WW3 Now after that North Korea will take South Korea and China will take Japan and as much of Russia as possible. Europe will wisely sue for peace with China as the new World Super power. After things calm down a bit negotiations between the EU and China will take place. The former US will be divided up between the two based upon the premise that France will not nuke what is left. During these negotiations the EU and China will also plan a lightning take over of the middle east which will also be divided up between the two powers. When all is said and done there will be peace and technological progress unheard of before.
477710
the reason why europe has been starting world wars is that they were the most advanced countries in the past and moreover europe being a congested continent with the countries so close to each other, they always had an issue with each other and with so many of them involved things used to become very tricky.\n\nanyways i think that the third world war would  not be started by europe.  it would most probably start from asia with the US playing a key role(not in positive sense)