Posted by: Phoenix1330
Posted by: Ultermarto
Posted by: Phoenix1330
It's because the world no longer has a stable political climate.
We had a stable political climate? It was my understanding that everybody just hated everybody on the false creed that being born on a stupid piece of land actually meant something.everyone hating everyone is still stable. there is nobody to drag into a war with you.
with the world becoming polarized about what should or should not be done in the middle east with revolutions and oppressive governments, the world suddenly has two distinct sides in an argument. the climate now has shifted to something very similar to the pre WW1 era.
I don't agree in the slightest. There is more tension but there is no air of militarism, nationalistic rivalries or colonial empires. Beyond that the world is far too linked economically to be comparable to pre WW1.
Moreover I do NOT see this starting WWIII. Could this theoretically be a stepping stone to problems later on? Absolutely, but that could be said about anything. We simply don't know. But folks, this will not start WWIII. If the Russian-Georgian war didn't, this wont. Russia and CHian don't have the strength to oppose NATO and they wouldn't want to, not over the Middle East democracy movements. Remember, a small proxy war can be good for business or political goals; a total war is not.