World War III?

[Googer]

Originally posted by: Parasitic

Originally posted by: Googer

Originally posted by: Powermoloch
"duck and cover"

🙂 Since the North Korea missile test, Bomb shelters have been selling like hotcakes in Japan. It's certainly worth considering investing in. Even if you do not belive there will ever be a WWIII they still make for great hurricane shelters and provide protection from tornados.

The Japanese buys just about everything, from soiled underwear in vending machines to bunkers.

Yeah, they are a strange bunch but since North Korea launched their missile sales and inqueries soared through the roof.

 

[ITJunkie]

Originally posted by: wazzledoozle

Originally posted by: wafflesandsyrup
if china decides to invade the u.s. now, we'd lose.

China has a large standing army, but they dont have any ability to project manpower
They recruit a lot of people because they have the largest population in the world, but they are mostly poorly equipped.

(Re: bolded item) Yes they do, they're called catapults. Or would manapults be more correct 😛

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: compuwiz1

Originally posted by: Astaroth33
Now, if we could eradicate Islam, the world would be a safer and better place..

I-Slam, You Slam, We all Slam Ol Islam. Sorry, but couldn't resist. 😉 This is not what I'm advocating, of course, but the only way to rid the world of one ilk, is of course, thru genocide.
Now, that being said, the only Muslims I have a problem with, are the ones who brain wash kids to go fight in the name of God, promising mass virgins, and paying their family's money for their son's martyrdom. What a total crock of crap! Genocide for those types? I'd be ok with that. It would be just ridding the world of crazed lunatics.

But the politicly correct left would have a fit and say those people have rights too and deserve to be heard, dont violate their free speech! While were at it lets give them voting rights and US Citizenship!

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: CVSiN
Its already beginning...

WW3 will take place on 2 fronts.. Asia and the Middle East..

and things arnt going so well already.

The Middle East is part of the Asian Continent. So it will be in your eyes an Asian War.

 

[ITJunkie]

Originally posted by: Crazyfool

Originally posted by: Eeezee

Originally posted by: Astaroth33
Now, if we could eradicate Islam, the world would be a safer and better place..

I believe "radical Islam" is the phrase you were looking for. Many Muslims are fine people. Unfortunately, radical Islam seems to be the most common kind

I think you are kidding yourself. There appears to be no such thing as a moderate or "good" muslim as far as I can see and I am looking. If they existed they would turn in the radicals as you define them. A good member of any religion does not stand idly by while watching another member of their religion fashion bombs and go on about killing others/infidels and take over their mosques. It's really that simple.

You can't have your cake and eat it too and apparently too many "good muslims" don't have issue with suicide bombings and terrorism being related to their "religion" which leads me to believe there aren't a whole lot of real "good muslims" out there to begin with. At some point people need to take a stand on what their religion is about.

Not to cr@p on this thread but does your reasoning include christian fundamentalists that bomb abortion clinics, et al.?
Honestly just wondering.

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: Googer

Originally posted by: compuwiz1

Originally posted by: Astaroth33
Now, if we could eradicate Islam, the world would be a safer and better place..

I-Slam, You Slam, We all Slam Ol Islam. Sorry, but couldn't resist. 😉 This is not what I'm advocating, of course, but the only way to rid the world of one ilk, is of course, thru genocide.
Now, that being said, the only Muslims I have a problem with, are the ones who brain wash kids to go fight in the name of God, promising mass virgins, and paying their family's money for their son's martyrdom. What a total crock of crap! Genocide for those types? I'd be ok with that. It would be just ridding the world of crazed lunatics.

But the politicly correct left would have a fit and say those people have rights too and deserve to be heard, dont violate their free speech! While were at it lets give them voting rights and US Citizenship!

The non-radical islamists don't help much - they either sit back and do nothing or fund them.

 

[drinkmorejava]

There's a difference between life and war. Most people seem to forget all the bad things that never blew up into a war though.

 

[Miramonti]

By defacto radical islamists are the least of our problems and have already been defeated by Bush.

He's succeeded in turning radicalism into mainstream muslim ideology - simply all of them would love to see us dead now.

The new generation of radical muslims are the one's who believe there should be peace with us, and Bush seems to be doing his best to wage war with them too.

 

[Molondo]

Originally posted by: jjsole
By defacto radical islamists are the least of our problems and have already been defeated by Bush.

He's succeeded in turning radicalism into mainstream muslim ideology - simply all of them would love to see us dead now.

The new generation of radical muslims are the one's who believe there should be peace with us, and Bush seems to be doing his best to wage war with them too.

 

[sohcrates]

china or india starting a war right now would be next to impossible. they are so intertwined to the US that starting anything would probably mean a disaster of economic proportions to them.

Thomas Friedman in "the world is flat" discusses this quite a bit. Any actual hints of war and the U.S. would likely pull all of our money / business out of those countries ASAP. India knows this very well, which is why i have no doubt that they will chill will pakinstan in the future. China, maybe not so much, but it still pretty much applies.

 

[BD2003]

Originally posted by: clamum
Radical Muslims don't really care if they put the world back a hundred years. It doesn't matter to them; our culture means nothing. From that point of view, they don't have a lot to lose by starting ******.

They don't have anything to start sh*t with though. Blowing up a building or two of ours is far from a world war.

The only reason we aren't "winning the war" in iraq is because our goal isn't to kill them all, while theirs is. If we wanted to kill them all, we could do it very, very easily.

Terrorism will never go away, it will always be a nuisance. They will always be blowing up something here or there, not a damn thing we can do about it.

 

[MrChad]

What defines a world war? The distribution of power is a lot different today than it was in the 1930s.

World war in the Middle East? There are many common misconceptions about the conflict between the U.S./Israel and "everyone else" in that region. But that's a gross oversimplification and overstatement of the unity among Arab and Muslim countries. There are certainly many sympathizers with the Palestinian cause among Arabs and Muslims. But the regimes in both Egypt and Saudi Arabia have long suppressed Muslim extremists in their countries, groups that are the strongest supporters of Palestine and the destruction of Israel. Iran has very few supporters among their neighbors, many of whom are suspicious of Iran expanding Shia influence in the region. I can hardly see a scenario in which an alliance of Middle Eastern countries would band together against Western nations, except for the pockets of extremists bent on terrorism.

North Korea has been desperate for respect and attention, and unless they form some sort of strange alliance with China (doubtful since the two have such completely different economic situations), I doubt they would wage war against the U.S. or one of its allies.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Originally posted by: dighn
I don't think it's likely. The world is a different place today. Everybody's got nukes; the world is a much smaller place now, everyone's doing business with everyone else, a major war would screw up everybody. And I really hope we have learned from the horrors of the previous world wars. I don't even want to consider the possibility of a WW3. Another war like that would prove us to be a hopeless race.

Another World War if it does happen, will be a quick and nasty one, but America and it's allies will win again. in the 40's Japan realized it had royally screwed the pooch when it attached the US at Pearl Harbor.

If the US really has to gear up for war, we've proven we can. And being one of the only deep water navys in the world, we don't have to warry to much about any combat on our soil. And if it were to happen, The U.S., England, Israel, and Japan would all be allies, and that, my friends is a scary, scary group to be fighting against.

Nukes will be used, The "Axis of Evil" will use them in an attempt to scare us, and we will respond in kind, but on a much more massive scale.

 

[Molondo]

The only reason we aren't "winning the war" in iraq is because our goal isn't to kill them all, while theirs is

Their goal is to have the west pack up and leave their region and leave them alone.

 

[ruffilb]

Originally posted by: dighn
I don't think it's likely. The world is a different place today. Everybody's got nukes; the world is a much smaller place now, everyone's doing business with everyone else, a major war would screw up everybody. And I really hope we have learned from the horrors of the previous world wars. I don't even want to consider the possibility of a WW3. Another war like that would prove us to be a hopeless race.

 

[PHiuR]

Buy stock in Poland Spring NOW...everyone will be buying bottled water very soon.

 

[EKKC]

meanwhile: millions are starving to death and dying due to ethnic cleansing in Africa and nobody gives a crap except Brangelina.

these conflicts in the civilized, or the seemingly and supposedly more civilized world in the middle east are so petty and stupid when you compare it to the real problems in these third world countries.

 

[squirrel dog]

In the words of their own prime minister , MaMood Gobba DoDo " We are a Loving people"

 

[BD2003]

Originally posted by: Molondo

The only reason we aren't "winning the war" in iraq is because our goal isn't to kill them all, while theirs is.

Their goal is to have the west pack up and leave their region and leave them alone.

Which the west will not do, therefore they will have to give us incentive. Incentive like, killing them all.

 

[BD2003]

Originally posted by: EKKC
meanwhile: millions are starving to death and dying due to ethnic cleansing in Africa and nobody gives a crap except Brangelina.

these conflicts in the civilized, or the seemingly and supposedly more civilized world in the middle east are so petty and stupid when you compare it to the real problems in these third world countries.

We don't have a vested interest in africa. If you've got guilt over it, you are free to donate.

 

[clamum]

Originally posted by: BD2003

Originally posted by: EKKC
meanwhile: millions are starving to death and dying due to ethnic cleansing in Africa and nobody gives a crap except Brangelina.

these conflicts in the civilized, or the seemingly and supposedly more civilized world in the middle east are so petty and stupid when you compare it to the real problems in these third world countries.

We don't have a vested interest in africa. If you've got guilt over it, you are free to donate.

That's the unfortunate truth.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski

Originally posted by: dighn
I don't think it's likely. The world is a different place today. Everybody's got nukes; the world is a much smaller place now, everyone's doing business with everyone else, a major war would screw up everybody. And I really hope we have learned from the horrors of the previous world wars. I don't even want to consider the possibility of a WW3. Another war like that would prove us to be a hopeless race.

Another World War if it does happen, will be a quick and nasty one, but America and it's allies will win again. in the 40's Japan realized it had royally screwed the pooch when it attached the US at Pearl Harbor.

If the US really has to gear up for war, we've proven we can. And being one of the only deep water navys in the world, we don't have to warry to much about any combat on our soil. And if it were to happen, The U.S., England, Israel, and Japan would all be allies, and that, my friends is a scary, scary group to be fighting against.

Nukes will be used, The "Axis of Evil" will use them in an attempt to scare us, and we will respond in kind, but on a much more massive scale.

if nukes are ever used you might as well kiss the world good bye. Nuclear winter anyone?

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski

Originally posted by: dighn
I don't think it's likely. The world is a different place today. Everybody's got nukes; the world is a much smaller place now, everyone's doing business with everyone else, a major war would screw up everybody. And I really hope we have learned from the horrors of the previous world wars. I don't even want to consider the possibility of a WW3. Another war like that would prove us to be a hopeless race.

Another World War if it does happen, will be a quick and nasty one, but America and it's allies will win again. in the 40's Japan realized it had royally screwed the pooch when it attached the US at Pearl Harbor.

If the US really has to gear up for war, we've proven we can. And being one of the only deep water navys in the world, we don't have to warry to much about any combat on our soil. And if it were to happen, The U.S., England, Israel, and Japan would all be allies, and that, my friends is a scary, scary group to be fighting against.

Nukes will be used, The "Axis of Evil" will use them in an attempt to scare us, and we will respond in kind, but on a much more massive scale.

if nukes are ever used you might as well kiss the world good bye. Nuclear winter anyone?

You think the US will win? If you look at cycles of world powers, the US has hit its peak already, and is on its demise. Who knows if we can keep it up still.

We're like Britain on the eve of WWI.

 

[BD2003]

Originally posted by: DLeRium

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski

Originally posted by: dighn
I don't think it's likely. The world is a different place today. Everybody's got nukes; the world is a much smaller place now, everyone's doing business with everyone else, a major war would screw up everybody. And I really hope we have learned from the horrors of the previous world wars. I don't even want to consider the possibility of a WW3. Another war like that would prove us to be a hopeless race.

Another World War if it does happen, will be a quick and nasty one, but America and it's allies will win again. in the 40's Japan realized it had royally screwed the pooch when it attached the US at Pearl Harbor.

If the US really has to gear up for war, we've proven we can. And being one of the only deep water navys in the world, we don't have to warry to much about any combat on our soil. And if it were to happen, The U.S., England, Israel, and Japan would all be allies, and that, my friends is a scary, scary group to be fighting against.

Nukes will be used, The "Axis of Evil" will use them in an attempt to scare us, and we will respond in kind, but on a much more massive scale.

if nukes are ever used you might as well kiss the world good bye. Nuclear winter anyone?

You think the US will win? If you look at cycles of world powers, the US has hit its peak already, and is on its demise. Who knows if we can keep it up still.

We're like Britain on the eve of WWI.

based on what?

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Originally posted by: DLeRium

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski

Originally posted by: dighn
I don't think it's likely. The world is a different place today. Everybody's got nukes; the world is a much smaller place now, everyone's doing business with everyone else, a major war would screw up everybody. And I really hope we have learned from the horrors of the previous world wars. I don't even want to consider the possibility of a WW3. Another war like that would prove us to be a hopeless race.

Another World War if it does happen, will be a quick and nasty one, but America and it's allies will win again. in the 40's Japan realized it had royally screwed the pooch when it attached the US at Pearl Harbor.

If the US really has to gear up for war, we've proven we can. And being one of the only deep water navys in the world, we don't have to warry to much about any combat on our soil. And if it were to happen, The U.S., England, Israel, and Japan would all be allies, and that, my friends is a scary, scary group to be fighting against.

Nukes will be used, The "Axis of Evil" will use them in an attempt to scare us, and we will respond in kind, but on a much more massive scale.

if nukes are ever used you might as well kiss the world good bye. Nuclear winter anyone?

You think the US will win? If you look at cycles of world powers, the US has hit its peak already, and is on its demise. Who knows if we can keep it up still.

We're like Britain on the eve of WWI.

you fail at reading comprehension. F-