Economic collapse: will it cause WWIII? What do you think? Is it time to fight?

2015-02-10T13:16:16-05:00

http://moneymorning.com/ext/articles/rickards/forget-iran-iraq-ukraine-this-is-where-wwiii-will-start-advertorial.php?iris=328255

Not sure if its real or joke but we all know fear causes more panic, and that causes tensions to flair then fight...

Response by SPC Larry Buck made Feb 10 at 2015 1:35 PM

2015-02-10T13:35:29-05:00

Even further read down on the page for the good Congressman's talk of all of this junk.. He's been saying it!

Response by Lt Col Fred Marheine, PMP made Feb 10 at 2015 1:46 PM

2015-02-10T13:46:41-05:00

It's been up here since Nov 2014:
http://www.csiafoundation.com/12308-cia-insider-forget-iran-iraq-ukraine-and-syria-this-is-where-wwiii-will-start

I don't see/hear anything in this that is particularly new beyond the prediction that "it [economic collapse] may occur in the next 6 months." Given the sponsoring source (an investment company in the case of your citation), I score this as an attempt to build urgency in the viewing population and of course the primary speaker is selling books - though that isn't the main thrust of the presentation.

That said, I find the supporting argument / logic pretty compelling, though will readily admit assessing global financial markets is not on my list of qualifications.

CIA Insider: "Forget Iran, Iraq, Ukraine, and Syria this is where WWIII will start"

Analysts' note: Should the rise of conflicts across the Middle East and Ukraine serve as a warning sign that something much more dangerous is approaching? According to Jim Rickards, the CIA's Asymmetric Warfare Advisor, the answer is yes. In the course of doing their job, all U.S. Intelligence Agencies have plans for World War III. Jim and his colleagues believe a major economic collapse could begin within the next 6 months (published Oct 21,...