Posted on Mar 21, 2018
Where do you feel WWIII will erupt, if it does? Why will skirmishes boil over the rim into a war involving Allied Nations?
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I personally do not think we will ever approach WWIII. We will continue to have skirmishes such as they are around the globe. We will continue to bog down in the mire we create as we think winning hearts and minds like the glory days is how to win. The problem at hand is not everyone values what we value. Not everyone yearns for freedom despite what they teach us in PME. Culture, language, stereotype, greed and power will always limit several third world nations. We will continue to wage our wars there. My opinion only.
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SPC Douglas Bolton
MSG Loren Tomblin - We all have our opinions Loren. For me God does exist. He created the heavens and the earth. He created man, and allowed him to think on his own. That is why we have wars. We can share thoughts here all day, but in the end, God knows who will be in a conflict and when it will happen.
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LTC John Bush
The only thing I know for sure is no one knows! We generally stumble into war through miscalculation over a period of time. I do not see another war on the scale of WWII for a lot of reasons but regional conflicts will no doubt continue to erupt all over the globe and we will undoubtedly be come involved is some. For the soldier on the ground the fight is the same .
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LTC Wayne Dandridge
Anytime a nation or group of people are kept in poverty and stress (for food, safety, lodging, religious freedom, etc.) long enough can erupt (like a cornered wild dog) into war. North Korea, India/Pakistan, all over Africa, Syria, Iran, Israel, South America, Ukraine, Poland, China, etc. are all subject to pulling the world into war and war without warning. Military alliances, a NATO perceived as weak and divided, or a foolish move by any major power to take over, defend, or invade another country are powder kegs. Finally, failure to strengthen the UNITED NATIONs, NATO, the WORLD BANK, etc. and any neglect in helping with humanitarian aid, education, and medical help to those areas already in desperate need could lead to war.
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Cpl Michael Patrick Brewer
Odd how we refer to War as if it is singular. How many Wars' are being fought right now? How many private contractors are there stationed around the world. For sure they are needed, but do understand, war is ongoing, not in the future. And the budget for the Shadow Army is 600% that of the 1940's/
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When WWIII erupts it will potentially be closer to WWII with an axis of evil than WWI which was the result of complicated alliances which drew nations together.
Your choices CPT Gurinder (Gene) Rana are limited to south and east Asia most likely because a significant portion of the world's population is located there.
You didn't offer other or none of the above, unfortunately.
Certainly a regional war is possible
1. because of oil and mineral deposits in the south China Sea.
2. because of the hegemony of North Korea and its bellicose attitude. I expect that DPRK will tamp down its rhetoric this year.
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WWIII will most likely erupt in the Middle East with southwest Asia, northern Africa and the former-Soviet stans [Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan] being drawn in initially. The waterways of the Persian Gulf and the Suez Canal are vulnerable to cutting off oil.
The intrinsic animosity of Shia to Sunni has made that area vulnerable for many centuries.
Egypt has been a stabilizing influence while its neighbors Ethiopia and Sudan have been boiling pots for radicalized Islam in recent decades. South Sudan is volatile.
The Arab winter destabilized many of the more stable nation-states in north Africa as well as Syria to an extent.
The US and USSR may potentially be allied against Turkey and much of western Europe in this potential conflict - I would expect UK and Australia to be on our side in this effort as well as Israel which the Muslim-dominant nations consider to be a pernicious thorn.
I am picking DRRK not because I think it will be a global issue but because it is the least unlikely of your choices.
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Your choices CPT Gurinder (Gene) Rana are limited to south and east Asia most likely because a significant portion of the world's population is located there.
You didn't offer other or none of the above, unfortunately.
Certainly a regional war is possible
1. because of oil and mineral deposits in the south China Sea.
2. because of the hegemony of North Korea and its bellicose attitude. I expect that DPRK will tamp down its rhetoric this year.
Thanks for mentioning me Maj Marty Hogan and MSG Dan Walther
WWIII will most likely erupt in the Middle East with southwest Asia, northern Africa and the former-Soviet stans [Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan] being drawn in initially. The waterways of the Persian Gulf and the Suez Canal are vulnerable to cutting off oil.
The intrinsic animosity of Shia to Sunni has made that area vulnerable for many centuries.
Egypt has been a stabilizing influence while its neighbors Ethiopia and Sudan have been boiling pots for radicalized Islam in recent decades. South Sudan is volatile.
The Arab winter destabilized many of the more stable nation-states in north Africa as well as Syria to an extent.
The US and USSR may potentially be allied against Turkey and much of western Europe in this potential conflict - I would expect UK and Australia to be on our side in this effort as well as Israel which the Muslim-dominant nations consider to be a pernicious thorn.
I am picking DRRK not because I think it will be a global issue but because it is the least unlikely of your choices.
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SPC Randy Torgerson
I agree partially. I really don't believe we will see WWIII unless it happens in space.
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MSG Loren Tomblin
The population of those aforementioned countries are canon fodder. The population is more farmers than militant. Just like Viet Nam all they want to do is survive. I was an infantryman/interpreter back in the day. All they want is to survive even if the governments want to control them.
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SPC Earl Semler
If WWIII starts it will be because of a reckless leader in a country that thinks it has an unbeatable military and nucluar
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SMSgt Roy Dowdy
China hands down! Their current long-range plans have been on trajectory since the Central Committee's "White Paper" was published in 1978. Their current Belt and Road initiative is in parallel with the build-up of the PLA and its "Blue Water" navy. As they continually exploit access to U.S. universities and think tanks, meanwhile harvesting American research/development fall perfectly in line with its acquisition of access into foreign ports and airfields. Access to resources and markets are the ultimate prize! China's South China Sea buildup, Afghanistan geological field exploration, along with growing African and South American import investments means China seeks an even greater role on the world's stage. Its ambition will eventually run head on into the U.S.'s traditional sphere and eventual collision will be a certainty!
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None of the above. It will erupt in America when the balance of power shifts far enough Left for the Right to wake up to the danger, the very real danger of totalitarianism replacing individual liberty, and when the Civil War commences, the other totalitarian nations of the world will decide it is their best chance to eliminate the one force that has restrained them.
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SSG David Fetty
If and when we go into anarchy in the US (It won't be a Civil War like we thought, there's no way to identify personal beliefs .How do you have sides?), A1C John Weiss mentioned above that others powers will use that as a reason to get involved and take us down. One EMP burst would move us back to the 19th Century and we would be spoils for the taking, with only small bands trying to maintain. I hate to even think of it that way, but it would make the most sense.
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SPC John Waisman
That is scary, Captain. I hope cooler heads prevail, but when I read the news (on days I can tolerate reading the news) I see that people have grown more insane than I've ever seen them. God bless America; and please hurry.
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Suspended Profile
Not to make this political, but what stance would the military take given such a scenario? A recent poll suggests the current military supports Biden over Trump (which I find difficult to believe).
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I would not discount eastern Europe. Russia (Putin) is working hard to restart the Cold War and many former Soviet satellites are Nato members. As the Russian Bear tries to re-assimilate their former vassal states there is strong potential for the whole thing to blow up.
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Considering the near free-for-all that is the Syrian conflict, I'm rather surprised a small incident hasn't ignited a much, much larger regional war (or worse). Still could I guess. As far as a legitimate World War 3 level conflict however, I don't know.
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CPT Lawrence Cable
SGT Dave Tracy - Pakistan has been increasingly bold about supporting terrorist that are now attacking outside of the traditional Muslim areas and has always threated to go nuclear in the event of a Conventional War. The recent attacks have prompted India to stage a cross border raid on a Pakistani outpost, which the Pakistanis are trying hard to ignore. The Pakistanis threaten to go nuclear basically because they have gotten their asses handed to them in every conventional war since Partition. OTOH, India has a pretty decent Western Style military. If this did go Nuclear, and yes, I do think the Pakistanis are stupid enough to do, I think you would see both China and Russia in on the act too.
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MSG Stan Hutchison
CPT Lawrence Cable - An interesting opinion. What do you think of the possibility of Pakistan and India getting into it, both sides using nuclear weapons, but the rest of the world stays out of it?
As a side note, anyone read On The Beach?
As a side note, anyone read On The Beach?
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CPT Lawrence Cable
MSG Stan Hutchison - Maybe, but I would be surprised if China didn't take advantage of any crisis in India to further their aims in the region. What I think most people don't fully grasp is that the original Indian nuclear program was not aimed at Pakistan, it was aimed at China, which had a huge standing Army and a nuclear capability. Even today, India is China's largest regional competitor. If that were the case, would the Russian's sit by and watch Chinese expansion into their sphere of influence.
The reason I look at this conflict is that Pakistan has always had a rather strong militant Islamist faction within the Government, Military and especially the Intelligence community. The ISI for all intents and purposes installed the Taliban in power in Afghanistan. There is always the very real possibility that the country could go full Islamist like Iran, and it isn't far from it now. The difference being that I don't think the leadership in Pakistan is as stable as those in Iran.
The reason I look at this conflict is that Pakistan has always had a rather strong militant Islamist faction within the Government, Military and especially the Intelligence community. The ISI for all intents and purposes installed the Taliban in power in Afghanistan. There is always the very real possibility that the country could go full Islamist like Iran, and it isn't far from it now. The difference being that I don't think the leadership in Pakistan is as stable as those in Iran.
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With the current world situation I don't see a WORLD WAR in the future, at worst a number of small wars that could ignite into larger issues if Dirty nukes or BIO weapons are used. What I do see however is an example being made out of anyone that goes that route with a great deal of collateral damage to their populations. Keeping in mind this is only if the Alien overlords don't invade us and uses us as a fast food source.
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1SG Dennis Hicks
Nah, somebody has to get Special Duty, might as well be me, I like torture after 35 years in uniform and the warm weather will be great for these aching paratrooper bones. I did serve with the Red Devils so I get credit for time served, plus I can always be the designated rep for any forgiveness that the divine ones throws down south, :). God can't stay made at ALL of his creations forever.
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1SG Dennis Hicks
PO2 David Dunlap - God can do anything he wants, he is all powerful, if he decided to lie he would be the best at it.
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1SG Dennis Hicks
PO2 David Dunlap - God is all powerful he can do anything, if he wanted to lie he could because he is God :), I am just messing with you. I am no longer following any religion but thanks for playing.
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at this point in my life IDC I'm too damned crippled to do anything about it.
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SGT Jim Arnold
PO2 David Dunlap - I lost the use of my trigger finger but now I'm retraining a new one on the left hand lol
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Remembering what Einstein said about WWIII I'll have recourse to the Bible for this one - Ezekiel 38-39 says it will start in Damascus, Syria.
In case you don't know what Einstein said, it was something like, "I don't know what weapons will be used in WWIII but in WWIV they will use sticks and stones."
In case you don't know what Einstein said, it was something like, "I don't know what weapons will be used in WWIII but in WWIV they will use sticks and stones."
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SSG Dale London
CPT Gurinder (Gene) Rana - I can't say that. What I do feel is that, with the burgeoning proliferation of nuclear weapons, WWIII will almost undoubtedly have a nuclear element. The fallout (pun intended) will be wide-reaching and devastating to civilization as we know it. But whether humanity can bounce back from that, or it will have to slog through thousands of years of rebuilding, or even that it will succumb to its wounds and disappear is something no-one short of God can know.
As an armchair student of history, I cannot find anywhere in our past a more perilous time than we are seeing evolve today. The world is changing before our very eyes and it seems like we are powerless to stop or even slow it down.
I know what the Bible says but that is not universally accepted as a source so I won't debate that here (there are better fora for that than RallyPoint). Suffice to say that I am not overly worried about it. I do not trust that politicians or generals or any other human being can fix things in this present tremulous time. Rather, I rest my faith in God and trust that He has all things in His power. If I sound a bit preachy - okay. I'll admit it. I'm a preacher. It's what I do. And I can sleep at night.
As an armchair student of history, I cannot find anywhere in our past a more perilous time than we are seeing evolve today. The world is changing before our very eyes and it seems like we are powerless to stop or even slow it down.
I know what the Bible says but that is not universally accepted as a source so I won't debate that here (there are better fora for that than RallyPoint). Suffice to say that I am not overly worried about it. I do not trust that politicians or generals or any other human being can fix things in this present tremulous time. Rather, I rest my faith in God and trust that He has all things in His power. If I sound a bit preachy - okay. I'll admit it. I'm a preacher. It's what I do. And I can sleep at night.
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CPT Gurinder (Gene) Rana
SSG Dale London, the Bible is our Code of Conduct in the Army for that matter and not following it means contravening it, which I shall not do Brother. Thanks for your share and yes; God is our saviour we truly believe will deter WWIII from eruption. God Bless.
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CW3 Guy Snodgrass
I wrote a fiction novel, Return to Life - Chaos Reins, in which Iran attacks Israel with nukes that spills over to other countries. The end result was the destruction of governments as we knew them. While the book itself is fiction, the scenario is possible. There are some truths in the story as well, and some realistic possibilities.
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SSG Dale London
PO2 David Dunlap - I believe the words "ruinous heap" and "removed as a city" were used.
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CPT Gurinder (Gene) Rana
Carl; an equation is merely an illusion to confuse the mind and forget the question. I like this approach.
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