Posted on May 3, 2017
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Just abit curious to see the difference in opinions on here towards such a conflict.
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MSgt Mark Bucher
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Are you serious? War isn't a video game, people really die and aren't respawned. Nobody prays for peace more than those who fight the wars
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Thank you Sergeant, the question was created for informative purposes.
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Lt Col Jim Coe
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Not only "no", but "hell no." Total War involving the entire societies of many countries would be disastrous to every aspect of life on Earth. Damage to all parties in the nuclear age would be devastating. Economies, political systems, entire cultures would be destroyed. The "winner" would be the nation with the least serious damage, which might be a state in Africa or South America that today is viewed as powerless.
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Am I excited to go to new places and serve in different environments and gain new experiences? Yes.
Am I excited for a World War? No. Dude have you studied Normandy? Guadalcanal? the Bulge? Stalingrad? Gallipoli? Verdun? the Somme?
Will I serve in a World War? Yes.

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To further state, I have sworn to engage the enemy in close combat and destroy them for my country. I will do that if so ordered for the people next to me, and for the people back home. Nothing about that thought makes me excited or happy.
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Understand you completely brother
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CW5 Sam R. Baker
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Can we just get this thing we call combat or war over with already before looking for another fight? If they are going to last 16 plus years, I would think it is a clear "NO".
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SSgt Dan Montague
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The thought of another world war where millions will die mostly civilians, how could you be excited????
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CAPT Kevin B.
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War sucketh. Peace sucketh less. People who forget that are the ones that go back into wars sooner than those who do.
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MSgt Nondestructive Inspection (NDI)
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No. And if it started and happened to go nuclear we'd all have enough time to bend over and grab our ankles and kiss our asses goodbye.
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MSG Mechanic 2nd
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absolutely not, we trained for the worst and prayed for the best, we are people like anybody else and for most of us fighting and dyeing at an early age is not what we want, but if we need to, we will, some people think we are blood thirsty war mongers, we are not and its up to you to teach them this, I've been there and pray I never have to do it again
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Maj John Bell
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The third World War started at least as early as August 24, 1929 at Hebron in the Palestinian Mandate. One could easily argue that it started earlier, or later; but it is obvious that a small regional conflict that has been cooking for almost a century (or 1500 years) is in fact the third world war.
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Cpl Justin Goolsby
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Well without sounding morbid, I'd at least know my employment would be secure. But I mean the likelihood of another World War is very small. I mean what are the sides. Who is the Ally and who is the enemy.

We might have a tenuous peace with other super powers like Russia and China, but it's still peace. I mean the only one who I could see being a definitive enemy is either North Korea or the terrorist cells of the Middle East.

North Korea is a petulant child and despite their blustering, I don't see another full scale World War starting because of them. Maybe another Korean Conflict, but a World War, I don't think so.

The Middle East we've engaged in conflicts for more than a decade and despite a rise in terroristic activities, I don't see all the World Powers coming together to turn the Middle East into glass. Even if that did happen, I wouldn't see it as a World War, just a bunch of fireman putting out a long burning fire.

The only way a World War is going to happen is if we as the United States decide to forsake individual sovereignty in order to globalize the government. If a World War 3 does happen in the foreseeable future... chances are, we'll be the bad guys.
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