For those of you out there who believe Mitt Romney will start WWIII if elected.....

[AverageJoe90]

31. Let's be realistic.

Putin was a member of the KGB from 1975-1991...no doubt he still feels the pain of the collapse of a political system he originally supported. Since assuming the reins of power in Russia he has slowly but steadily consolidated that power to the point where he has very few serious political opponents. The Russian people may "be up in arms" if Putin made military moves against the West, but they would do as an unarmed mob. Different rules in that country regarding ownership of personal weapons.

Maybe so, but would he really want to gamble with 160 million Russian lives just because Romney invaded Iran or Syria? Putin's crooked, but he's no Stalin. Even Stalin and Brezhnev would have balked at that, because invading Iran in a future year, would not be anything like NATO invading East Germany or Czechoslovakia in an parallel universe 1980s. In the latter scenario, WWIII would pretty much be a sure thing. In the former? Not nearly as much.

Seriously?? If they decide to pull in all of the loans they've made to the US, we would be the ones in major trouble, not them.

We'd be in deep shit, I don't doubt that, but if we pulled out of trading with China, they'd be in the hole too. They are far from invincible, you know. (and even a few cities being lost would be the end for them. Can you say, "Warlord Era II", anyone?)

You seem to have forgotten that the same people advising Romney are the same former Cold War warriors who advised Ronnie, Poppy and Junior. The NeoCons believe that Manifest Destiny is a global concept...world domination is their real aim in life. Yes, Romney's not very bright, but he'll do exactly what he's told by this group because he'll be told it's good for business.

To the contrary, I know darn well that a lot of the Cold Warriors are still around. But why didn't Georgia cause it in 2008? Bush was little better than Romney would be. And I doubt losing bases and some major cities, especially ones like New York, Chicago, etc. would be any good for business.

Not according to the group I described above. Their enemies may have changed somewhat, but the goals of the NeoCons remain the same. These peole will be taking prominent roles in Romney's administration and pushing the same goals they pushed while working for Ronnie, Poppy, and Junior.

Bottom line? We should be VERY concerned about the possibility of Romney becoming President.

Believe me, I am quite concerned. But if we let this kind of nutty thinking spread, that WWIII is imminent, or whatever, then it is a sure thing that the only people who will truly benefit in the end will be those same people we all dread: Kissinger, PNAC and company.

What I've said makes sense when you really think about it.

I am legitimate concerned because this is an election year and the Repubs are scraping the total bottom of the barrel when it comes to trying to find ways to discredit us Democrats. And that includes the possibility of double think agitprop, such as right-wingers in the press pushing imminent WWIII propaganda(while secretly hoping for it at the same time). I wouldn't be surprised; better to get this out early than to be caught off guard if they do try something like that.