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30. Undeniably yes

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Tue Mar 18, 2014, 04:18 PM

Mar 2014

but whether or not it becomes a shooting war is up to Putin.

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Serious question: Are we seeing the build-up to another war - perhaps a "World War"? [View all] ChisolmTrailDem Mar 2014 OP

no. next question? unblock Mar 2014 #1

Agreed MNBrewer Mar 2014 #3

Good. Thank you. nt ChisolmTrailDem Mar 2014 #4

no, it's just a part of the realignment. Europe, Japan, North America geek tragedy Mar 2014 #2

Sounds plausible. Hope that's all there is to it. We've got our cable networks already putting ChisolmTrailDem Mar 2014 #5

I read Emmanuel Todd's book "After the Empire: The Breakdown of the American Order". jwirr Mar 2014 #28

That depends on what Putin's longer term plans are. The way he's pissed of a lot of Ukraine they're okaawhatever Mar 2014 #6

McCain and Kristol (and other NeoCons) are suddenly out of the woodwork again, beating war drums. nt ChisolmTrailDem Mar 2014 #7

I don't pay any attention to that. I'm more concerned with what reasonable people are saying. nt okaawhatever Mar 2014 #9

I'm not implying they are reasonable. I'm pointing out that the same cast of characters is ChisolmTrailDem Mar 2014 #19

I don't think this situation is anything like Iraq or Afghanistan. That's why I drown those guys out okaawhatever Mar 2014 #25

In a word: Nnnnnnope. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2014 #8

Not yet -- The next global war should not start until after 2030 FarCenter Mar 2014 #10

Although, note that Putin will never be in a better position to go to war FarCenter Mar 2014 #26

"The US is weakened by having shot its bolt in Iraq and Afghanistan" EX500rider Mar 2014 #35

A lot of the latest gear is in Afghanistan with no way out. FarCenter Mar 2014 #40

No not even close AnalystInParadise Mar 2014 #43

But then there was 1918 to 1937, '39, 0r 42 depending on how you figure HereSince1628 Mar 2014 #29

1914 to 1949 is more or less one continuous war FarCenter Mar 2014 #38

I suppose that's arguable HereSince1628 Mar 2014 #41

If you watched Rachel Maddows show you bigdarryl Mar 2014 #11

Exactly, it's about oil and gas. I catch Rachel when I can. I will go see what I can dig up. nt ChisolmTrailDem Mar 2014 #17

Not until resouce shortages make military powers desperate seveneyes Mar 2014 #12

Kiev isn't an "enemy state" to Russia--they would most likely want to have TwilightGardener Mar 2014 #13

No. Not even close. nt Democracyinkind Mar 2014 #14

It's always a danger ucrdem Mar 2014 #15

There is the very real potential nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #16

no! Everyone knows that a war between Russia and America would simply be too costly Douglas Carpenter Mar 2014 #18

Anyone over a certain age HockeyMom Mar 2014 #22

Makes sense. Thank you. nt ChisolmTrailDem Mar 2014 #24

Provided that Putin only grabs non-EU and non-NATO countries there will be no war. Nye Bevan Mar 2014 #20

Putin is being irrational Gman Mar 2014 #21

A crummy economy that is blamed on someone else or unfairness might be a path to war HereSince1628 Mar 2014 #33

Very true Gman Mar 2014 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author CJCRANE Mar 2014 #23

Nope. We aren't going to war over the Crimea. nt Demo_Chris Mar 2014 #27

Undeniably yes CFLDem Mar 2014 #30

Over to you, Secretary of State Bosonic Mar 2014 #31

No - Russia doesn't have that kind of military power (I am assuming a non-nuclear war.) nt hack89 Mar 2014 #32

I don't think so because it doesn't benefit the big corporations... ananda Mar 2014 #34

In the game of economic and musical chairs, such wars are perhaps inevitable. Orsino Mar 2014 #37

Not World War III, no. AverageJoe90 Mar 2014 #39

No, not at this time. Rex Mar 2014 #42

FFS malaise Mar 2014 #44

Sorry, I lost interest after the "nod" to ProSense. 1000words Mar 2014 #45

I Hope Not. I have Plenty of Debt to Pay Off Still! fascisthunter Mar 2014 #46