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World War 3.

  • 06-01-2011 9:02pm
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    Registered Users Posts: 7,171 ✭✭✭af_thefragile


    All the signs suggest its imminent. USA is pushing its troops into Pakistan. There is mounting tension between the Kurds and Turks. All signs signal an attack on Iran to only be a matter of time. Over to the east, there is growing tension between N.Korea and S.Korea. China is becoming stronger by the day and will soon be challenging USA economically. While the west is getting more broke by the day! There's also growing tensions between India and Pakistan over the Kashmir issue. And there's the eternal dispute between Palestine and Israel which can be the trigger point that sets off this new global war.

    Couple this with the fact Obama just signed for the largest military budget US history of over $800billion.

    Looks like the stage is set for WW3.

    What do you think might happen? What would the world be like if WW3 does take place?

    Its definitely not going to be like WW2 where the Allied and Axis were pretty much equally matched on power and technology. The stage is very different now. USA is extremely powerful and technological advanced but at the same time extremely broke as well and its advanced technology doesn't really seem to be that effective against guerilla tactics of the resistance they're facing. And then there's China which can always turn the tables around.

    So what do you think will happen?


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  • Registered Users Posts: 10,572 ✭✭✭✭brummytom


    What would the world be like if WW3 does take place?


    It'd probably end


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,595 ✭✭✭bonerm


    Couldn't happen! World War II was the war to end all wars! World War I also come to think of it....


  • Registered Users Posts: 17,187 ✭✭✭✭IvySlayer


    USA are in no position to fight. They can't even fight some insurgents in Iraq never mind a full scale war. And China completely owns their economy.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 447 ✭✭AntiMatter


    So what do you think will happen?

    I think I'll buy shares in cockroaches.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,381 ✭✭✭Doom


    The film 'The Road' springs to mind :-(


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,822 ✭✭✭iPlop


    All the signs suggest its imminent. USA is pushing its troops into Pakistan. There is mounting tension between the Kurds and Turks. All signs signal an attack on Iran to only be a matter of time. Over to the east, there is growing tension between N.Korea and S.Korea. China is becoming stronger by the day and will soon be challenging USA economically. While the west is getting more broke by the day! There's also growing tensions between India and Pakistan over the Kashmir issue. And there's the eternal dispute between Palestine and Israel which can be the trigger point that sets off this new global war.

    Couple this with the fact Obama just signed for the largest military budget US history of over $800billion.

    Looks like the stage is set for WW3.

    What do you think might happen? What would the world be like if WW3 does take place?

    Its definitely not going to be like WW2 where the Allied and Axis were pretty much equally matched on power and technology. The stage is very different now. USA is extremely powerful and technological advanced but at the same time extremely broke as well and its advanced technology doesn't really seem to be that effective against guerilla tactics of the resistance they're facing. And then there's China which can always turn the tables around.

    So what do you think will happen?

    All the actors are in place and the stage is set.One thing that is bothering is the decline of the west.What is next if not world war 3? Descend into african status?


  • Registered Users Posts: 383 ✭✭Biologic


    Don't worry, Ireland will sit it out again and hope nobody notices.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,152 ✭✭✭Cakes.


    All we'll do is watch :)


  • Posts: 16,720 ✭✭✭✭ Dax Thankful Wig


    Numerous Individual Wars != World War.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,822 ✭✭✭iPlop


    We're part of the EU ,neutral me bollocks


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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,326 ✭✭✭Scuid Mhór


    pull it together lads, north korea isn't going to be starting anything.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,572 ✭✭✭msg11


    War ? Ireland, world war ? Never.

    In other news I am back, after some ****e with smart. Now a 30 Meg UPC customer !


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,214 ✭✭✭wonton


    There is plenty of irish in the british army, we would do our part like we always have, but unfortunately the irish people that fight don't get that much recognition from their own country because of it being the british army.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,775 ✭✭✭Spacedog


    New awesome war movies with Keanu Reeves!

    DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDE!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    What do you get when you cross a Kurd with a Turk?

    A Turd.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,653 ✭✭✭Ghandee





    So what do you think will happen?

    I'll probably get beat again by that group of spotty teenagers again on 'head quarters' while they camp like feck, and use juggernaut!


  • Posts: 0 Peter Long Syntax


    Well the US government is not putting out any war funding messages.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12130628
    US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has announced a $78bn (£50.3bn) military budget cut, including a move to scrap a $13bn plan for amphibious vehicles.
    If they had any inkling of escalating military action this is the last thing they would do!


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭chillywilly


    Doom wrote: »
    The film 'The Road' springs to mind :-(

    worst film EVER

    it's up there with Jeepers Creepers


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 644 ✭✭✭filthymcnasty


    Einstein-
    ''I do not know with what weapons World War 3 will be fought, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones''

    he also may have said ah it'll be grand


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,568 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    Will it mean the end of "Friends" re-runs?
    O' yay!


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  • Registered Users Posts: 7,171 ✭✭✭af_thefragile


    pull it together lads, north korea isn't going to be starting anything.

    N. Korea won't but USA could.
    All it needs is a trigger.

    In WW2 while Hitler was invading France and Poland, Japan on the other side of the world was invading China, Korea and all those pacific nations.
    USA got involved in both those wars.


    What I see is going to happen is when (and yes, its only a matter of time if you follow the nature of the events taking place) USA decides to attack Iran, Iran is going to start backing the "insurgents" and the people resisting US forces in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and basically wherever US attacks in the middle east.

    China is going to be key here. If it decides to support Iran or USA in the war.
    Pakistan would also be playing a key role here because its got the nukes.

    And Israel-Palestine will be the trigger for this. Probably Israel is going to launch another attack on Palestine. Iran will say, that's it, we're gonna kick the Jews out of the Palestinian lands. Israel will force US to retaliate with launching an attack on Iran and thus starting WW3.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,736 ✭✭✭OctavarIan


    worst film EVER

    Get out.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,593 ✭✭✭Sea Sharp


    Nah, it won't happen.
    An invasion of Iran has been 'just around the corner' for 5 years at this stage.
    Worst case scenario is we get another cold war with the US and China.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,568 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    worst film EVER

    it's up there with Jeepers Creepers
    You obviously haven't seen Ishtar!
    Now THATS a turkey if ever there was one!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,822 ✭✭✭iPlop


    Sea Sharp wrote: »
    Nah, it won't happen.
    An invasion of Iran has been 'just around the corner' for 5 years at this stage.
    Worst case scenario is we get another cold war with the US and China.

    Doubt it ,China makes everything for the US and the west.They can pretty much tell the west what to do these days.


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,171 ✭✭✭af_thefragile


    Well the US government is not putting out any war funding messages.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12130628

    If they had any inkling of escalating military action this is the last thing they would do!

    Then why would UK say this:
    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/dubai/8228244/Britain-forms-plan-for-Gulf-evacuation-in-event-of-war-with-Iran.html?sms_ss=facebook&at_xt=4d1b0ea73637d189%2C0

    Surely they wouldn't be wasting their time planning evacuation of British citizens from Middle East in the event of a war with Iran if they didn't know something.


  • Registered Users Posts: 17,187 ✭✭✭✭IvySlayer


    msg11 wrote: »
    War ? Ireland, world war ? Never.

    In other news I am back, after some ****e with smart. Now a 30 Meg UPC customer !

    We were involved partially in WW1!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,207 ✭✭✭meditraitor


    Of course the US want another world war, its the only way for the successful capitalists to get rid of a couple of million bums and potential prison users that are only a burder to them .

    See they need a shed load of serfs to do the dirty work(wipe their ass) for them but when the serf population becomes too big they just send them to war in other peoples countries to get rid of the excess.

    See the eejits doing the work for them are so easily led that they believe what they are being told, crazy stories about God and all that.

    Its about money


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,595 ✭✭✭bonerm


    IvySlayer wrote: »
    We were involved partially in WW1!

    Yes but back then we were just a small part of a large world power who had an active interest in going to war. Thankfully we're an independent nation now.

    Oh wait .....


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  • Registered Users Posts: 84 ✭✭el oh el


    There wont be another world war, all the worlds powers are too financially or economically dependent on each other. Russia (not really an economic power, but still have nukes and a large army), China, USA, Japan, the EU and India are more concerned about their business interests and trade relations to start fighting each other. Its more likely that the world will be ruled by multinational corporations (if it isn't already) than by any nation winning a war.

    That said, if there is a new world war id say the results could be "1984" style, large powers, too large to defeat each other fighting over the undeveloped nations to use as a workforce.


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