I was going to call the thread WWIII, but that's a bit sensational, isn't it? The escalation pattern is in these headlines on a newsite i read sometimes.
China Readies For Future US War
15,000 Indonesian 'Holy Warriors' To Fight For Iraq
Will US Administration Declare War On Russia?
Boycott Of American Goods Begins In Germany
Saddam's Bunkers Said 'Impossible' to Destroy
Tension As Turks Set To Step Over Line
Shadows In The Night Exhaust US Soldiers
Iraqi Shiites Warn US-UK To Leave After Saddam Gone
Basra Hunger, Thirst Turning Even More Against US
Iran To Be Next US Target - CIA Report
New US Senate Resolution Targets Iran Next
Now, if you were running one of these more powerful countries, and you knew that you were on the list to be attacked, would you wait patiently for the axe to fall? Or, might you not conspire w some of the others on the list to take some preemptive action? Maybe those young soldiers over there didn't know what they were getting into. What do ya'll think?
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