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Now we're talking! Ok wait a second, I don't actually want an alien invasion. But I'd definitely be intrigued if our world's military leaders jointly knew about an approaching alien threat but couldn't disclose it to the public. So they hatched a plot to get each nation prepared for massive high tech wars. To throw off the masses, they had to keep pointing at specific "rogue" countries to justify the increase in defense preparations. And lo and behold, only North Korea, Eritrea, Syria, and Iran were willing to take on the unenviable roles as "world pariahs", choosing to temporarily sacrifice their own prosperity for the sake of the rest of humankind.
originally posted by: enlightenedservant
a reply to: BotheLumberJack
There will always be wars. I just think the wars will keep getting smaller and more localized theaters. For example, high speed rail lines are expensive! Who wants to spend time & money building them just to have them blown up in a war? Most industrialized countries have no appetite for war on their own territory.
originally posted by: BotheLumberJack
a reply to: watchitburn
Ok yeah warmongering or not though, It's something people like to talk about since it's in our face 24/7 and coming from all corners of the globe now.
originally posted by: Plotus
originally posted by: BotheLumberJack
a reply to: watchitburn
Ok yeah warmongering or not though, It's something people like to talk about since it's in our face 24/7 and coming from all corners of the globe now.
Just a thought in the spirit of Conspiracies.... The stock market is having a rollercoaster ride right now, California's back on the verge of drought prognostications (likely) and we are likely to see much more severe weather in the coming months. Let alone any political intrigue, so it might be a good time for a diversion. The gold hunters in the depths of the Amazon Rain Forest know the spot price of the metal... There are NO isolated areas devoid of information.... except here in the US. We have some of the most god awful fake news available.
originally posted by: testingtesting
Although I do not think it will happen it does poses hypothetical question.
In a none nuke war could Russia and the Chinese beat the USA in a conventional war?.
originally posted by: smurfy
a reply to: BotheLumberJack
The Pentagon is planning for war with China and Russia — can it handle both?
Nope!
Only a fool would think otherwise, let's hope that the Pentagon isn't full of fools.
originally posted by: face23785
originally posted by: intrptr
the business of the United States is war
Bumper sticker slogans aren't facts. No facts support this statement. There's a fiction forum for this kind of crap.