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Originally posted by CharonIncarnate
reply to post by TiM3LoRd
No war is real. Its all about money. This is all a set up just like all the other major ones. "sorry america we tried to force iran to give us oil, but you are gunna have to pay 12 bucks a gallon. Blame the muslims. Wanna go kill them?" that will be coming from congress soon. And we will say no. And they will say "ok, get your sons and daughters ready, because we are going to war"
One Tin Soldier" tells the abstract story of a hidden treasure and two neighboring peoples, the Mountain People and the Valley People. The Valley People are aware of a treasure on the mountain, buried under a stone; they send a message to the Mountain People demanding it. When told they can share the treasure, the Valley People instead decided to take it all by force. After killing all the Mountain People, the victors move the stone and find only a simple message: "Peace on Earth".
"Japan will oppose any attempt at international control of Manchuria. It does not mean that we defy you, because Manchuria belongs to us by right. "Read your history. We recovered Manchuria from Russia. We made it what it is today." He referred to Russia, as well as China, as a cause for "deep and anxious concern" for Japan.
For pre–World War II Japan, Manchuria was an essential source of raw materials. Without occupying Manchuria, the Japanese probably could not have carried out their plan for conquest over Southeast Asia or taken the risk to attack Pearl Harbor on the 7th of December, 1941
Originally posted by BABYBULL24
When a country is broke - they take you to war...
Trade Wars
Currency Wars
Shooting Wars
Peace
The war was the result of a decades-long Japanese imperialist policy aiming to dominate China politically and militarily and to secure its vast raw material reserves and other economic resources, particularly food and labour.
Before 1937, China and Japan fought in small, localized engagements, so-called "incidents". Yet the two sides, for a variety of reasons, refrained from fighting a total war. In 1931, the Japanese invasion of Manchuria by Japan's Kwantung Army followed the Mukden Incident.
The last of these incidents was the Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 1937, marking the beginning of total war between the two countries.
Originally posted by poet1b
If Iran is stupid enough to block shipping, then there will be a war.
It won't be WW III, and it will be over quickly.
Originally posted by jtma508
reply to post by TiM3LoRd
I disagree. Although I understand your point, the carrier group is treveling through international waterways that happen to be a major oil trade route. Iran could easily have their games in open water thereby not interfering with trade traffic but they are being somewhat beligerent in their actions. Although our move is provocative it is entirely legal and within our rights.
Originally posted by poet1b
If Iran is stupid enough to block shipping, then there will be a war.
It won't be WW III, and it will be over quickly.