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Where will the next major war be?

Next Major War?

  • The Middle East: Syria, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, Iran, Egypt

    Votes: 11 34.4%
  • South-Central Asia: India, Pakistan, Afghanistan

    Votes: 2 6.3%
  • North-Central Africa: Mali, Libya, Central African Republic, Somalia, Congo, Sudan

    Votes: 3 9.4%
  • Korean Peninsula: North Korea, South Korea, China

    Votes: 1 3.1%
  • South China Sea: China, Taiwan

    Votes: 1 3.1%
  • Latin America: Mexico, USA

    Votes: 1 3.1%
  • Other?

    Votes: 5 15.6%
  • No Major Wars Soon

    Votes: 8 25.0%

  • Total voters
    32
I don't think we will ever have a war of religions, at least not in the sense of Christians versus Islamists.
What would be more likely is a war of radical Islamists versus everyone else.




That's kind of going on right now, all over this planet, at a low level.
 
I hear that about WWI and the theory. There are only two nations on the planet that don't seem to "fear" what might happen to them in major conflict (North Korea and Iran). Its just my opinion but the others strike me as thinking they have too much to lose by engaging in open warfare - I hope at least they think that.


Yeah - that was the theory after WWI, too. I hope you're right, but.....



What that guy said.
 
Next major war? That depends on the global political environment the next time we have a republican president.

Until then, I'd have to guess Chicago.
 
I hear that about WWI and the theory. There are only two nations on the planet that don't seem to "fear" what might happen to them in major conflict (North Korea and Iran). Its just my opinion but the others strike me as thinking they have too much to lose by engaging in open warfare - I hope at least they think that.

Best case scenario: NK and Iran go to war and wipe each other out. The US has the wit to stay out of the conflict this time around at least. SK takes over NK and repopulates it. Israel expands into the now empty Iran. Peace reigns, at least in two formerly hot spots in the world.
 
Good luck with that :)


Best case scenario: NK and Iran go to war and wipe each other out. The US has the wit to stay out of the conflict this time around at least. SK takes over NK and repopulates it. Israel expands into the now empty Iran. Peace reigns, at least in two formerly hot spots in the world.
 
Best case scenario: NK and Iran go to war and wipe each other out. The US has the wit to stay out of the conflict this time around at least. SK takes over NK and repopulates it. Israel expands into the now empty Iran. Peace reigns, at least in two formerly hot spots in the world.

israel expand to iran?
lol you know that iran is like 100 times bigger than israel
and between israel and iran there are iraq+jordan+syria


probably the nearest war is going to be in the middle east with israel but it wont be a global war at all
even if we enterd to a war with iran than the max thing that would happen is usa and europe arming israel but not sending soldiers


but the nearest BIG global war is going to be between india and pakistan
 
War is an abdication of human responsibility, logic, and compassion. It is the most unconscious of human actions, closer to our animal nature. For this reason, I don't believe wars can be rationally predicted until the events themselves are much closer to transpiring.

I'm also somewhat disturbed by the tendency of some Americans to fantasize about war all the time. We're already fighting multiple useless wars, we don't need more. If people focused more on the length of the next peace cycle we would be better off.
 
Well, it seems to me those who think Christianity is irrelevant will be forced to confront the 100's of millions who think it is.
Lol. Yeah, I'd like to see some a white, American atheist tell a jihadist he doesn't believe in God. That wouldn't turn out well.
 
Failing some precipitating economic or ecological cataclysm, I don't see any more major wars in the offing. Most definitely not between developed nations. The closest we'll ever get to theatre-wide conflict now is international terrorism.
 
Hey all,

As we all know, unfortunately, peace can't last forever -- it's just a fact of human existence. So, my poll today: Where will the next major war be, and who will be involved?

There are plenty of trouble spots around, and as we all know from history, little actions can have big consequences. To my mind, there are a few probable places:


The Middle-East: Everyone's perennial favourite, the Syria-Iran-Israel-Palestine-Egypt-Lebanon cluster**** has been tense with the Syrian Civil War, not to other provocations on all sides, like the Egyptian coup d'etat, Israeli illegal settlements, Palestinian rockets, Iranian nuclear capabilities, etc.


South-Central Asia: Bill Clinton once said that the scariest thing he ever found out during his time in office was exactly how close India and Pakistan are to thermonuclear war. Throw in some drones, a large terrorist network, and nearby unstable Afghanistan, and this one could be a winner.


North-Central Africa: With NATO's toppling of Libya, and France's recent invasions of Mali and the Central African Republic in a single year, combined with appalling socio-economic conditions and plenty of Christian and Islamic terrorist militias, this region could become a battleground sucking in nearby Somalia to boot.


Korean Peninsula: The Korean War ain't over in the eyes of the North, no matter what geopolitics says. With one of the world's largest build-ups of artillery only 30 km from Seoul, North and South Korea are as tense as ever. With US military drawdowns worldwide, let's hope the North doesn't decide now's the time to strike.


South China Sea: An absolutely ascendant China may wish to finally get rid of the thorn in its side that is Taiwan -- the only thing standing in its way is the US 7th Fleet. Let's hope it stays there, or we could have another Chinese civil war on our hands.


Latin America: With the cartels running rampant and the Mexican government fluctuating in capabilities, causing more foreign and local deaths only miles from the American border, this hotspot could erupt if the right (wrong?) foreigners are caught up in it.





Or, from out of the blue, Spain could invade Gibraltar, causing Britain to declare war on Madrid and seize it, starting the third installment of the British Empire -- Portugal, look out, you're next!

What do you guys think? How will it start, who will be involved, and how will it end?

It depends on your definition of 'Major War'. If we are talking about large scale conventional combat between states I think the only plausible examples at present are India and Pakistan and more realistically North Korea and South Korea.
 
I think the major powers, as they have done for the past 60 years, will engage in hot wars and cold wars of varying degrees, with each other. These wars, when too hot, will always be fought by proxy in Third World developing countries.

Certainly it will seem like the fighting countries or forces are local and irrelevant but the powers behind the training and supplying of arms will be the major powers in the world, trying to wear each other down.

At this point, I would think the Middle Eastern countries would prefer that bin Laden or whomever, had never brought down the World Trade Center as a sign of Middle Eastern aggression in America. Suddenly that aggression ended up back in the Middle East and it's been in a state of destabilization and turmoil ever since. That is the future of future wars.
 
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War is an abdication of human responsibility, logic, and compassion. It is the most unconscious of human actions, closer to our animal nature. For this reason, I don't believe wars can be rationally predicted until the events themselves are much closer to transpiring.

I'm also somewhat disturbed by the tendency of some Americans to fantasize about war all the time. We're already fighting multiple useless wars, we don't need more. If people focused more on the length of the next peace cycle we would be better off.

They forgot about the forgotten war (Korea), but:

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I hear that about WWI and the theory. There are only two nations on the planet that don't seem to "fear" what might happen to them in major conflict (North Korea and Iran). Its just my opinion but the others strike me as thinking they have too much to lose by engaging in open warfare - I hope at least they think that.

Well that's the problem with either - both have major motivations that they care about more than they do avoiding conflict.
 
At some point, Russia and Iran and co. Will attack Israel but Israel will win with ABSOLUTELY ZERO LOSS OF LIFE for israel.
 
not sure about this one. personally i see a major war being the next big one, maybe as bad as another world war. As for the placement i think middle east to nothern africa would be the most likely battle ground, with a few battles a little closer to home.
 
At some point, Russia and Iran and co. Will attack Israel but Israel will win with ABSOLUTELY ZERO LOSS OF LIFE for israel.

Israel will beat Russia and Iran in an all out war, and with no loss of life?

By the power of God, perhaps?
 

If the next war is going to be here, it's time to go there.

Maybe it's California's turn. This is one of only a very few places on Earth where there never has been a war, unless, of course, you count the Watts riots of the '60s.
 
The era of major war is ended...Einstein saw to that. Minor (?) engagements, like what we've been in for the last 20 years will go on all over the place.


Major trading partners being increasingly globalized will eventually lead to a sort of greed induced forced peace.
 
China versus Japan and the US. It has already started.

The Islamofascists will continue their world war against modernity in the West. Eventually we will have to kick the Islamists out of the western countries.
 
South-Central Asia: Bill Clinton once said that the scariest thing he ever found out during his time in office was exactly how close India and Pakistan are to thermonuclear war. Throw in some drones, a large terrorist network, and nearby unstable Afghanistan, and this one could be a winner.

According to history a country only maintains hegemony (ruling the world) for a maximum of 80 years. This reign usually ends with a war. The United States rose to power in 1945. Our world rule is set to expire before 2025. China and India are the two major candidates to take over and they border each other. It is also very scary to note the history of Pakistan. Pakistan was created for the purpose of shifting around the people India that disagreed with one another ideologically. It would be like taking all the Republicans and forcing them to live in the former Confederate States of America and expect them to live peacefully side by side. Pakistan is also vulnerable to becoming an unstable government which could leave their nuclear weaponry up for grabs by a multitude of bad guys.

India, Pakistan and China is where the next big one will take place. America will be cashing in on selling them weaponry. We will be able to balance our budget because we will not have the burden of carrying the military operations of the world on our shoulders.

I am usually not interested in foreign politics but I have heard enough about India and Pakistan to convince me this is our biggest concern in regards the next nuclear attack. I am surprised that so few people see India, Pakistan and China to be our number 1 concern. :shock:
 
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