Pierre the Great Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 World War I was started because the balkans was this big powder keg ready to explode. And it exploded. World War II was continuation of WWI technically WWI never ended and WWII is WWI. The ottoman empire fell. The british just carved up a bunch of land in the middle east seperating people. Bush starts his war on terror. Iraq could spilt up into a 3 way civil war at any moment. Israel invades Lebanon. Israel could invade Syria. Syria and Iran are backing Hezzbollah. This is a powder keg trying to find its fuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoZed Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 That would require an Arab leader with great stature and an Arab nation with an industry comparable to most countries in the West; two main factors that are lacking in the Middle East right now. Saddam somewhat tried to pull it off after he invaded Kuwait and he was quickly contained. Besides, the biggest military forces in the World are the U.N. Security Council and mostly all traditionnal allies of the West. The only Middle East country that compares is Saudi Arabia, which depends heavily on the West. I'd be more concerned about Pakistan and India get it on with nuclear weapons. They're respectively the 6th and 2nd most populous countries in the World. Their refugees populations would disrupt neighborhood countries to no end. Since China is very close to both nations, it could hardly stand by without doing anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre the Great Posted July 14, 2006 Author Share Posted July 14, 2006 Turkey. The turks do not want the kurds in Iraq to have there own country. They sent troops to the turkish-iraqi border during the invasion. And then Egypt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark_faerie87 Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Well, it wasn't JUST the Balkans, but I can see where you're coming from. I'll read over my history notes and then come back with an informed opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffy Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 dont forget that the north koreans are causing trouble, and how long could it be until they start looking for allies since they are being cut off support by the south Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanpuck33 Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 The sooner WW3 comes, the sooner Zefram Cochran can invent warp drive and make first contact with the Vulcans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacchus Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 The sooner WW3 comes, the sooner Zefram Cochran can invent warp drive and make first contact with the Vulcans! LOL. Some serious shit is being stirred up out there. Very dangerous ... but doubtfull WWIII will break out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoZed Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Turkey. The turks do not want the kurds in Iraq to have there own country. They sent troops to the turkish-iraqi border during the invasion. And then Egypt. Turkey bended backward just to get accepted in the European Union. They've also cut deals with the US to allow American troops more flexibility when invading Irak. Egypt isnt a big threat. Israel alone could probably take them on and win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre the Great Posted July 14, 2006 Author Share Posted July 14, 2006 Turkey is not in the EU just yet. They still consider Cyprus a rouge turkish state. Yes they allowed U.S. troops for launching the invasion but that doesn't mean they will come to the U.S. side. They are dead set against any kind of Kurdish nation if Iraq ever breaks up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fromage Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Am I the only one that thought you were talking about the Wii? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Am I the only one that thought you were talking about the Wii? nope I thought the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetsniper Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Count me in for the Wii group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakiqc Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Thread closed: Misleading title Lot of people thought you were talking about Nintendo's Wii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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