World War 3 is it coming?

I do not know what weapons will be used to fight WWIII, but I do know what weapons will be used to fight WWIV, sticks and stones" - Albert Einstein
 
A friend of mine died a yr ago.
Major ***** ********, USMC, Ret.
He saw action on Iwo Jima, at the tender age of 19 btw, and in Korea.
I once asked him about WW III, and his reply was
" Oh yea, it's gonna happen. Too many unused toys laying around. Some idiot's gonna punch a few buttons sooner or later."
He added that there'd be some conflagration between China, Russia and/or the US, just because those 3 are the - his words- "biggest boys on the block."

He was the smartest, kindest, and most gentle man I've ever known.
A true poet warrior.

I wish I could tell you his name. He was a native Texan, named after one of the heroes of the Alamo.
He's got a good job now, guarding the streets of Heaven.
Ooh Rah!
 
Quote from olias:

I have only a basic understanding of things, but it seems to me that the War helped pull us out of the Great Depression because it got the government spending money on the war machine...sending soldiers overseas and opening up jobs to women and the otherwise unemployed.

My thinking is: why must we spend money on War, specifically? Let's use the money to do something a little more productive. The government should spend money to build shit and repair shit and hire people to do stuff....rather than give out all of this money for unemployment. Government needs to get creative and devise a way to get something for our money rather than give money away for doing nothing.

Anyway, my basic argument is that we don't need a war to get us out of this mess. We could get the same result by spending in other ways.
That is called the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, abbreviated ARRA (Pub.L. 111-5) and commonly referred to as the Stimulus or The Recovery Act, which apparently everyone hated.

So judging by the OP, WWIII is preferable to government stimulus spending on infrastructure and technology.
 
Quote from olias:

I have only a basic understanding of things, but it seems to me that the War helped pull us out of the Great Depression because it got the government spending money on the war machine...sending soldiers overseas and opening up jobs to women and the otherwise unemployed.

My thinking is: why must we spend money on War, specifically? Let's use the money to do something a little more productive. The government should spend money to build shit and repair shit and hire people to do stuff....rather than give out all of this money for unemployment. Government needs to get creative and devise a way to get something for our money rather than give money away for doing nothing.

Anyway, my basic argument is that we don't need a war to get us out of this mess. We could get the same result by spending in other ways.


People who get unemployment checks are looking for work
you must report in every few weeks...So it's not really totally free!

The GOVERNMENT likes throwing Money at problems
not fixing them!

Now we could live in a Communist Country then the Government
will tell you what and where to work
do you want that?
 
Who is going to fight who in WW3? I don't see any good enemies forming yet. China, Russia and the US will play a part by definition of size; it won't be a real "world war" unless we are all in it.

China has enough people and land and natural resources already that they don't need any more, and they are doing just fine in the world economy. The Russians seem to be quite content stretching their free market wings after a few generations of communism.

I worry that my beloved US will end up the aggressor. The time is becoming right for some ambitious politician to ascend to national prominence on a platform of jingoistic pride, rallying the people to retake our place in domination of the world by any means necessary and cast off the restraints of foreign debt ownership. And the rest of the world won't have any of that nonsense and decide to give us a good decisive slap down.
 
Quote from tmarket:

That is called the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, abbreviated ARRA (Pub.L. 111-5) and commonly referred to as the Stimulus or The Recovery Act, which apparently everyone hated.

So judging by the OP, WWIII is preferable to government stimulus spending on infrastructure and technology.

Agreed. I think the Stimulus was the right idea. I don't like the idea of government overspending, and deficit spending...but I see it as a necessary evil.
 
Quote from SomeYoungGuy:

Who is going to fight who in WW3? I don't see any good enemies forming yet. China, Russia and the US will play a part by definition of size; it won't be a real "world war" unless we are all in it.

Where have you been? Russia is friends with Iran and Syria
Country's that Hate the USA seem to be forming up as we Speak!
even the British our only real friends are starting to Hate us...


China has enough people and land and natural resources already that they don't need any more, and they are doing just fine in the world economy. The Russians seem to be quite content stretching their free market wings after a few generations of communism.

I worry that my beloved US will end up the aggressor. The time is becoming right for some ambitious politician to ascend to national prominence on a platform of jingoistic pride, rallying the people to retake our place in domination of the world by any means necessary and cast off the restraints of foreign debt ownership. And the rest of the world won't have any of that nonsense and decide to give us a good decisive slap down.


What started the War with Japan back in 1940?

It was about Trade The U.S did not want any Japanese goods
and Japan got mad. This could easy happen again
 
Quote from nitro:

I do not know what weapons will be used to fight WWIII, but I do know what weapons will be used to fight WWIV, sticks and stones" - Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein has so many kickass quotes...I would have loved to hang out with him.
 
What do we have to back up the U.S Dollar?

Nothing but trillions in Debt.

What will happen if Japan calls to cash in all
U.S bonds? ($615 Billion) worth?


We don't have it

Sorry, will you take a rain check?:D
how about some land in coastal Louisiana?
 
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