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Originally Posted by Friendly_flyer
It may possibly be that we are headed into a situation were the Western world is attacked openly in real war against our territories in the near future, but I really do not think so. Any war will probably be economical rather than military. "Moral fibre" to bomb some small patch of land to Kingdom Come to ward off perceived threats is in my mind not going to stop a war against the Western World, rather the opposite.
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Very sorry to posts back to back, but I want to address this point more precisely as it goes back to the question of when and why to fight (which goes back to WWII and goes back to the dropping of the A-bomb).
When does a perceived threat become real?
There, sir, is the million dollar (million? it's TRILLION these days lol) question.
Is the "reason" to go to war good enough when your adversary has the motivation and declared intent to destroy your city? Or do you have to wait until they have the means also? Or do you need to wait until they actually make the attack?
What if they cut off your sustenance? (oil?)
Or is it ok to go to war when they threaten you ally? What about once they get the means to attack your ally? Or do you have to wait until they attack your ally? Or is obliterating your ally a good enough reason to retaliate?
Splitter