Lindsey Graham Proposes U.S. Start Bombing Iran: ‘Time to Take the War to the Ayatollah’s Backyard’ (www.mediaite.com)

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[-] dumdum666@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Why would that start WW3?

[-] dingus@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hey check it out, this guy hasn't heard of Franz Ferdinand! /s

As to not be rude or dismissive: the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand is generally credited with the start of World War I. The implication being that a world war has been started over a seemingly small event that had tumultuous consequences thereafter. The further implication being that we may already be past a Franz Ferdinand assassination type event and may be worryingly headlong into a path to large scale warfare once again.

[-] dumdum666@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

So you are saying Iran has signed contracts with other nations that would oblige those nations to go to war with countries Iran is at war with?

[-] Syldon@feddit.uk 7 points 1 year ago

Because the world is interconnected a lot more than it has ever been before. A single shooting in a very minor nation went from a terrorist attack to a full world war. The world is in a very precipitous state ATM. Many countries are looking for opportunities to take advantage of any weaknesses in world order to subjugate their neighbours. Now is not a good time to go gun totting frivolously.