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do you think that a third world war will take place? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by prettydarknwild@lemmy.world to c/general@lemmy.world

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considering the current state of the world and things like the resurgence of fascism and other authoritarian ideologies, do you think there is still a chance to avoid a new world war or now is unavoidable?

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[–] jimmy90@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (4 children)

NATO has only ever started a war in Bosnia/Kosovo so I too hope they keep their cool

[–] Dogyote@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Didn't they start wars in Iraq and Libya too?

[–] jimmy90@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Iraq was led by the US with few partners and was a huge mistake.

Libya was a UN sponsored brief air/missile strikes to try to stem a horrible civil war but yeah that was NATO and didn't end well either. Probably should have been a larger operation with peace keepers.

[–] Dogyote@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Okay so NATO waits until a NATO member or members start something, then they join?

[–] jimmy90@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

usually, but if the UN approves they will get involved