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[–] givesomefucks 100 points 4 months ago (63 children)

I hope everyone that keeps down voting me for talking about WW3 are right...

But man, it really is starting to look like WW3

[–] DarkCloud 26 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (11 children)

Not really, proxy wars have been fought with multiple nations before.

... practically everyone was in Syria... Russia, Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Armenia, Qatar, The USA, ISIS, Al-queda, and Syrian forces.

[–] pennomi 16 points 4 months ago (9 children)

Not exactly a proxy war when Russian troops are personally in Ukraine. That’s just a war.

[–] DarkCloud -1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

It's a proxy war because the two major powers are fighting in an area neither of them own.

Iraq was a proxy war, even though US troops were there.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] DarkCloud 2 points 4 months ago

Because Russia was funding one side, ask George Bush senior.

[–] pennomi 4 points 4 months ago

I’d say not since Russia is trying to directly annex those portions of Ukraine. How is that a proxy?

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