World War Three. In three years or less? Will this mark the end of this world?

Answer 1

World War II and the cold war were fought to defeat secular totalitarianism: Nazis and Communists.

World War III is a battle against religious totalitarianism, a view of the world that says, "My faith must reign supreme" and all others are negated. The war is not to eradicate “terrorism.” Terrorism is just a tool. But terrorists fight in the war.

If Sunni Muslims join in the jihad fee sybil Allah (jihad in the path of Allah) which is mandatory for all Muslims, then there may be World War III. Al-Qaida's Dr Ayman al-Zawahiri made a very compelling speech on Al-Jazeerah. It remains whether Hezbollah's Hassan Nasrallah will accept Al-Qaida's offer because Nasrallah has been ciritical of Osama Bin Laden in the past.

It seems that the Muslims have been in constant skirmishes somewhere since the establishement of Israel. When Syria withdrew its troops from Lebanon, Hezbollah could operate freely because of the weak Lebanese secular government. Hezbollah was able to step into the power breach.

Hezbollah has complex objectives.

Hezbollah had prepared for war with Israel for years. It had received weapons and training from Iran and Syria. Hezbollah bridges the deep division between Syrian secularity and Iranian religiosity.

Syria's interests and Iran's are never quite the same.

Nor are Hezbollah's interests quite the same as those of its patrons. Hezbollah has business interests in legal and illegal businesses around the world. It has interests within Lebanese politics and it has interests in Palestinian politics. As a Syrian client, it looks at the region as one entity. As an Iranian client, it looks to create a theocratic state in the region.

As an entity in its own right, Hezbollah must keep itself going. If it can avoid utter calamity, it will have won -- if not by defeating Israel, then by putting itself first among the anti-Israeli forces.

Hezbollah's rockets first struck Haifa, Israel's third-largest city, on July 13. On July 17 Hezbollah used an Iran-made radar-guided C-802 shore-to-sea missile of the Silkworm family to disable the Israeli state-of-the-art warship, Ahi-Hanit, which was shelling Beirut airport. Hezbollah has indicated that it will bombard Tel-Aviv, Israel with 500 missiles. So far, Hezbollah has used Kassam and Ketuysha rockets. It has not used the Zelzal or Fajr missiles, yet which have longer range.

Without reinforcements from Al-Qaida, the Lebanese Army, the Syrian Army or elsewhere, the conflict might remain between Hezbollah and Israel.

What drives the war is Islam's structure political structure as well as religious intolerance. Qutb, an Islamic scholar, says the world will be a peaceful utopia when only Islam exists.

Allah commands deeds of terror by the believers against the unbelievers as the means of creating the emotion of terror in their hearts. The only reason needed for action is that "they resisted Allah and His Messenger". Such an approach to "conflict management" is nothing to be ashamed about according to Islamic understanding, but it is a basis for pride. It is one reason for the superiority of Muhammad over all other prophets.

The Qur'an says {English, transliteration, Arabic}:
(8:39) "So fight them (unbelievers) until there is no more fitnah (disbelief or worship of any god but Allah) and all submit to the religion of Allah alone (in the whole world)" ... "And fight with them until there is no more fitnah (persecution) and religion should be only for Allah"

Waqatiloohum hatta la takoona fitnatun wayakoona alddeenu kulluhu lillahi fa-ini intahaw fa-inna Allaha bima yaAAmaloona baseerun

وَقَتِلُوهُمْ حَتَّى لَا تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ وَيَكُونَ الدِّينُ كُلُّهُ لِلَّهِ فَإِنْ انتَهَوْا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ

(3:151) We will throw terror into the hearts of those who disbelieved, since they set up besides GOD powerless idols. Their destiny is Hell; what a miserable abode for the transgressors! (Khalifa trans.)

Sanulqee fee quloobi allatheena kafaroo alrruAAba bima ashrakoo biAllahi ma lam yunazzil bihi sultanan wama/wahumu alnnaru wabi/sa mathwa alththalimeena

سَنُلْقِي فِي قُلُوبِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا الرُّعْبَ بِمَا اشْرَكُوا بِاللَّهِ مَا لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِهِ سُلْطَنًا وَمَاوَهُمْ النَّارُ وَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى الظَّلِمِينَ

(8:12-13) Recall that your Lord inspired the angels: "I am with you; so support those who believed. I will throw terror into the hearts of those who disbelieved. You may strike them above the necks, and you may strike even every finger. This is what they have justly incurred by fighting GOD and His messenger. For those who fight against GOD and His messenger, GOD's retribution is severe.(Khalifa trans.)

Ith yoohee rabbuka ila almala-ikati annee maAAakum fathabbitoo allatheena amanoo saolqee fee quloobi allatheena kafaroo alrruAAba faidriboo fawqa al-aAAnaqi waidriboo minhum kulla bananin. Thalika bi-annahum shaqqoo Allaha warasoolahu waman yushaqiqi Allaha warasoolahu fa-inna Allaha shadeedu alAAiqabi

إِذْ يُوحِي رَبُّكَ إِلَى الْمَلَئِكَةِ أَنِّي مَعَكُمْ فَثَبِّتُوا الَّذِينَ ءامَنُوا سَأُلْقِي فِي قُلُوبِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا الرُّعْبَ فَاضْرِبُوا فَوْقَ الْأَعْنَاقِ وَاضْرِبُوا مِنْهُمْ كُلَّ بَنَانٍ
ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ شَاقُّوا اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَمَنْ يُشَاقِقْ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ

(8:59-60) Let not the unbelievers think that they can get the better (of the godly): they will never frustrate (them). Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) the enemies, of God and your enemies, and others besides, whom ye may not know, but whom God doth know. Whatever ye shall spend in the cause of God, shall be repaid unto you, and ye shall not be treated unjustly. (Yusuf Ali trans.)

Wala yahsabanna allatheena kafaroo sabaqoo innahum la yuAAjizoona. WaaAAiddoo lahum ma istataAAtum min quwwatin wamin ribati alkhayli turhiboona bihi AAaduwwa Allahi waAAaduwwakum waakhareena min doonihim la taAAlamoonahumu Allahu yaAAlamuhum wama tunfiqoo min shay-in fee sabeeli Allahi yuwaffa ilaykum waantum la tuthlamoona

وَلَا يَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا سَبَقُوا إِنَّهُمْ لَا يُعْجِزُونَ
وَأَعِدُّوا لَهُمْ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ مِنْ قُوَّةٍ وَمِنْ رِبَاطِ الْخَيْلِ تُرْهِبُونَ بِهِ عَدُوَّ اللَّهِ وَعَدُوَّكُمْ وَءاخَرِينَ مِنْ دُونِهِمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَهُمْ اللَّهُ يَعْلَمُهُمْ وَمَا تُنفِقُوا مِنْ شَيْءٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ يُوَفَّ إِلَيْكُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ لَا
تُظْلَمُونَ


Hezbollah is well-prepared. Hezbollah is using Viet Cong-style guerrilla warfare out of hundreds of small bunkers scattered across the country. In addition, Hezbollah borrowed camouflage techniques that the Japanese used in the 1945 Iwo Jima battle. In the first ten days of the war, therefore, the Israeli air force bombed out empty Hizballah premises in South Beirut and Baalbek, but missed the moving woods and vegetation which concealed the rocket launchers.

Hezbollah forces are dispersed in multiple bunker complexes some of which are 135 ft. underground. Hezbollah's strategy is to draw Israeli troops as deeply into Lebanon as possible, forcing them to fight on extended supply lines. Hezbollah will tie down the Israelis as long as possible first in the area south of the Litani River and then north in the Bekaa. It can, and will, continue to rocket Haifa from further north. It will inflict casualties and draw the Israelis further north. While inflicting losses on Israel forces in the battles for towns and villages, Hizballah’s losses have been many times greater. After losing Bint Jubel on Tuesday, the 25th, Hezbollah has now abandoned conventional frontal encounters and has gone underground and re-emerged as a guerrilla group, inflicting casualties on the Israelis wearing them down.

No one wins in war. All three Abrahamic religions (Muslims, Jews, Christians) believe in the messiah. If the messiah comes and bring lasting peace before the world is destroyed it will be a win-win-win situation.

Answer 2

The world will go on long after you and even your children are gone. Each period of history has been predicted to be the end of the world. Only someone far more capable than man will determine the big ending. If the media put more good news on instead of all the turmoil people could feel better about life. Negative feelings and actions only hold back progress.

Answer 3

The World will not end. We may extinguish ourselves and the other animals of this planet but we do not have the means to destroy the Earth. One only needs to look at the fossilized remains of all the many organisms that have existed on this planet to know this.

Dont trust in your Bible it was written by charlatans and emperors of Rome, who desired to control the minds of men. Religion is cultural , not factual, there will be no Biblical World End.

Answer 4

No. Everybody knows the world comes to its end July 4th 2012. Just wait like eveybody else!

Answer 5

No, not the end of the world, just another war that will define a generation, and a war-dodging president...

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Eh, maybe not 3 years, but it's possible sometime soon, we just have to see where things go.

Don't think it will be the end, but maybe the beginning of the end? Maybe, who knows. Let's hope for the best...

Answer 8

Definitely.

Answer 9

I thought that WW3 already started!!

Answer 10

Not necessarily!