2006-07-31 02:48:16 · 10 answers · asked by Padmini Gopalan 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Actually, a full scale war in Lebanon and the Middle East in general *increases* the likelihood of the world surviving. If everyone in the area focuses their rage and energy on their real enemies in the area, there will be no time for them to be coming to other countries to cause havok.
Sure, the result will be a nuclear holocaust that kills everything in the area when Israel uses the nukes they've made from stealing the technology from the Americans but it *will* end the problem once and for all as there will be no "holyland" to fight over anymore. All the rest of us have to do is secure oil from elsewhere but I'm personally not that worried because Canada has the second largest reserve in the world anyways. ;)
2006-07-31 03:05:34 · answer #1 · answered by PALADIN 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I certainly doubt that it could destroy the world, but it could certainly escalate. Iran and Syria are using Hezbollah as a whip to prod Israel. They have been supplying arms, funds, and training to Hezbollah for this aim. If Israel attacks Syria, which they very well may do and with cause, then Syria and Iran would most likely declare war on Israel. Potentially, other Arab countries could be dragged into this as well. While neither Syria or Iran have atomic weapons, the use of chemical or biological weapons which they most likely do possess could drag the US and possibly Great Britton into the fray. It certainly has the potential to get nasty.
2006-07-31 02:59:14 · answer #2 · answered by Oilfield 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pretty good, since the Hezbollah and/or Lebanese like to hide their weapons and civilians in the same places, fight wars behind their civilians, and can rely on western media to provide video feeds of news coverage "spun out of control".......The media is more powerful than any gun or any conventional weaponry out there. I would say that the media can "crank it up or down," depending upon how they choose to cover this conflict that Hezbollah started when they kidnapped Israelis, bombed and fired rockets into Israel. Imagine how any other country in the world would have responded to such an attack. (Common sense should rule the day when pondering these questions. Don't rely on the media to do anything, but get people killed.).
2006-07-31 02:59:20 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. US of A, Baby! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Slim to none. Conflict in the Middle East is nothing new, and thus far the world has not been destroyed as a result.
2006-07-31 02:51:31 · answer #4 · answered by Cols 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not much. The war in Iraq has cost thousands of lives so far, and has not developed into a world war.
2006-07-31 02:53:52 · answer #5 · answered by Moty G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll take your bets at odds of 3/1on the world being destroyed by the end of 2007... any takers?
2006-07-31 02:52:40 · answer #6 · answered by nikkoj1975 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
None. The chances are better of Bush being elected a third term.
2006-07-31 02:53:44 · answer #7 · answered by The One Truth 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as the first poster said, slim to none. The superpowers don't really care enough to get involved.
2006-07-31 02:55:39 · answer #8 · answered by ceprn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
None. So sit back and relax, this has been going on for centuries, only this time we get to watch it on CNN.
2006-07-31 03:00:22 · answer #9 · answered by GUERRO 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1.4599204%
2006-07-31 02:54:10 · answer #10 · answered by SPLATT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋