Are we on the brink of World War III ? Why or why not?

I dont think we are because the war isnt going any where!

not on the brink of it, but it'll happen someday

i would vollunteer to be in WW3

I think it's gonna be here within the next 4 years.

Everyone look up what World War is. Then, tell me if we're in one. If you do not understand, please research the first two world wars, and ESPECIALLY the participants. Is it a world war when a country (that some other countries consider an empire) is fighting against a non-tangible figure? Terrorism? i'll start posting my stuff in the heated discussion if you want to know more.

Moved to heated discussions...

AJ

i think we r bcuz george bush i making all the wrong decisions in da office and the iraquis think that america is responsible for everything that happend to iraq.

Well, the concept of a world war is hard to define. Is it just a war where nations from all over the world are involved? If so, then the War on Terrorism is a world war. Or is it a war where two sides of opposing nations and their allies fight a war that changes the world? If it so, then no, the War on Terrorism is not a world war.

I don't think we are on the brink of a world war. This would mean many countries are fighting against each other, or form an alliance to defeat a common enemy. The war with Iraq is with Iraq, not the world. I have not looked into the definition of a world war in specifics, but I'm sure that if one were iminent (I know that's the wrong spelling) we would know. I can't really see any one entity being a large enough threat that multiple nations are needed to defeat it. The two previous wars have both involved allies fighting one entity, and maybe a few other conflicts as well. Currently there is no entity like Nazi Germany threatening the world. I believe there could very well be another world war in the future, how far I do not know, but I cannot say we are on the brink of one.