Oh, geez. The Arab-Israeli conflict is OLD. It predates World Wars I and II.
The issues in the middle east, the War on Terror and the Cold War could be thought of as World Wars but they're more like long term political climates that allow for major conflicts to form. For example, both the Korean and Vietnam wars are both part of the Cold War, althought the heart of the Cold War is a poltical conflict and an arms race that built lots of big toys that nobody really used. However, this is just my opinion.
On a side note, I'm tired of all these people screaming "OMG! This conflict is a sign of the end times!" I'm going to have to deal with a pile of them tomorrow, which doesn't please me.
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Date: 2006-07-22 03:35 am (UTC)The issues in the middle east, the War on Terror and the Cold War could be thought of as World Wars but they're more like long term political climates that allow for major conflicts to form. For example, both the Korean and Vietnam wars are both part of the Cold War, althought the heart of the Cold War is a poltical conflict and an arms race that built lots of big toys that nobody really used. However, this is just my opinion.
On a side note, I'm tired of all these people screaming "OMG! This conflict is a sign of the end times!" I'm going to have to deal with a pile of them tomorrow, which doesn't please me.