The question is answered

I wrote earlier that U.S. Republican Newt Gingrich has proclaimed loudly to the news media, "We are in the early stages of what I would describe as the Third World War." In all honesty, Newt always did like a great entrance, but this time he overdid himself and now, Washington and the media are entangled in a firestorm of hand wringing and floor gazing about "threats to civilization" and "out-of-control" conflicts. Thank you very much Mr. Gingrich, what would we do without the calm thinking of a politician such as you.

That statement leads me to contemplating the concept of a World War III and if we look at the individual players, it would defiantly give one the overall concept of a world at war. Then as I was surfing the news feeds an article caught my attention titled, “What would WWIII look like?” written by the Toronto Star featured writer, Olivia Ward and I immediately knew I had found the mother load. Ms. Ward makes that statement,

Written by, Olivia Ward , “World War III.

It has a nice, authoritative ring and politicians and pundits love to proclaim it.

After all, Israel is in that room, along with minor players Hezbollah and Hamas, and heavies Syria and Iran.

Al Qaeda and the Iraqi insurgents are at the centre of the floor. The Taliban are skulking in the corner, and if you look over your shoulder you can see North Korea. And isn't that nuclear-armed Pakistan squaring off with atomic-weaponed India over the recent Mumbai bombings and Kashmir?

In fact, everybody's in the room but Elvis.”

Ms. Ward has defined the entire problems of the world within those five simple statements and they are so true. Yes, to a degree we are a world at war, but I do not believe it is the big one, the big, III, I agree with Ms. Ward when she was defining the question of the big number three, “For some, though, World War Trois is already passé — it passed unseen as the Cold War between America and the former Soviet Union. Now we're on Number 4.”

That’s it, World War IV, it even sounds better and has a twenty first century ring to it, one that science fiction fans everywhere can grasp and sink their teeth into. As to where it all leads us is the big question that has yet to be answered and perhaps will not be until someone sees a mushroom cloud looming over the horizon. We will have to keep that statement and discussion for another day.