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November 24, 2015

History teaches that wars frequently start by accident.

Turkey shoots down Russian plane near Syria
Otto von Bismarck who understood that accidental discharge can kill a man just as surely as an aimed shot, observed more than a century ago that
"Europe today is a powder keg and the leaders are like men smoking in an arsenal … A single spark will set off an explosion that will consume us all … I cannot tell you when that explosion will occur, but I can tell you where … Some damned foolish thing in the Balkans will set it off." Some Damned Fool

Posted by gerardvanderleun at November 24, 2015 8:52 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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How many people must be involved before a situation may be called a war?

Posted by: ghostsniper [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 24, 2015 6:12 PM

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