Doesn’t matter. They’re not going to instigate it because they think they can win and take territory/resources, they simply need cover to enact war time economic measures and to give people a far away enemy so attention isn’t focused on the real cause of their problems at home.
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By that standard, the west is already at war in Ukraine
It is. Which Western nation hasn’t sent money / weapons?
That’s not what I’m talking about though. I’m talking mobilisation of troops, drafts, war powers etc.
Ukraine is just a replacement for the monetary black hole that was Afghanistan. The US needs a full blown war machine in action with every ally buying US military equipment, biotech, software etc. or the economy is going to fully crash.