Will There Be A World War III?

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Hirohito. It would be the bloodiest conflict ever: 100 million men bore arms, and 30 million civilians, many of them European Jews, would die before Berlin fell in May 1945 and, in August of that year, the United States would drop two atomic bombs on Japan- ending the war and changing the world.” (Hirsh)
What was FDR thinking those 18 minutes he sat still and silent, when he learned Pearl Harbor had been bombed? Was he thinking that maybe he should have gotten involved sooner? That maybe if the United States had gotten involved earlier some of this tragedy could of been prevented? So is this in fact what President Clinton is trying to do in Kosovo? He may in fact only be helping along what might turn into a World War III.
It has often been said that the world is a dangerous place, and it certainly is. But not particularly to the US. Most members of the industrialized West, and especially America, are at peace. So why get involved in this situation in Kosovo? ...

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