{"id":39401,"date":"2018-10-19T16:33:28","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T21:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=39401"},"modified":"2018-10-19T16:33:28","modified_gmt":"2018-10-19T21:33:28","slug":"big-ass-fight-on-the-horizon-nearly-half-of-all-u-s-troops-think-major-war-is-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=39401","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Big-Ass Fight On The Horizon&#8221;: Nearly Half Of All U.S. Troops Think Major War Is Coming"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-zerohedge-page-title\" class=\"block block-core block-page-title-block\">\n<h3 class=\"page-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-10-19\/big-ass-fight-coming-nearly-half-all-us-troops-think-major-war-coming\"><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">&#8220;Big-Ass Fight On The Horizon&#8221;: Nearly Half Of All U.S. Troops Think Major War Is Coming<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-zerohedge-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-article node--view-mode-full\" role=\"article\" data-gtm-vis-recent-on-screen-2077925_22=\"1085\" data-gtm-vis-first-on-screen-2077925_22=\"1085\" data-gtm-vis-total-visible-time-2077925_22=\"100\" data-gtm-vis-has-fired-2077925_22=\"1\">\n<footer class=\"node__meta\">\n<div class=\"submission-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"node__content\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>A new poll conducted by\u00a0<em>Military Times\u00a0<\/em>and Syracuse University has found that <strong>nearly half of all active duty American troops believe the next major war is just around the corner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The poll results show about 46% of respondents think the U.S. will be drawn into a new war at some point in the next year, which is <strong>a significant 5% leap<\/strong> above the same category in the Military Times poll taken last year.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts who looked at the numbers believe military personnel fear global instability and the <strong>heightened rhetoric of the Trump administration especially related to world powers like Russia and China<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caption caption-img\" role=\"group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/America%20Forever%20War.jpg?itok=2E7ascqm\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/America%20Forever%20War.jpg?itok=2E7ascqm\" data-link-option=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/America%20Forever%20War.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/America%20Forever%20War.jpg?itok=2E7ascqm 1x\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"315\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"666be350-c789-40a4-b86f-dab4d8eed5ba\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Image via Reuters<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/10\/16\/why-todays-troops-fear-a-new-war-is-coming-soon\/?utm_source=samizdat&amp;utm_medium=partner&amp;utm_campaign=free\">published results by\u00a0<em>Military Times<\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>When asked about specific countries, troops said Russia and China were among their top concerns. The poll showed a big increase in the number of troops who identify those two countries as significant or major threats: <strong>About 71 percent of troops said Russia was a significant threat, up 18 points from last year\u2019s survey. And 69 percent of troops said China poses a significant threat, up 24 points from last year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Some top Pentagon officials have voiced similar views. Last year, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/01\/26\/top-marine-warns-a-big-ass-fight-with-north-korea-will-not-go-according-to-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told\u00a0<\/a>Marines that he thought there was<strong> a \u201cbig-ass fight\u201d on the horizon<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Commandant reportedly told Marines stationed in Norway, <strong>&#8220;I hope I\u2019m wrong, but there\u2019s a war coming.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Results of the Military Times poll conducted between Sept. 20 and Oct. 2:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/American%20troop%20MT%20poll%201.png?itok=tyrx5DYr\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/American%20troop%20MT%20poll%201.png?itok=tyrx5DYr\" data-link-option=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/American%20troop%20MT%20poll%201.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/American%20troop%20MT%20poll%201.png?itok=tyrx5DYr 1x\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"308\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"837b4d9c-fb70-4ac2-be8f-5759bd634082\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The overwhelming majority that identified Russia and China as the biggest threats to American security are perhaps the most shocking numbers<\/strong> &#8211; at 71 and 69 percent respectively, and are likely due to the preponderance of news stories concerning each country&#8217;s military readiness and war games over the past year.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Big-Ass Fight On The Horizon&#8221;: Nearly Half Of All U.S. Troops Think Major War Is Coming A new poll conducted by\u00a0Military Times\u00a0and Syracuse University has found that nearly half of all active duty American troops believe the next major war is just around the corner. 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