Is U. S. Going to Be The One to Start World War 3? Among global powers, the United States plays a central role in nearly every major international conflict This has led to a growing question: Is the U S going to be the one to start World War 3? Global Involvement at a Dangerous Scale The United States maintains military bases in over 70 countries and has defense alliances with dozens more
The US may be headed into another Middle East war - CNN The United States rolled into Iraq in 2003 and quickly toppled the tyrant Saddam Hussein But it collapsed the Iraqi state and unleashed a vicious insurgency that ultimately ended in a US defeat