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The host says the real danger in major-power conflict is the recurring illusion that war can be limited, even though earlier world wars and current European discussions about troops in Ukraine show how rapidly one intervention drags in others.
Jiang answers that wars commonly start as limited operations for narrow strategic goals and then expand beyond control through mission creep, with Vietnam as his baseline example.
The host argues that every war is sold as limited and morally benign, whether as anti-cartel cleanup in Latin America or freedom-delivery in the Middle East, which is why publics underestimate escalation risk.
"Yeah. Well. A key problem as well. If you look at all of the previous. Two world wars. If you're going to look towards..."
"But. It seems like. The delusion. The fact that they will be able to control this. And somehow that the Russian responses. To Europeans..."
"...a common pattern in history. Where all wars started out. As limited wars. Where one party is trying to achieve. Certain strategic objectives. And..."
"Well yeah. I think obviously. It's time to restore its dominance. In Latin America. It fits within this shift of power. As well because..."
"Everybody wins. It's a positive sum game. In the Middle East. We just want to deliver some freedoms. And prevent them from getting nuclear..."
Jiang treats World War III not as one future declaration but as a chain reaction already set in motion: the rules mask has fallen off the American empire, Iran has become the hinge of...
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