Gingrich Outlines WWIII

Newt Gingrich, one of America's foremost leaders of conservatism, has written what he describes as the Third World War in his column Winning the Future. He writes, "...I am now firmly convinced that the world confronts a situation that is frighteningly similar to a Third World War, one every bit as serious and dangerous as the two great conflicts of the 20th Century." The recent attacks by Hezbollah against Israel lead his list of events that mark the beginning of this war:

• An Iran-Syrian-Hezbollah-Hamas terrorist alliance is waging war against Israel in both southern Lebanon and Gaza. Hezbollah has launched more than 1,000 rockets into northern Israel in the past few days alone.
• Seven bombings in Mumbai, India, killed more than 200 people.
• North Korea, which is in public contact with Iran, launched seven missiles, including an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of hitting the West coast of the continental United States, in deliberate contempt of repeated warnings from the American and Japanese governments and the United Nations Security Council.
• Seven Americans were seen on video tape in Miami pledging allegiance to al Qaeda.
• A plot to bomb New York City subways and tunnels was discovered.
• Eighteen Canadians, plotting terror, were arrested with twice the explosive force used in the Oklahoma City bombing and a plan to blow up the Canadian parliament.
• The British government reported that it has uncovered more than 20 "major conspiracies" by Islamic terrorists, and as many as 1,200 potential terrorists now live in the United Kingdom.

The nations of the world seem to be split on the current conflict between Israel and Hezbollah/Hamas, but Newt clearly defines it as an "us vs. them" scenario. Although he isn't just talking about America versus the world... but rather, civilization versus terrorism. "The American people and free people everywhere must come to recognize that we are in a world war that pits civilization against terrorists and their state sponsors who wish to impose a new dark age -- with them in charge." This means that countries like Russia and China will need to decide which side they want to align themselves with, and stop trying to have it both ways.

While I'm not totally sure if this is World War Three (or Four), I do know that if this war in the Middle East spreads any more, every nation that deals with any country in that area is going to have to be involved.