I think all this war talk is just Pentagon hype and manufacturing of consent - aided and abetted by their pathetic stenographers in the MSM.
It reminds me of this joke . . .
https://www.jokebuddha.com/joke/Nightmare_Final_Exam_Questions
Part of which goes . . .
“15. Political Science: There is a red telephone on the desk beside you. Start World War III. Report at length on its socio-political effects, if any.”