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Kinetic conflict anyways. Economic warfare seems alive and well

Sanctions are a euphemism for economic warfare.

Funny, that's what they said before WW1.

Did they though?

If they did, the World Wars proved the point, such conflicts are in nobody's interest.

Was the US not better off after WW2?

Bet it won't be better off after WW3. Nobody will except maybe some primitive tribes in forgotten places.

It was better off because it didn't have its major industrial cities firebombed while every other country did.

IMO the world wars proved that MAD is the only brake on open conflict.

It's not out of date, it's retro.