Is war coming?

"I am all for using our best stuff if we are at war with an invading country. If we are being invaded. But this war is somewhat proxy right now. And soon, Russia will not stand for proxy - if NATO wants in, bring it." 

What has started with Russia amassing troops on the border of a neighboring country, has developed into a full scale invasion of that country. Not just army against army, but invading army against innocent citizens. With that, this war is morphing into a proxy war of sorts. Even though NATO is not directly involved, many types of arms have been brought into the country from NATO countries, to help the Ukrainian Army. And just recently, we have found out that Iran and China might be sending in sophisticated arms to help Russia. And Belarus might be sending more troops. Worried yet? Maybe we should be. 

I read an article recently which said this area of the world is such a tinderbox right now, it will almost be a miracle if it does not explode. It will not take much. Sending our ultra sophisticated HIMARS missile system to Ukraine might be a bridge too far for Putin. So far, the HIMARS has lived up to its billing. It is a VERY effective weapon on the battlefield. 

Having a gaggle of NATO ships in the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea is not helping things either. All it would take is one mistake, one slip of judgement, and this could escalate into a full bore shooting match. Conventional could become non-conventional in a New York minute. And then what? Will there be a dividing up of the world into two sides? NATO and SEATO on one side, with Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran on the other side? This could turn ugly very, very fast.

I am all for using our best stuff if we are at war with an invading country. If we are being invaded. But this war is somewhat proxy right now. And soon, Russia will not stand for proxy - if NATO wants in, bring it. 

Unless cooler heads prevail in Russia, and remove Putin from power so this war can be throttled down, we will stay at the brink. Nothing good will come out of this war if it continues. Nothing, what-so-ever.