Noodle

Unlikely, easier to enslave the population slowly and quietly.

Everyone says that whenever the US or Russia does something that pisses off one or the other. You guys do know that for 60 odd years or so, we were closer to "World War 3" than any time in history. Hell, I don't even think the Doomsday Clock moved that much because of this missile attack. Really, Russia could care less about Syria, and is only there because they want to use the country as a hook into the Middle East.

No. My kids might see civil unrest long before any wars. That's chaos and scary as hell.