Checking accuracy of a prediction

[Dennis Brennan]

Just over a year ago, I posted the following prediction to this group.
(see http://tinyurl.com/axj7f for the short thread that followed).

Did the prediction come true?

-Dennis

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Subject: Prediction: No new state-vs.-state wars in 2005
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Here's my prediction:

No state-vs.-state(1) wars(2) will start in 2005. None.

(1) State: Includes generally recognized states, plus Taiwan. Plus,
what the hell, the Palestiniam Authority. Doesn't include
secessionist movements.

(2) War: For this purpose, means at least 50 battle casualties
inflicted on the uniformed military personnel of a state on one side
by uniformed military personnel of a state on the other side.

Am I wrong? If so, where?

-Dennis

[David Tenner]

"Dennis Brennan" <spikeb...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:1136912712.2...@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com:

> Just over a year ago, I posted the following prediction to this group.
> (see http://tinyurl.com/axj7f for the short thread that followed).
>
> Did the prediction come true?
>

Yes, if one can believe http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/

The only "new" conflict listed there is is in Uzbekistan, and of course that
was not state-on-state.

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David Tenner
dte...@ameritech.net