> I would think any modern war would be very different and less bloody than we're used to. Some kind of weird power play that results in a takeover but is not d

> I would think any modern war would be very different and less bloody than we're used to. Some kind of weird power play that results in a takeover but is not disruptive enough to damage what was taken. Something more like Russia taking Crimea and less like Germany invading Poland. The annexing of Crimea was "less bloody" because nobody attempted military intervention to stop it. If this sort of thing continues it will result in war that will absolutely involve plenty of blood being shed. Thinking this is fundamentally different from how various wars started in previous eras is a mistake.