Because they did not cause the Ukraine war?

Yes, but neither were a world war, which was my point

Certainly possible, but in that case the US’s activities in the middle east couldn’t really be blamed

It’s still a proxy war for now (even if only one side is using a proxy), I wouldn’t call that a world war

Who would they be fighting in that hypothetical war? Iran? It’s not really a world war if no great power is involved.

They are, they’re just ignorant