
Originally Posted by
Master
dragging out a war for the sake of money seems sick, do the lost lives of soldiers mean nothing to these people!
...War usually is caused by money
Name a war and it started because of money
Revolutions: USA, Mexico, Russia
Civil War - Different economies in the north and south along with a basically 50/50 split in regards to what policy should be. Slavery was only used as a reason for war in order for the North to recruit more soldiers by promising them freedom.
World War I - The Austro-Hungarians and Ottomans fighting to maintain their relevance, the Germans and Russians fighting to prove their power in Europe and affect trade and policy of other established European powers.
World War II - Germany fighting to overcome the economic burden of losing WWI, Japan trying to take over areas so they could make use of their resources as Japan has limited natural resources
Korea and Vietnam were POLICY wars....and they started due to fear of Communism spreading which boils down to relocation of wealth which isn't a good thing.....ever
Hence War is usually about money only 'money' also means freedoms and way of life and health and so on but it's just under the big umbrella of money.
With
Iraq and Afghanistan, having a hand in the middle east and easing the
militant feelings there we have partners to trade with and help grow. They sell us oil and we sell them goods in return.
And the terrorists are just jealous that they aren't in control of the oil so THEY can have the money....which it's not like Bin Laden is starving, everyone has money over there except the Palestinians who are persona non grata unless it's to serve as a cause of why to hate Israel. Bin laden would trade with the US if he was in power, as would Al Sadr...they are no different than the Saudi Royal Family. Oil is the only thing that makes them relevant on a global scale and therefore some people want to hijack it and have the world beg for mercy, which won't happen because there are other places with oil and everyone will buy from them until the middle east got in gear and started selling reasonably.
....and hence the saying "the spoils of war"
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