We know now that in modern warfare, fought on any considerable scale, there can be no possible economic gain for any side. Win or lose, there is nothing but waste and destruction.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
War is usually fought over diminishing resources, particulary those that we perceive to be extremely valuable.
It is true we have won all our wars, but we have paid for them. We don't want victories anymore.
Any time the Western way of war can be unleashed on an enemy stupid enough to enter its arena, victory is assured.
The real peril of war lies not in military defeat. It lies in war itself, whether we win or lose.
Gains achieved at great cost against our enemy in Afghanistan are reversible.
Wars are expensive and dangerous. They're not political winners.
Wars have economies. And I don't mean financial economies, although that's often part of it. Why do people continue fighting these wars? There are financial incentives.
Most wars are not fought over shortages of resources such as food and water, but rather over conquest, revenge, and ideology.
Wars of aggression are popular nowadays with those nations convinced that only victory and conquest could improve their material well-being.
No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.
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