War is never economically beneficial except for those in position to profit from war expenditures.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.
There has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefited.
War can really cause no economic boom, at least not directly, since an increase in wealth never does result from destruction of goods.
Wars are expensive and dangerous. They're not political winners.
Economically considered, war and revolution are always bad business.
War is never a lasting solution for any problem.
War is not cheap, but it's the human cost that's the highest.
War is usually fought over diminishing resources, particulary those that we perceive to be extremely valuable.
War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it.
War has become a luxury that only small nations can afford.
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