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...both imperialism and balance of power are economic motives. Period.
Yes, they are ultimately economic motives, regardless of the stories told to the population. They serve the expansionist and accumulative purposes of the empires involved.

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It would appear that your position is that all of the influences listed are merely other names for economic motivations?

There you go again... LOL

One more time, with gusto, for the hard of hearing:
Originally Posted by Ezekiel
Almost all military intervention is almost always economically motivated. Ideology is always the "story" used to justify military intervention to the plebe.

I'm sure you know what the word "almost" means.


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