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Originally Posted by Ardy
Originally Posted by Ezekiel
[quote=logtroll][quote=Ezekiel]My hypothesis is quite specific, to wit:
ECONOMICS IS THE MAIN MOTIVATION FOR WARS AND INTERVENTIONS.
In other words, even when there are other motives, the economic ones are the most important.
Do you think that wars and interventions are effective means of gaining the economic benefits which are the primary motivation for these events?
Before you can answer that, you must drag most Americans, kicking and screaming, to look at the simple question --CUI BONO ? -- "Who Benefits," in plain dollars and cents !
As (a less important) addendum, one might add, "who thought they were going to benefit, but turned out to be mistaken ?"

Until an American looks clearly at the answer to this question, all his thoughts and words on the subject are worthless.