Originally Posted by Ezekiel
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1) You asked who derived the benefits from those wars and not who started them. It is obvious that my answers don't match a question that I didn't see there.
Yes, but my immediately preceding post asked if war was a reliable means to achieve the economic benefits that are the main motivation for war. It seemed clear to me that I was following along the same thread of discussion.

So let me be perfectly clear.
You say that economics are the main drivers for war
I ask if war reliably achieves the main objective for starting the war?

If you say yes, then we will talk case study illustrations

If you say no, I will observe that it is very stupid for people to set out to achieve economic benefit though a means that has repeatedly failed to deliver the promised results.


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